Dr. Lark:<div><br></div><div>That (both messages) was a fantastic summary and a lot to think about. I may be delayed in responding as I am using the days remaining before report deadline to try to have extensive personal discussion with each of the nine affiliates in my region, but I will respond as soon as I can and look forward to reading what others have to say.</div><div><br></div><div><span></span><div><font size="2"><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Caryn Ann Harlos</font></b></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></font></div><div><br></div><br>On Friday, July 1, 2016, James Lark <<a href="mailto:jwl3s@eservices.virginia.edu">jwl3s@eservices.virginia.edu</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><u></u><u></u>Dear colleagues: <br>
</p>
<p>
<br>
I hope all is well with you. I am writing to initiate a discussion
of LNC goals
for the rest of 2016 and the 2016 – 2018 term. <span> </span>I wish to devote time to
discussion of this
topic during the upcoming meeting in Las Vegas. While it would be
nice if we
were able to approve goals for either 2016 or the term during the
meeting, I do not consider it necessary for us to do so.<span> </span><span> </span><br>
<br>
In what follows, I offer some comments and suggestions about
selecting our
goals for 2016 and the 2016-2018 term, in addition to comments
about some projects
and outcomes I would like the LNC to consider.<span>
</span>I hope you find my comments to be helpful.<span> </span>(Those of you who served on
previous LNCs
with me may recall that I sent similar messages concerning goals
for those
terms.)<span> </span><br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>Allow me to emphasize that the purpose of
this message is
to initiate a discussion of goals.<span>
</span>While
I have enclosed below some prospective goals for your
consideration, I have not
offered suggestions concerning the specific strategies, tactics,
and resources
required to achieve such goals.<span> </span>I
believe we should prepare a list of reasonable goals for
consideration, determine
the ones for which suitable strategies and tactics exist (given
our resource
constraints), and then select and prioritize the goals we deem
most appropriate.
<span> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>I. Assumptions and Preferences <br>
<br>
In offering these comments I have the following preferences and
use the
following assumptions: <br>
<br>
1)<span> </span>I believe the LNC will
conclude the
2016 fiscal year in the black.<span> </span>However,
for
various reasons I prefer to be conservative regarding
revenues for the rest of the year.<span>
</span>Thus,
for the purpose of this discussion I shall assume that for 2016,
revenues will exceed
expenses by no more than $100,000. <br>
<br>
2) <span> </span>While I anticipate that
membership
will continue to increase this year, I do not anticipate a major
increase
during the rest of this year.<span> </span>I
believe
it is not unreasonable to assume the LP will have between 15,000
and 17,000
sustaining members by Dec. 31, 2016. <br>
<br>
3) <span> </span>I have a very strong
preference for
selecting goals involving matters over which the LNC has the
ability to control
or to influence substantially. <span> </span>For
example, the quality of LPHQ service to our members and the suite
of goods and
services available to our members are matters over which the LNC
has effective
control. <br>
<br>
Although I have this preference, I have suggested below membership
and
fundraising goals for the 2016-2018 term; these goals are in some
sense
exceptions to this preference. That is, to a substantial degree
our membership
and fundraising levels are influenced by events outside our
ability to
influence substantially, much less control. <span> </span>For example, the selection by
the Democratic and Republican parties of two truly horrible
candidates for president could cause significant increases in our
membership and donations. Similarly, an endorsement of the
Libertarian
Party and/or the Johnson-Weld ticket by a prominent celebrity with
no previous
connection to the libertarian movement could help us greatly.<br>
<br>
4) <span> </span>At the risk of
belaboring what may be
obvious, I believe it is very important for the LNC to ascertain
to the extent
possible the preferences of our members and affiliate
organizations. <span> </span>In
particular, I hope my fellow regional
representatives are soliciting information about such preferences
from their
regional affiliates. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>5)<span> </span>As
far as I am
aware, the LNC has not established a process for working with the
Johnson-Weld
campaign to select and achieve goals of mutual benefit.<span> </span>If such a process has not
been established, I
recommend that Mr. Sarwark (in consultation with the Johnson-Weld
campaign
management) establish a select LNC committee to work with the
campaign concerning
such goals.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
<br>
II. Goal Categories <br>
<br>
For the purpose of exposition, I shall use the list of categories
below; they
are listed in no particular order of importance. <span> </span>I hope you find this
categorization method to
be helpful.<span> </span>I realize
there are other
ways of categorizing our activities; you are welcome to recommend
other ways for our consideration.<span>
</span>Please note that these
categories are not mutually exclusive; many goals can be included
under several
categories. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
1) <span> </span>Financial Resources <br>
<br>
This category concerns issues associated with raising funds for
our operations.
