<div dir='auto'>Well, that should take about 15 minutes on the agenda!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sam Goldstein</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 11, 2019 9:21 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I briefly took a look Mr. Bishop-Henchman, and would like you to consider
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several objections/points. I could not support as is. I may have further
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comments when I think on it some more. I really like the overall idea and
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want to support.
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1. The APRC secrecy guidelines need to go. Mr. Olsen and I will be
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working on new language for that section, and if that is adopted first,
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then that would take of this. But in any event, I will not approve
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anything that has those secrecy requirements ever.
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2. Removing the Secretary and the Treasurer from the Executive Committee
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is highly offensive - we are officers in this party per our Bylaws and
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the delegates get to determine that we are not. I would not be
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exaggerating to say I was appalled at that. Upon until that point, I was
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like yes, yes, yes, I can work with this, and then that - which is an
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absolute demeaning of the trust the delegates placed in Mr. Hagan and I. I
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was joking on social media that I was going to change my title to Minutes
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Maid, it seems like you in actually would live to do that.
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3. I would require that the LNC appoint the chairs of those committees and
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that they must be LNC members. Otherwise this is an unacceptable divesture
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of our responsibilities.
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4. There must be transparency protocol in place as this also effectively
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removes nearly all the gains the delegates said they wanted.
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I am willing to work with you on alternatives if you are willing. I can
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say though that if you are amenable to changing number 2, we do not have a
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starting place. Please let me know.
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*In Liberty,*
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* Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperberger's Syndrome
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(part of the autism spectrum). This can effect inter-personal
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communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas. If anyone
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found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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pas), please contact me privately and let me know. I am asking you to help
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me - in a diverse world, we must work to meet each other halfway.*
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On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 7:04 AM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business <
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lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> Mr. Chair,
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>
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> I request agenda time for the following.
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> Resolution to develop details to establish 5 LNC standing committees,
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> disestablish 4 existing committees, and enhance LNC oversight to monitor
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> and strengthen staff marketing, fundraising, budget, and campaign
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> strategies.
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>
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> WHEREAS, this is a key time for the Libertarian Party, juggling multiple
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> key priorities in ballot access, litigation, candidate recruitment, data
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> resources, fundraising, legal compliance, marketing, membership
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> recruitment and retention, staff development, and more; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, both in allocating scarce resources among these many priorities
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> and in making the case to potential donors to support these priorities,
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> it is essential to have clear operations, fundraising, marketing, and
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> campaign strategies for the year, and clear line of sight for staff
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> management and LNC oversight; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, the LNC can offer a vital role monitoring and strengthening our
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> staff as they carry out their operations, fundraising, marketing, and
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> campaign strategy roles; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, this oversight role is most effective through specialization,
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> focus, and institutional champions rather than everyone generally
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> responsible for everything; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, the amount of responsiblity and oversight that falls on the
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> LNC, in dollar amounts, number of staff, scope, and long-term vision, is
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> so large as to make it difficult to do within the general LNC meeting
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> each quarter by everyone; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, current periodic reports to the LNC are inconsistent in their
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> length, inclusion of metrics, focus on short-term activity and long-term
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> goals, and other items vital to meaningful overisght; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, it is desirable to align LNC members and LNC staff on those
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> operations, fundraising, marketing, and campaign strategies through the
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> process of periodically reviewing strategic direction and monitoring
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> ongoing implementation and metrics; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, a standing committee structure reflects the best practices of
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> most successful Boards and organizations, particularly ones with large
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> Boards and multiple responsibilities and goals, and the success we've
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> had with committees focused on ballot access and the convention; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, a standing committee structure would enable proposals to be
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> fine-tuned and perfected by those who follow the area most closely,
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> enabling the full LNC to vote on vetted proposals that clearly identify
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> pros and cons rather than drafts-in-progress; and
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>
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> WHEREAS, a committee structure focusing Board members on the areas of
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> operations/budget, fundraising, marketing/membership, and
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> campaigns/candidates parallels the intended focus of our staff structure
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> on those four general areas;
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>
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> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the LNC establish a drafting committee to
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> prepare, for the LNC's consideration, formal language effectuating the
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> following changes to the Policy Manual and LNC operations:
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>
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> STANDING COMMITTEES
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>
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> Standing committees exist to monitor and strengthen LNC staff executing
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> certain areas of responsibility. As an oversight function, their role is
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> to set goals and review strategy, and not to execute tasks except as
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> indicated herein.
