<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183597"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183740">I sent a message to the Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico's Facebook page. Will let the committee know if I get a response.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183738" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183737" dir="ltr"><span>Tim Hagan</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183602" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183746" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183745" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183744" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183743" dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> David Demarest <dpdemarest@centurylink.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> david.demarest@firstdata.com<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 12, 2016 8:59 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Lnc-business] LP Puerto Rico motion<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183748" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7278313482"><style>#yiv7278313482 #yiv7278313482 --
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#yiv7278313482 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183752"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183751" class="yiv7278313482WordSection1"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183847" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183846" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Ditto Caryn, I support encouraging a Puerto Rico affiliate but agree with Brett that we should first check with Puerto Rico to see if they want one. Whether or not that has already done was not clear to me.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183750" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183773" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Celebrate Life, Set the Bar High and LIVE FREE!</span></i></b><b><i><span style=""></span></i></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183771" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></i></b></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183754" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">~David Pratt Demarest</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183775" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Secretary, Nebraska Libertarian State Central Committee</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183777" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183849" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Region 6 Representative, Libertarian National Committee</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183757" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183756" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Nebraska State Coordinator, LP Radical Caucus</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183769" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Secretary@LPNE.org">Secretary@LPNE.org</a><span style="color:#1F497D;"></span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183759" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:David.Demarest@LP.org">David.Demarest@LP.org</a><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183780" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183852" style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183851" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:DPDemarest@centurylink.net">DPDemarest@centurylink.net</a><span style="color:#1F497D;"> </span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183845" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183855" style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183854" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:David.Demarest@firstdata.com">David.Demarest@firstdata.com</a><span style="color:#1F497D;"></span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183761" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183857" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Cell: 402-981-6469</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183860" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183859" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Home: 402-493-0873</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183842" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Office: 402-222-7207</span></div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv7278313482yqt1559967305" id="yiv7278313482yqt00427"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183784" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Caryn Ann Harlos<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 12, 2016 10:15 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lnc-business] LP Puerto Rico motion</span></div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183788"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183787" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">I agree with Alicia's concern on the Bylaws request for members outside of affiliates. That whole bylaws section is problematic and I have an issue with the LNC directing an independent committee in that manner. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183791"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183790" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183794"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183793" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">I have no issue with encouraging a Puerto Rico affiliate.</div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183837"><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><br clear="none">-- </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183836"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183835"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183834"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183833"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183832"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183831"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183840"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183839" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">In Liberty,</span></b></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;">Caryn Ann Harlos</span></b></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Harlos@LP.org">Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183830"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183829" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Communications Director, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Colorado State Coordinator, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183808"><div class="yiv7278313482yqt1559967305" id="yiv7278313482yqt20732"><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183807"><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 9:02 PM, Alicia Mattson <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com">agmattson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183806" style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183805"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183804"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183803"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183818"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183822"><div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">I guess I don't see the point of the portion encouraging a Puerto Rican affiliate specifically, and I don't agree with the clause which would direct the Bylaws Committee to create delegate slots for members outside of affiliates.</div></div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Over the past two years, at least two and perhaps three times I was asked for a copy of the approved form to use for forming a new affiliate and was told the request was for Puerto Rico. I never communicated with anyone actually from Puerto Rico, though, as the requests came to me through staff and a state chair. So I don't know if someone in Puerto Rico actually wants to do it, or if other people just want someone there to do it. Regardless, no group has yet submitted an application to become an affiliate, and if they do so, we'll charter an affiliate.</div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">If there aren't the required handful of interested people there, I don't want to encourage creation of something that will would promptly atrophy.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183825"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183824" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183821" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">Regarding delegate apportionment for members outside of affiliates:</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183817" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">1) As of the official date for calculating delegates for the 2016 convention, there were only 61 sustaining party members outside of affiliates.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183802" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">2) Those members are spread all over the world, not grouped in close proximity in a region which could reasonably form some sort of functional organization and choose delegates to represent them.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183813" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">3) There are plenty of affiliates whose rules would permit those 61 members to be seated as convention delegates already if they are so inclined.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183811"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471008416453_183810" class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888;"> </span></div></div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span class="yiv7278313482hoenzb"><span style="color:#888888;">-Alicia</span></span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="color:#888888;"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal">On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Patrick McKnight <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:patrick.joseph.mcknight@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:patrick.joseph.mcknight@gmail.com">patrick.joseph.mcknight@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;"><div><div><div>I make the following motion on behalf of Dr. Phillies:</div><div>"Whereas, our Bylaws provide "The National Committee shall charter state-level affiliate parties from any qualifying organization<br clear="none">requesting such status in each state, territory and the District of Columbia (hereinafter, state)" and</div><div>Whereas no affiliate is currently recognized from any of the inhabited Territories of the United States,</div><div>Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Libertarian National Committee encourages the Partido Libertario de Puerto Rico (Libertarian Party of Puerto Rico) to prepare for and apply to become an affiliate of our Libertarian Party, and</div><div>Be It Further Resolved, that the Libertarian National Committee encourages the Libertarians in America's other Territories to organize themselves as Libertarian political groups that advance to apply for affiliate status,</div><div>and Be it Further Resolved, that the Libertarian national Committee directs its appointees to the 2018 National Convention Bylaws Committee to create and support a Bylaws amendment establishing delegate representation for all Party Sustaining members who do not live in a current affiliate."</div><div>Thanks,<br clear="none">Patrick McKnight <br clear="none">Region 8 Rep</div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div></div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal" 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href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Communications Director, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Colorado State Coordinator, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></div></div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv7278313482MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt1559967305" id="yqt29631">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Lnc-business mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" 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 clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>