<span> </span>Specifically, we should
determine our
financial needs in relation to our goals for the year and term,
and identify the
means by which we obtain funding for those needs. <span> </span>As part of determining goals in
this category,
we should consider the following: <br>
<br>
* How much do we need for the 2016-2018 term to accomplish our
goals? <br>
<br>
* How do we attract new donors (including those who are not LP
members)? <br>
<br>
* How do we encourage current donors (including LP members) to
increase their
donations? <br>
<br>
* How do we recognize and reward donors for their generosity? <br>
<br>
* Are our current methods of fundraising appropriate? <br>
<br>
* Should we increase the amount we allocate to a reserve fund
(e.g., a
"rainy day fund")? <br>
<br>
I believe we should enable our donors to select more easily the
budget
categories (or perhaps specific projects) they want their
donations to
fund.<span> </span>While LP.org already
provides
special webpages for the building fund, the Legal Offense Fund,
and ballot
access, it may be helpful to provide a larger menu of choices
(e.g., affiliate
support, youth outreach) to which donors can direct their
donations. <br>
<br>
<br>
2) <span> </span>Member and Affiliate
Support <br>
<br>
This category involves several areas of activity. I consider these
issues to be
of particular importance: <br>
<br>
* Do we have an acceptable level of performance in providing
service to our
members? <span> </span>In what ways can
we improve our
service? <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve our support to our affiliate
organizations? <span> </span>This
support can occur in many ways, such as
funding ballot access activities and/or outreach activities,
providing advice
on improving organizational structure (e.g., filling potentially
dangerous
lacunae in organization bylaws), and providing legal advice on
dealing with
government regulations (e.g., the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
(BCRA)). <br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>Based upon the discussion concerning a
current e-mail
ballot, I believe it would be appropriate for the Affiliate
Support Committee
to develop a plan for providing financial assistance to state
affiliates to help fund outreach projects.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
* How do we help our members become better activists and
candidates? <span> </span>In particular,
what educational and training
programs should we sponsor? <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve the process of recognizing and
rewarding our
members? <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve <i>LP News</i>,
LP.org, and our social media webpages to provide useful
information to our
members? <u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>From what I understand, the work performed
by Andy Burns
(State Affiliate Development Specialist) has been very well
received by many
state affiliates.<span> </span>The LNC
should
consider in what ways the program supporting Mr. Burns can be
improved.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
During my service as national chairman (the 2000-2002 LNC term),
executive
director Steve Dasbach and I considered the possibility of funding
a
"regional director" to assist the state affiliates of New Jersey,
New
York, and Pennsylvania. <span> </span>We
thought a
"regional director" might be able to take advantage of economies
of
scale to improve the ability of these affiliates to respond to
prospect
inquiries, to generate media coverage, to monitor important
legislation, and in
general to make the affiliates more effective in their efforts. <span> </span>The LNC may wish to consider a
similar idea. <br>
<br>
I am considering whether to provide financial support to fund
"field
organizers" to assist with building Libertarian groups on college
campuses, perhaps as part of a broader program to provide
assistance to
affiliate organizations. <span> </span>The
LNC may
also want to consider the possibility of funding "field
organizers"
as part of its support to affiliate organizations. <br>
<br>
Incidentally, the LNC has funded such programs in the past.<span> </span>For example, Joe Knight of
New Mexico served
as a "field organizer" to assist in building campus organizations
during the early 1990s. <span> </span>If
I remember
correctly, by 1993 the LNC had discontinued the program.<span> </span>I believe the LNC decided
that the program
did not produce results that justified the cost. <span> </span>I believe the LNC also funded a
position of
"field organizer" for Marla Bottemiller during roughly the same
time
period. <span> </span>Again, the LNC
eventually chose
