LNC Meeting 1-2 February 2020

The Libertarian National Committee met November 16-17, 2020 in Reno, Nevada with Chair Nicholas Sarwark presiding and Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos taking minutes.

Highlights

Policy Manual style overhaul to include making conforming changes to reflect gender neutrality.

Agenda

• Opening Ceremony

Call to Order 9:00 a.m. Opportunity for Public Comment 10 minutes

• Housekeeping

Attendance, Credentials, and Paperwork Check 2 minutes Adoption of Agenda 10 minutes Report of Potential Conflicts of Interest (Harlos) 3 minutes

• Officer Reports

Chair’s Report (Sarwark) 15 minutes Treasurer’s Report (Hagan) 15 minutes Secretary’s Report (Harlos) 15 minutes

• Recess 10 minutes

• Staff Reports 85 minutes

• Presentation from Chris Rufer (during lunch) 12:00 p.m.- 1:15 p.m.

• Special Counsel’s Report (portions may be in Executive Session) 30 minutes

• Reports of Standing Committees

Audit Committee 10 minutes Affiliate Support Committee 15 minutes Convention Oversight Committee 30 minutes Candidate Support Committee 5 minutes

• Recess 10 minutes

• Reports of Standing Committees (cont’d)

Employment Policy & Compensation Committee 5 minutes Historical Preservation Committee 15 minutes IT Committee 15 minutes Ballot Access Committee 15 minutes

• Reports of Special Committees

Blockchain Committee 5 minutes Youth Engagement Committee 5 minutes Convention Voting Process Committee 15 minutes Membership Support Committee 15 minutes

• New Business with Previous Notice

Policy Manual Amendments (Mattson/Harlos) 30 minutes Data Sharing Request – Jo Jorgensen Campaigns (Phillips) 20 minutes Policy Manual Amendment – Electronic Mail Ballots (Hagan) 10 minutes

• Evening Adjournment

• Sunday Morning Session (9:00am)

Opportunity for Public Comment 10 minutes

• New Business without Previous Notice

Pet and young child membership (Hagan) 10 minutes Debate participation 10 minutes

• Regional Reports (supplements to printed reports)

Region 1 5 minutes Region 2 5 minutes Region 3 5 minutes Region 4 5 minutes Region 5 5 minutes Region 6 5 minutes Region 7 5 minutes Region 8 5 minutes

• Announcements 10 minutes

TOTAL: 495 minutes

Guest Speaker

Chris Rufer spoke on messaging.

OneNote

LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos prepares an electronic notebook for reference- linked here.

Voting Records

LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos maintains a spreadsheet tally of the voting records for the year which can be found here.

Reports presented at this meeting

(Unless otherwise noted, copies of these reports may be found attached to the meeting minutes.)

• Chair's Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Secretary's Report
• Staff Reports
• Special Counsel's Report
• Affiliate Support Committee Report
• Awards Committee Report
• Ballot Access Committee Report
• Campus Organizing Report
• International Representative Report
• Convention Oversight Committee Report
• Employment Policy and Compensation Committee Report
• Region 1 Report
• Region 2 Reports
• Region 3 Report
• Region 4 Report
• Region 5 Report
• Region 6 Report
• Region 7 Report
• January 2020 Membership Report
• Marked-up copy of Policy Manual with proposed style changes

Liveblogging

None.