Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee Minutes

December 8, 2018 Crowne Plaza Hotel Concorde, CA

Table of Contents

Call to Order ...... 1 Roll Call ...... 1 Adoption of Agenda ...... 2 Public Comment ...... 2 Officer’s Report ...... 2 Chair’s Report: ...... 2 Northern Vice-Chair’s Report: ...... 3 Southern Vice-Chair’s Report: ...... 3 Secretary’s Report: ...... 3 Operating Procedures Manual: ...... 3 Treasurer’s Report: ...... 3 Tour of Convention Hall (Time Certain 12:00 p.m.) ...... 3 Budget Committee Report ...... 3 Recognition of the California Mises Caucus ...... 4 Recognition of Honorary Lifetime Members ...... 4 LNC Report ...... 5 Volunteer Committee ...... 6 Candidate Support Committee Report ...... 6 2019 Convention Committee Report ...... 6 Financial Standards Committee Report ...... 6 Website Committee Report ...... 6 IT Committee Report ...... 6 Newsletter Report ...... 6 Northern Office Report ...... 7 New Business...... 7 Old Business ...... 8 Action Items ...... 8 Set Next Meeting ...... 8 Adjournment...... 8 Appendix A – Chairs’s Report ...... 9 Appendix B – Northern Vice-Chair’s Report ...... 13 Appendix C – Southern Vice-Chair’s Report ...... 16 Appendix D – Secretary’s Report ...... 17 Appendix E – Treasurer’s Report ...... 21 Appendix F – Budget Committee Report ...... 34 Appendix G – LNC Report ...... 40 Appendix H – Volunteer Committee Report ...... 42 Appendix I – Candidate Support Committee Report ...... 50 Appendix J – Convention Committee Report ...... 54 Appendix K – Financial Standards Report ...... 56 Appendix L – Website Committee Report ...... 58 Appendix M – IT Committee Report ...... 61 Appendix N – Northern Office Report ...... 62

Executive Committee Minutes December 8, 2018 Crowne Plaza Hotel Concorde, CA Call to Order

Chair, Mimi Robson, called the meeting to order at 10:16 a.m.

Roll Call

A quorum of the Executive Committee was present with the following voting members: Officers: At-Large Members: Mimi Robson, Chair Alex Appleby, At-Large (arrived at 11:55 a.m.) Kenneth Brent Olsen, Northern Vice Eduardo Flores, At-Large Chair Jonathan Jaech, Southern Vice Chair (left Tyler Kuskie, At-Large at 11:27 a.m.) Mark Hinkl,e, At-Large Angela McArdle, Secretary Justin Quigley, At-Large Steven Haug, Treasurer Kevin Shaw, At-Large

At-Large Alternates Gail Lightfoot (arrived at 11:21 a.m.) Mark Herd (arrived at 10:21 a.m.) Not Present Chuck Hamm, At-Large Wendy Hewitt, At-Large Rebecca Lau, At-Large Boomer Shannon, At-Large

The following guests were in attendance: Tim Ferreira, Jose Castaneda, Brandon Nelson, Jennifer Imhoff, Robert Imhoff, John Ferrero, Kevin Moore, Jason Quintero, Bill Haijdu, Sandra Kallender, Jose Castaneda, Elizabeth Brierly, Matyas Homer

Adoption of Agenda

Motion: Kevin Shaw moved to move the Financial Standards Report to just before the Website Committee Report. Vote: Hearing no objections, the agenda was adopted as amended. Public Comment

Robert Imhoff and Jennifer Imhoff provided public comment. The full public comment can be seen at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/LPCalifornia/videos/1911775199129409/ Officer’s Report

Chair’s Report:

Chair Mimi Robson submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix A) presented an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting. Motion: Kenneth Brent Olsen moved with second to congratulate Jeff Hewitt and his team and commend them for their hard work. Vote: The motion passed unanimously, by roll call vote. Voting Yes: Mark Hinkle Justin Quigley Eduardo Flores Tyler Kuskie Kevin Shaw Gail Lightfoot Alex Appleby Mark Herd Angela McArdle Steven Haug Kenneth Brent Olsen Chair Mimi Robson

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Northern Vice-Chair’s Report:

Kenneth Brent Olsen, Northern Vice-Chair, submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix B), presented an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting. Southern Vice-Chair’s Report:

Jonathan Jaech, Southern Vice-Chair, submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix C), and presented an oral report. Secretary’s Report:

Angela McArdle, Secretary, submitted a report in advance (see Appendix D), presented an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting. Operating Procedures Manual:

Motion: Kenneth Brent Olsen moved with second to amend the Operating Procedures manual regarding the recognition of caucuses as follows: 2) Each Caucus with its address and telephone number, shall be listed at least twice a year in the state Party newsletter. on the Party’s official website. Motion: Mark Hinkle moved with second to amend the motion to remove item no. 4. Vote on Amendment Motion: Hearing no objections, the motion passed. Vote on Main Motion: Hearing no objections, the motion passed. Treasurer’s Report:

Steven Haug, Treasurer, submitted a financial report in advance (see Appendix E) and presented an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting. Tour of Convention Hall (Time Certain 12:00 p.m.)

Reconvened from lunch at 1:29 p.m. Budget Committee Report

Steven Haug submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix F), provided an oral report, and fielded questions at the meeting. Motion: Kevin Shaw moved with second to adopt the budget. Motion: Mark Hinkle moved with second to amend the main motion to revise the budget to increase the amount for the state fair from $3,200 to $4,000, with an additional $800 coming out of surplus. Kenneth Brent Olsen called the question.