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>
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> The LNC shall have five standing committees:
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> Budget & Operations Oversight
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> Fundraising Oversight
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> Marketing & Membership Oversight
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> Campaigns & Candidates Oversight
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> Procedures & Positions
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>
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> 1. Budget & Operations Oversight Committee. The committee shall give
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> oversight to operations activity of our staff. The committee is tasked
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> with annually reviewing staff's budget submission and presenting a
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> recommended budget to the full LNC for its consideration, and
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> effectuating it once approved, forwarding recommendations for
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> modifications to the LNC from time to time as deemed necessary. In its
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> oversight and activity, the committee's objectives shall be an LNC that
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> (a) follows an adopted budget that reflects the goals adopted by the
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> LNC; (b) has positive cash flow and adequate cash reserve; (c) has
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> positive net assets; (d) is 100 percent compliant with legal
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> obligations; (e) adopts best practices for staff talent development and
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> human resources; (f) plans for staff needs, recruitment, and other
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> operating or capital spending needed to advance long-term goals; and (g)
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> ensures safe, modern, and accountable use of resources and adoption of
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> best practices for operations and risk management. The LNC Treasurer
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> shall be a voting member of this Committee.
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>
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> 2. Fundraising Oversight Committee. The committee shall give oversight
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> to fundraising activity of our staff. The committee is tasked with
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> annually reviewing the standing staff fundraising strategy presented to
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> it for its consideration, forwarding recommendations for modifications
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> to the LNC from time to time as deemed necessary. In its oversight and
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> activity, the committee's objectives shall be an LNC that (a) raises the
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> funds as envisioned in its adopted budget; (b) contributes to positive
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> net cash flow; (c) has clear strategies for prospecting and qualifying
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> donors, and monitors the metrics (# meetings had, direct mail response
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> rates, etc.) thereof; (d) has clear strategies for asking donors, and
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> monitors the metrics (dollars raised, renewal rates, etc.) thereof; (e)
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> has clear strategies for stewarding and cultivating donors and monitors
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> the metrics (renewal rates) thereof; (f) has clear differentiating
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> strategies between major donors and other donors; and (g) assists staff
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> in fundraising events and trainings.
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>
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> 3. Marketing & Membership Oversight Committee. The committee shall give
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> oversight to the marketing activity of our staff. The committee is
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> tasked with annually reviewing the standing staff marketing strategy
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> presented to it for its consideration, forwarding recommendations for
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> modifications to the LNC from time to time as deemed necessary. The
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> committee is also tasked with the responsibilities currently assigned to
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> the APRC, with its activities in this regard subject to the
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> confidentiality limitations as outlined in the current policy manual. In
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> its oversight and activity, the committee's objectives shall be an LNC
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> that (a) enhances the Party's public standing and promotes its brand;
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> (b) gets positive media attention for the accomplishments and activities
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> of the Party and its elected and appointed officials; (c) improves
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> awareness of the Party and its candidates among target audiences; (d)
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> attracts and retain volunteers and members among target audiences; (e)
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> reinforces fundraising and candidate support objectives; (f) increases
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> vote totals for Libertarian candidates; and (g) adequately promotes new
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> initiatives and projects.
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>
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> 4. Campaigns & Candidates Oversight Committee. The committee shall give
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> oversight to the campaign and candidate recruitment and support activity
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> of our staff. The committee is tasked with annually reviewing the
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> standing staff campaign and candidate support strategy presented to it
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> for its consideration, forwarding recommendations for modifications to
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> the LNC from time to time as deemed necessary. In its oversight and
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> activity, the committee's objectives shall be an LNC that (a) elects and
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> re-elects Libertarians to public office; (b) identifies affiliate and
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> candidate needs; (c) promotes best practices in campaign tactics and
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> techniques; (d) provides data resources such as the CRM project and
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> training to our affiliates and candidates; (e) targets resources to
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> national, state, and local campaigns that are winnable or important for
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> ballot access; (f) recruits candidates; and (g) prioritizes
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> 50-state-plus-DC ballot access.
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>
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> 5. Procedures & Positions Committee. The committee is tasked with
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> reviewing and fine-tuning proposed modifications to the Policy Manual,
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> resolutions of LNC public positions, the LNC's own operations, or other
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> LNC rules not under the purview of the Bylaws & Rules Committee. The
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> committee is also tasked with general ethical accountability of the LNC
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> and its members, including recommending to the full LNC any additions to
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> or revisions to organizational, document retention, whistleblower,
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> conflict of interest, or other similar LNC-adopted policies. The Chair
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> of the Procedures Committee is the designated recipient of whistleblower
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> information. In its oversight and activity, the committee's objectives
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> shall be an LNC that (a) meets the highest ethical standards; (b) has
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> adopted procedures enabling us to operate quickly to take advantage of
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> opportunities but in a way that is fair to its members; (c)
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> organizationally monitors and strengthens our staff in their role
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> carrying out the broad goals stated for them; and (d) ensuring public
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> policy resolutions to be considered by the LNC are drafted to be
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> accurate, principled, and timely.
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>
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> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the drafting committee should recommend
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> procedures for the standing committees, which may include the following:
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>
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> Each LNC member, the term in this respect inclusive of regional
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> alternates, shall be entitled to sit as a voting member on on no fewer
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> than one committee, and shall not sit on more than three committees. No
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> standing committee shall have fewer than five members or more than nine
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> members.