not to continue the program. <span> </span>I
suspect
the position was not continued for the same reason the campus
field organizer
program was not continued; however, I do not know this with
certainty. <br>
<br>
Please note that some state affiliates would like to see a
"unified
membership program" reinstituted. <span> </span>For
example, the Libertarian Party of Virginia has passed resolutions
at our state
conventions that encourage the LP to reinstitute such a program.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
<br>
3) <span> </span>Membership Recruitment
and Retention <br>
<br>
This category involves issues of how we recruit new members and
retain current
members. <span> </span>Of course, our
ability to
recruit and retain members depends upon many factors, such as the
success of
our candidates and the quality of our service to our members. <span> </span>Some questions for our
consideration include: <br>
<br>
* Should we target specific population segments for recruitment
efforts? <span> </span>For example,
should we emphasize outreach to
college students, owners of small businesses, members of certain
demographic
groups, etc.? <br>
<br>
* In what ways should we seek new members? <span> </span>These ways could include direct
mail (both
postal and Internet), advertising in various media (including
radio and cable
TV ads, YouTube videos, Google ads, billboards), and sponsorship
of information
tables at conventions of various organizations. <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve our literature and website to
facilitate our
recruiting efforts? <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve the process of recognizing and
rewarding our
members? <span> </span>(This issue is
common to
several categories.) <br>
<br>
As you may know, I am involved in various ways in libertarian
outreach to high school
and college students. <span> </span>In
addition, some
of the funds I have donated to the LNC are under my control as the
campus
outreach coordinator. <span> </span>Also,
I am a
member of the board of directors (and member of the board of
advisors) of
libertarian organizations that promote outreach to college
students. <br>
<br>
Thus, I may have conflicts of interest with regard to the approval
of LNC goals
involving campus outreach.<span> </span>Should
I
believe such conflicts exist, I shall bring them to the attention
of the LNC
and refrain from voting on such matters. <br>
<br>
<br>
4) <span> </span>Influence/Impact <br>
<br>
This category involves issues of how we can influence the
political landscape,
and how we can increase the impact of our activities.<span> </span>Some questions for our
consideration include:
<br>
<br>
* In what ways can we improve our influence with various news
media and
information channels? (I use the term "information channel" to
describe entities such as blogs.) <span> </span>For
example, should we issue more press releases? <span> </span>Should we devote more effort to
finding
interview opportunities for LP members and candidates?<span> </span>Should we invest more
resources in “social
media”?<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
* In what ways can we improve our ability to mobilize our members
and friends
to support specific projects? <span> </span>For
example, if we need to mobilize our members to support/oppose a
specific piece
of legislation in Congress, how can we best achieve this? <span> </span>(One important aspect of this
may involve how
we recognize and reward those who respond to our calls for
action.) <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we establish and improve relations with
"libertarian
movement" organizations (e.g., Cato Institute), "friend of the
family" organizations (e.g., National Taxpayers Union), and
issue-oriented
organizations (e.g., Marijuana Policy Project)? <span> </span>For example, should we make a
greater effort
to obtain speaking invitations for LP members at conferences
sponsored by the
aforementioned organizations? <span> </span>Should
we
invest more resources in sponsoring information booths at such
conferences? <br>
<br>
* In what ways can we benefit by working with other organizations
on specific
projects, such as promoting good legislation/defeating bad
legislation in
Congress? <br>
<br>
* Should we consider participating in litigation to achieve
specific results? <span> </span>For
example, should we consider additional
challenges to campaign finance regulation? <span> </span>Should we participate in
litigation concerning
"Top Two" legislation? <br>
<br>
I believe an important component to our increasing our
influence/impact is for
the LNC to improve its capacity for strategic thinking and
long-range planning.
