<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Wes, not to embroil you in any of our debates but since I was told I could just interview the applicants in lieu of my request for information being in the application it is really critical I get them asap. As most know, I am traveling to conventions nearly every weekend and calling lapsed members daily in addition to my other duties so I need lead time.</div><div><br></div><div>On the allocations, I believe it is set last convention for top ten but there are additional seats for a calculation based on BSM and per capita.</div><div><br></div><div>-Caryn Ann </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:09 PM Wes Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br><br>  <br><br>    <br><br>  <br><br>  <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>    <p class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Caryn Ann, you did not direct this question to me specifically,<br><br>      so I'm not sure if you are asking me specifically. In any case,<br><br>      I'll just let you know that it is technically feasible for staff<br><br>      to provide all the applications to you. But I would want either<br><br>      the chair, the secretary, or the LNC as a whole to ask me to do<br><br>      that, or if there were no objections for a couple days from any on<br><br>      theLNC that'd be close enough for me). I don't mind. I just think<br><br>      I'd be overstepping my authority simply sending them to you<br><br>      directly. And I'd rather the Secretary assemble them and send them<br><br>      to LNC members, but I don't mind having staff do it. It would<br><br>      probably fall on Andy Burns. <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>    </p><br><br>    <p class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">I believe the bylaws specify the ten top states in membership get<br><br>      to appoint people. I can't tell you off the top of my head exactly<br><br>      at what date that top ten is decided (see the bylaws to find out),<br><br>      and I think the Secretary has to officially report it, but you can<br><br>      get a real good idea of the top 10 by looking at the membership<br><br>      reports we send out. For example, below is an image from the<br><br>      February report page 2. Shows the rankings. The top 8 aren't<br><br>      likely to change. But I think it's possible number 11 (Colorado),<br><br>      and 12 (Georgia), could move up in the rankings. But again, I<br><br>      forget the deadline that matters and encourage you to read the<br><br>      bylaws to get clarity or wait for the Secretary to respond. <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>    </p><br><br>    <p class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><img alt="" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"></p><br><br>    <pre class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-signature m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br><br>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br><br>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<br><br><a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-txt-link-abbreviated m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br><br><a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<br><br>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-txt-link-freetext m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></pre></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>    <div class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-cite-prefix m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">On 3/15/2017 1:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos<br><br>      wrote:<br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>    </div><br><br>    </div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><blockquote type="cite" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Hello all I am bumping this.  We have limited time<br><br>        before the meeting, and I would like to speak to applicants<br><br>        either personally or by email, and from what I understand we<br><br>        have had a healthy response so I need adequate time.  Can these<br><br>        please be made available?<br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        </div><br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Also rather than bumping another thread, some of my states<br><br>          have asked me about which states get a Platform Committee seat<br><br>          and Wes asked the regionals to touch base with the affected<br><br>          states.  May I please have that list as well?</div><br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        </div><br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">-Caryn Ann</div><br><br>      </div><br><br>      <div class="gmail_extra m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        <div class="gmail_quote m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Caryn<br><br>          Ann Harlos <span class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>></span><br><br>          wrote:<br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>          <blockquote class="gmail_quote m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br><br>            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">I would like to request that any interested<br><br>              LNC member be able to see these as they come in.<span class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157HOEnZb m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font color="#888888" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br clear="all" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                  <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                  </div><br><br>                  -- <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                  <div class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157m_1084046520814181089gmail_signature m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br>                    <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157m_1084046520814181089gmail_signature m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br>                        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                          <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                              <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                  <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                    <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font face="arial, helvetica,<br><br>                                          sans-serif" color="#666666" size="4" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><b class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">In Liberty,</b></font></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font face="arial, helvetica,<br><br>                                          sans-serif" color="#666666" size="4" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><b class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font size="1" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Region 1<br><br>                                          Representative, Libertarian<br><br>                                          National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">(Alaska,<br><br>                                          Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii,<br><br>                                          Kansas, Montana, Utah,<br><br>                                          Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann.<br><br>                                            Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Communications<br><br>                                          Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libertarian<br><br>                                            Party of Colorado</a></span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Colorado<br><br>                                          State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libertarian<br><br>                                            Party Radical Caucus</a> </span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Chair,<br><br>                                          LP Historical Preservation<br><br>                                          Committee</span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                        </span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">A<br><br>                                          haiku to the Statement of<br><br>                                          Principles:</span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">We<br><br>                                            defend your rights</i></span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">And<br><br>                                            oppose the use of force</i></span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Taxation<br><br>                                            is theft</i></span></div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                      </div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                      </div><br><br>                                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                        </span></div><br><br>                                      <div style="font-size:12.8px" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                                      </div><br><br>                                    </div><br><br>                                  </div><br><br>                                </div><br><br>                              </div><br><br>                            </div><br><br>                          </div><br><br>                        </div><br><br>                      </div><br><br>                    </div><br><br>                  </div><br><br>                </font></span></div><br><br>          </blockquote><br><br>        </div><br><br>        <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        <br clear="all" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        </div><br><br>        -- <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>        <div class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157gmail_signature m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br>          <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>              <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                  <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                    <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                      <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                        <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                          <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font face="arial, helvetica,<br><br>                                sans-serif" color="#666666" size="4" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><b class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">In<br><br>                                  Liberty,</b></font></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font face="arial, helvetica,<br><br>                                sans-serif" color="#666666" size="4" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><b class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Caryn<br><br>                                  Ann Harlos</b></font></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><font size="1" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Region 1 Representative,<br><br>                                Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">(Alaska,<br><br>                                Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas,<br><br>                                Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann.<br><br>                                  Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Communications<br><br>                                Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of<br><br>                                  Colorado</a></span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Colorado<br><br>                                State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libertarian Party<br><br>                                  Radical Caucus</a> </span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Chair,<br><br>                                LP Historical Preservation Committee</span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                              </span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">A haiku<br><br>                                to the Statement of Principles:</span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">We<br><br>                                  defend your rights</i></span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">And<br><br>                                  oppose the use of force</i></span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><i class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">Taxation<br><br>                                  is theft</i></span></div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                            </div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                            </div><br><br>                            <div class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:x-small" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                              </span></div><br><br>                            <div style="font-size:12.8px" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>                            </div><br><br>                          </div><br><br>                        </div><br><br>                      </div><br><br>                    </div><br><br>                  </div><br><br>                </div><br><br>              </div><br><br>            </div><br><br>          </div><br><br>        </div><br><br>      </div><br><br>      <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>      <fieldset class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157mimeAttachmentHeader m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"></fieldset><br><br>      <br class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><br><br>      </blockquote></div><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><blockquote type="cite" class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg"><pre class="m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br><br>Lnc-business mailing list<br><br><a class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-txt-link-abbreviated m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br><br><a class="m_4228709723269674667m_-7466512019759785157moz-txt-link-freetext m_4228709723269674667gmail_msg" href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/<wbr>listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.<wbr>org<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