<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm copying this to LNC-business so regional reps see it, as requested.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Cheers,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Carla Howell<div>Political Director<br>National Libertarian Party<br></div><div>202-333-0008 x 222</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Carla Howell</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carla.howell@lp.org">carla.howell@lp.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 3:42 PM<br>Subject: Affiliate Updates for October LP News due 9/2; please RSVP now if you plan to submit one<br>To: <br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><p><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Greetings LP State Chairs,</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It’s time to prepare your next Affiliate Update submissions for LP
News.</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">If you wish to make a submission for the October issue, please send an email to <a href="mailto:LPNews@lp.org" target="_blank">LPNews@lp.org</a><span> now </span>so we can reserve space for it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Final submissions are due Friday, September 2nd.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Copy</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Please keep the length to 300 words or less so it’s punchy and
interesting - and gets read. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Write it in the third person, as a news article.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Do not write about events in the future tense that will be in the
past when members receive this issue. We estimate it will hit mailboxes in mid-October. So anything that will occur before then should written in the past
tense, or not mentioned, if you can't predict the outcome.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">FEC law prohibits the national LP from fundraising for affiliates.
Please omit any direct requests for funds from your copy. However you can
promote your candidates, events, and general activities.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Requests for funding and any text that violates LP policy will be
deleted. We may also make minor edits for clarity. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Photos:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Hi-resolution photos (minimum 300 DPI) related to your update are
welcome. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Note that pictures that appear clear as a bell on a computer screen
are often<span> </span><i>inadequate</i><span> </span>for print. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">A good rule-of-thumb is to send pictures that are </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">- at least 300k file size, preferably 1 meg - <i>after</i> being cropped.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">- taken in good lighting </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">- <i>not</i><span> </span>over-exposed. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Please provide a caption explaining who-what-where-when. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sponsorships</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Attached is the current rate sheet and policies for
sponsorship in LP News.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sponsors must send their
requests ASAP to reserve space<b>.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Both sponsorship payment and copy are due Friday, <b>9/2</b>.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>Please pass this on to candidates and anyone else in your state who may be interested
in a sponsorship.</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Please be sure to send all LP News-related<span> </span>correspondence and submissions
to <a href="mailto:LPNews@lp.org" target="_blank">LPNews@lp.org</a></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> (</span><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">do not reply to this email</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">).
Otherwise it could be missed and omitted from LP News.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Yours in liberty,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br clear="all">
Carla Howell</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Political Director, Editor LP News<br>
National Libertarian Party</span></p>
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