<span> </span>In particular, I believe we
must do a
better job of anticipating opportunities for the LP to make a
positive impact
on the political landscape. <br>
<br>
<br>
5) <span> </span>Candidate Support <br>
<br>
This category involves issues of how we can best support our
candidates at all
levels.<span> </span>Some of the
questions in this
category include: <br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>*<span> </span>In
what ways
should we support the 2016 presidential campaign?<span> </span>For example, should we
establish a goal of
assisting the Johnson-Weld campaign to achieve approval ratings of
at least 15%
in public opinion polls?<span> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><br>
* What programs should we sponsor to train our candidates and
campaign
personnel? <span> </span>These programs
should include
not only training in the "nuts and bolts" of running successful
campaigns, but also helping candidates to develop platforms that
are both
Libertarian and appealing to voters. <span> </span>(Note:
<span> </span>It may be appropriate for
us to
outsource certain types of training to organizations such as the
Leadership
Institute.) <br>
<br>
* In what ways should we publicize our candidates, both inside and
outside the
LP? <span> </span>In what ways should we
recognize and
reward our candidates? <br>
<br>
* In what ways should we support our elected and appointed
officials? <br>
<br>
As part of candidate development and support, I believe we need to
develop and
maintain a high-quality repository of information about prior
campaigns, both
to provide information about what ideas have been tried and to
compile a list
of "best practices" for campaigns. <br>
<br>
<br>
6) <span> </span>Operations Issues <br>
<br>
This category includes various issues involving the operations of
the LNC and
our responsibility to conduct the affairs of the Libertarian
Party. <span> </span>Some of the issues
we should address include: <br>
<br>
* What are our goals for the 2018 national convention in New
Orleans, Louisiana? <br>
<br>
* How should we evaluate prospective national convention sites for
2020 (and perhaps
2022)? <br>
<br>
* Do we need to review our internal rules and procedures? <span> </span>For example, do we need to
conduct a review of
the Policy Manual? <br>
<br>
* Should the LNC adopt a more formal (or perhaps, more extensive)
committee
structure to assist us in our efforts? <br>
<br>
* Should we conduct a formal evaluation of the LP Bylaws, with the
purpose of
offering suggestions for improvement to the 2018 Bylaws Committee?
<br>
<br>
* Should we evaluate the current organizational structure of the
LPHQ staff? <span> </span>(Of course,
such an evaluation would require
the participation of Wes Benedict in his capacity as Executive
Director.) <br>
<br>
<br>
III. Suggested Goals <br>
<br>
Allow me to suggest that we consider adopting goals along the
following lines. <span> </span>They are
listed in roughly a descending order
of importance. <span> </span>Please do
not hesitate to
offer comments and suggestions about the goals we should consider.
<br>
<br>
G1: The LP will have at least 20,000 sustaining members as of July
1, 2018. <br>
<br>
G2: The LNC will take action to see that each state has an
operational
affiliate party by July 1, 2017. I suggest that "operational state
affiliate" be defined in the following manner: <br>
<br>
* There is a properly maintained website for the affiliate
(perhaps the website
is paid for and maintained by the LNC). <br>
</p>
<p><br>
* There is at least one LP member in the state who actively serves
as an
official contact for the affiliate in its dealings with the LNC,
and there is
at least one LP member in the state who actively serves as a
contact for the
affiliate in its dealings with the state government. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
* LPHQ has a copy of the current bylaws and associated documents
for the
affiliate, along with a copy of the relevant laws of that state
regarding
political parties and ballot access. <br>
<br>
(We may wish to add to the definition something along the lines of
"Inquiries to the affiliate receive a response in a timely
manner.") <br>
<br>
G3: The LNC will raise at least $3.5 million from July 1, 2016
until July 1,
2018. <br>
<br>
G4: The LNC will develop and approve new and revised outreach
literature, to be
available no later than Sept. 15, 2016. <span> </span>Some
of the literature (e.g., issue pamphlets) should be available in
the form of
PDFs that can be downloaded from LP.org. <br>
<br>
Note: I believe the LNC should pursue this goal as part of a more
general
process of literature development and evaluation. <span> </span>In a separate message I shall
send you some
suggestions concerning this more general process. <br>
<br>
G5: The LNC will sponsor a series of seminars/workshops in 2017 at
various
locations around the country.<span> </span>The
workshops could be structured largely along the lines of the
"Success
'97" seminars (instruction on the basics of affiliate development
and
candidate development) or the more recent “LP Activist Training By
Libertarians, For Libertarians” events (see comments below).<span> </span>Note: <span> </span>Approval
of this goal should be contingent upon the degree of interest
demonstrated by
our members and affiliates. <br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>According to Carla Howell (LP Political
Director), the aforementioned
LP activist training sessions in Alexandria, Virginia in October
2015 and
Burlingame, California in February 2016 went well.<span> </span>She indicated that 29 people
attended the Alexandria
event and 22 attended the Burlingame event; she said that feedback
concerning
the events was very positive.<span> </span><br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>I have enclosed information in an appendix
below
concerning the goals adopted by the LNC for the 2014-2016 term.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><br>
IV. Additional Considerations <br>
<br>
In addition to the suggested goals, I hope the LNC will accomplish
the
following during the next several months: <br>
</p>
<p><br>