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>
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> At the earliest opportunity in any meeting after the new term of the LNC
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> commences, the LNC Chair and LNC Vice Chair shall together solicit each
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> LNC member's ranked preference for committee choices and jointly present
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> a comprehensive list of assignments to the LNC for its consideration,
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> modification, and approval. Committee assignments may be subsequently
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> modified by the LNC as if it was any other business, without referral to
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> committee. If the Chair and Vice Chair cannot agree on a joint list to
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> present, the LNC shall in open session assign its members to committees
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> through procedures it deems appropriate.
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>
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> Each committee shall elect a chair and a vice chair from its members at
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> its first meeting, and until that time the longest-serving LNC member on
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> the committee shall act as interim committee chair. In the event of
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> subsequent vacancy in the post of committee chair, the vice chair shall
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> automatically become chair and the committee shall elect a new vice
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> chair. No person may be Chair of more than one standing committee.
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>
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> The LNC Chair and LNC Vice Chair shall be ex officio non-voting members
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> of all five standing committees. The LNC Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary,
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> and Treasurer may not be Chair of any standing committee.
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>
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> Each committee shall meet regularly, monthly if practicable, by phone,
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> web conference, or in-person. All resolutions or proposals sponsored by
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> two (2) or more members shall be referred by the Chair within
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> forty-eight (48) hours to one or more germane standing committees.
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> Proposals referred to a committee shall be considered by that committee
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> at its next regular meeting, or at a special meeting called by the
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> committee chair with at least twenty-four (24) hours notice on the LNC
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> list and actual notice to all members. Should a majority of the voting
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> members of the LNC so request, a proposal shall bypass all committees
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> and proceed to immediate LNC action, either by email ballot or placed on
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> the agenda at the next meeting as the sponsors choose.
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>
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> The committee to which a proposal is referred shall consider the
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> proposal, adopt amendments and make other modifications as it deems fit,
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> and then shall forward to the full LNC with one of the following
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> recommendations and any explanation or summary the committee deems fit
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> to provide: immediate email ballot and do pass, immediate email ballot
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> and do not pass, immediate email ballot and no recommendation,
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> consideration at the next LNC meeting and do pass, consideration at the
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> next LNC meeting and do not pass, consideration at the next LNC meeting
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> and no recommendation. If the committee fails to make such a
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> recommendation within forty (40) days, it is automatically discharged
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> from committee to be considered at the next LNC meeting.
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>
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> A majority of a committee consists of a majority of those participating
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> in the committee meeting, or if done by e-mail ballot, a majority of the
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> committee membership. Committee chairs have full voting privileges.
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>
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> At each LNC meeting, each proposal shall identify the committee(s) to
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> which the proposal was referred, any changes made in committee and a
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> summary thereof, and the recommendation from the committee(s), if any.
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>
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> The Chair or staff shall present to each committee all draft contracts
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> or other proposed agreements under its purview for consideration.
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>
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> EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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> Executive Committee. The executive committee shall consist of the LNC
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> Chair, LNC Vice Chair, and the five chairs of the standing committees as
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> voting members. Membership in the executive committee shall not be
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> considered a standing committee for purposes of the limit on total
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> number of committees one member may be on.
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>
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> SPECIAL COMMITTEES
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> Special committees are permanent committees that exist to each execute
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> one vital LNC responsibility, and include a mix of LNC and non-LNC
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> members. Membership on these special committees shall not be considered
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> a standing committee for purposes of the limit on total number of
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> committees one member may be on:
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>
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> [No changes to membership or responsibilities of these committees]
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> Audit Committee.
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> Awards Committee.
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> Ballot Access Committee.
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> Convention Oversight Committee.
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> Historical Preservation Committee.
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> Information Technology Committee.
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> Youth Engagement Committee.
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>
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> COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED BY THE BYLAWS
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> These committees are committees established by the Members in Convention
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> to carry out vital tasks. Membership on these committees shall not be
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> considered a standing committee for purposes of the limit on total
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> number of committees one member may be on:
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> Bylaws & Rules
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> Platform
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> Credentials
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>
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> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposal put forward by the drafting
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> committee shall disestablish the following committees: Affiliate Support
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> (duties assumed by Campaigns & Candidates), APRC (duties assumed by
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> Marketing Committee), Candidate Support (duties assumed by Campaigns &
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> Candidates), EPCC (duties assumed by Budget & Operations and Policies &
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> Procedures).
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>
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> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the policy manual should create a formal
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> orientation for new members, including providing them with the current
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> Budget, staff marketing plan, staff fundraising plan, policy manual,
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> committee information, and other relevant documents.
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>
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> JBH
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>
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> Joe Bishop-Henchman
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> LNC Member (At-Large)
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> joe.bishop-henchman@lp.org
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> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
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>
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> On 2019-07-10 21:03, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business wrote:
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> > Dear All,
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> >
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> > I am preparing the agenda for our upcoming meeting in Austin. If you
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> > have
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> > specific agenda items you would like to request, please let me know.
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> >
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> > Yours truly,
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> > Nick
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>
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