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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have already voted yes but frankly would prefer a much smaller symbolic contribution to conserve our budget and dispel the perceived notion among LP state affiliates that the LNC has recently demonstrated little interest or support for our state organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I see small approved symbolic contributions as a win-win opportunity for the LNC and the LP not to mention a clear demonstration of our principles of fiscal conservative personal responsibility and social acceptance of the laudable state affiliate outreach efforts.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>~David Pratt Demarest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Hagan<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 06, 2016 10:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345166"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I vote no.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345214"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345215">Not because I think that spending the funds on the Riot Fest would be a bad idea; it sounds like a good opportunity for the party to get exposure. My concern is with the LNC micromanaging. We set a budget for the year for staff and the committees, and do not need to get into this type of detail. I don't want the Executive Director to construe my no vote as a vote against funding this event.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345216"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345217">As has been discussed, I can see the LNC setting policies or guidelines of the type of affiliate activities that national funds should support.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345218"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345219">Tim Hagan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345143"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345129"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345128"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345127"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345141"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Alicia Mattson <<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">agmattson@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> lnc-business <<a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org">lnc-business@lp.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:38 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2016-01: Riot Fest</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345126"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv2643247476><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345125"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345124"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>We have an electronic mail ballot.<br> <br><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345189"><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345188">Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 6, 2016 at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br></u></b> <br><u>Co-Sponsors:</u> Harlos, Goldstein, Hayes, Bittner<br> <br><u id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345186">Motion:</u> Move that the LNC provide $600.00 to LPCO for the Riot Fest event. These funds would come from the budget for Affiliate Support.<br><br>-Alicia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467575108782_345318">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>