* Assist the Johnson-Weld campaign to achieve approval ratings of
at least 15%
in public opinion polls.<span></span></p>
<p><br>
* Develop a well-maintained calendar of the events at which it is
desirable to
have an LP presence (e.g., speaker, information booth, literature
distributed
to attendees, advertising in conference program). <span> </span>For example, the calendar would
include the
dates of the national conferences of "friend of the family"
organizations. <span> </span>Presumably
the calendar
would also include information as to event location, contact
information for
event coordinators, etc. <br>
<br>
* Utilize <i>LP News</i> and
the website
more effectively to recognize and reward quality activism. For
example, I would
like to see an article in each issue of <i>LP
News</i> that recognizes an outstanding effort by an LP
activist, affiliate
organization, and/or candidate. <span> </span>Similarly,
I would like to see a regular series of articles on the website
that recognize
such outstanding efforts. <br>
<br>
As an aside, I realize the effort required to identify and
recognize great work
can be substantial. Moreover, I realize that such recognition can
actually
cause problems. <span> </span>(Some
members may believe
the honorees do not deserve such recognition. <span> </span>Other members may feel slighted
by the fact
that their efforts have not been recognized.) <span> </span>However, all things considered
I believe we
shall benefit by including more material in our "house organs"
about the successes of our members. <br>
<br>
* After analyzing the results of the 2016 elections, develop and
approve a plan
by Feb. 15, 2017 for dealing with ballot access issues during the
2017-2020
time period. <br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
I shall greatly appreciate any comments and suggestions you have
concerning LNC
goals and projects for this year and this term. <span> </span>In
addition, I would be grateful if Wes Benedict and his staff
colleagues would
review this message and offer their comments.<span>
</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>I consider it likely that I have omitted
some issues
you will deem worthy of discussion.<span>
</span>(This
message is already rather long; I didn’t want it to exceed the
length of <i>War and Peace</i>.)<span> </span>Hence, I may send a revised
version of this
message in the near future, along with a revised list of goals for
consideration.
<br>
<br>
Thanks for your work for liberty, and for your consideration of
this message. <span> </span>Best wishes
to you in all your endeavors; I
look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas, if not before. <br>
<br>
Take care, <br>
Jim <br>
</p>
<p><br>
James W. Lark, III <br>
Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering<br>
Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering and Society<br>
University of Virginia<br>
</p>
<p><br>
Advisor, The Liberty Coalition <br>
University of Virginia <br>
<br>
Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee<br>
</p>
<p><br>
P.S.: Thanks to Carla Howell and Bob Johnston for the information
they provided me.<br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u>-----<br>
<u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><br>
APPENDIX:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Note:<span> </span>The
following goals for the 2014-2016 term were adopted by the LNC
during its
meeting on Sept. 20-21, 2014:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">1)<span> </span>1000 candidates in 2016<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">2)<span> </span>Take action to see that each
state has an
operational affiliate by June 1, 2015<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">3)<span> </span>300 candidates by 2016
trained in “Who’s
Driving” or something equivalent<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">4)<span> </span>Updated issue-based outreach
literature<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">5)<span> </span>38-state, party-status ballot
access as of
December 1, 2016<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">6)<span> </span>200 elected Libertarian
officials in
December, 2016<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <br>
<br>
<u></u></p>
<p>The LNC modified Goal 2 during its meeting
on Nov. 14-15, 2015.<span> </span>Specifically,
the date
by which the goal was to be achieved was changed from June 1, 2015
to May 29,
2016.<span> </span>In addition, the
following definition
of “operational affiliate” was adopted:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>*<span> </span>The
affiliate
has a website that is actively updated<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>*<span> </span>Calls
to the
affiliate are responded to within three days<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>*<span> </span>The
affiliate
has a bank account.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Regarding Goal 1, Bob Johnston (Candidate
and Affiliate
Support Specialist) has indicated that as of this moment there are
543 candidates
for 2016, and that this number may increase.<span>
</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>As far as I know, Goal 2 was not achieved.
<span></span>I do not know how far
we are from achieving the goal.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>It is not clear whether Goal 3 was achieved,
because some
of the training took place at state and local affiliate events.<span> </span>The number of candidates
trained at these
events may not have been reported to LPHQ.<span>
</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Goal 4 was not achieved, although some
progress was
made.<span> </span><br>
</p>
<p><br>
We shall not know until later this
year whether Goal 5 has been achieved.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p>Regarding Goal 6, Mr. Johnston has indicated
that there
are at least 142 LP elected officials as of this moment.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p><br>
<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div>
</blockquote></div><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>