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Vote: The motion to amend passed by voice vote. Motion: Eduardo Flores moves with second to remove the website expense of $130/month from the budget and give the additional funds back to the surplus of the budget. Vote: The motion to amend passed by voice vote. Vote: The main motion passed as amended with a roll call vote of 11-0. Voting Yes: Mark Hinkle Justin Quigley Eduardo Flores Tyler Kuskie Kevin Shaw Gail Lightfoot Alex Appleby Mark Herd Angela McArdle Steven Haug Kenneth Brent Olsen

Recognition of the California Mises Caucus

Motion: Kevin Shaw moved with second to recognize the California Mises Caucus. Vote: The motion passed by a raise of hands 11 -1. Recognition of Honorary Lifetime Members

Motion: Kenneth Brent Olsen moved with second to adopt the following resolution: Whereas Kathleen White has donated over $1,200 locally to the county, and over $650 to the state party over the last 10 years. Whereas, she is also a founding member of the LPC, and has donated thousands of dollars and personal time, the we have not tracked, over the last 45 years. Be it therefore resolved that Kathleen White be awarded an honorary lifetime membership in the Libertarian Party of California. Point of Information: Is there any historical precedent for the executive committee recognizing lifetime members? Mark Hinkle replied yes. The state party gave Eric Garris an honorary membership years ago at convention. The Chair replied yes. Vote: The motion failed with a roll call vote of 4-5-2.

Voting Yes: Mark Hinkle

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Brent Olsen Kevin Shaw Alex Appleby

Voting No: Gail Lightfoot Mark Herd Steven Haug Tyler Kuskie Justin Quigley

Expressed Abstention: Angela McArdle Eduardo Flores

Motion: Angela McArdle moved with second to extend time by two minutes. Vote: With no objections, the motion passed. Motion: Angela McArdle moved with second to thank Kathleen White for her contributions to the Libertarian Party of California. Vote: The motion passed by a roll call vote of 11-0-1. Voting Yes: Mark Hinkle Justin Quigley Eduardo Flores Alex Appleby Tyler Kuskie Kevin Shaw Angela McArdle Mark Herd Steven Haug Brent Olsen Mimi Robson

Expressed Abstention: Gail Lightfoot LNC Report

Kenneth Brent Olsen, LNC Region 4 Representative, submitted a report in advance (see Appendix G), presented an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting.

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Volunteer Committee

Paul Valandigham submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix H) but was not present at the meeting. Candidate Support Committee Report

Chair, Mimi Robson submitted a report in advance (see Appendix I), provided an oral report, and fielded questions at the meeting.

2019 Convention Committee Report

Kenneth Brent Olsen submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix J), provided an oral report, and fielded questions at the meeting.

Financial Standards Committee Report

Tim Ferreira submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix K), provided an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting.

Website Committee Report

Justin Emshoff submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix L). Tim Ferreira provided an oral report, and fielded questions as the meeting.

IT Committee Report

Tim Ferreira submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix M), provided an oral report and fielded questions at the meeting.

Newsletter Report

Elizabeth Brierly submitted written proposal in advance (included in the Budget Committee Report), provided an oral report, and fielded questions at the meeting.

Motion: Kenneth Brent Olsen moved with second to accept the proposed Newsletter contract and put it in the budget.

Motion: Angela McArdle moved with second to extend time by five minutes.

Vote: With no objections, the motion passed.

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Motion: Steven Haug moved with second to extend time by two minutes.

Vote: With no objections, the motion passed.

Motion: Steve Haug moved with second to amend the motion to a six month contract.

Point of Information: Mark Hinkle ask if we can modify the budget later? The Chair note, yes, the budget can be amended via email vote and it will require 10 votes.

Vote on substitute motion: The motion passed by voice vote.

Vote on main motion: The motion passed with a roll call vote of 10-0.

Voting Yes: Mark Hinkle Justin Quigley Tyler Kuskie Kevin Shaw Alex Appleby Angela McArdle Mark Herd Gail Lightfoot Steven Haug Kenneth Brent Olsen

Northern Office Report

Kenneth Brent Olsen submitted a written report in advance (see Appendix N) and explained the Northern Office information is in Northern Vice Chair Report.

New Business

Motion: Steven Haug moved with second to go into executive session for about 10 minutes to follow up on the last executive session.

Mark Hinkle called the question.

Vote: By a show of hands, the motion passed 5 – 4.

Executive session began at 4:19 p.m. and ended at 4:33 p.m. No action was taken during Executive Session.

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Old Business

None.

Action Items

Kevin Shaw will work on audio visual equipment for the next convention.

Motion: Kenneth Brent Olsen moved with second to rescind direction to have a letter delivered to previous treasurer.

Angela McArdle called the question.

Vote: By a show of hands, the motion passed 6-2-2.

Set Next Meeting

Motion: Mark Hinkle moved with second that our next meeting be Feb 9th in Long Beach, CA.

Vote: The motion passed 11-0 by a show of hands.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be held in Long Beach, California, on February 9, 2018, at the Long Beach Marriott Hotel.

Adjournment

Motion: Alex Appleby moved with second to adjourn at 4:52 p.m. Vote: With no objections, the motion passed. The Executive Committee was adjourned at 4:52 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Angela McArdle Angela McArdle Secretary, Libertarian Party of California

Chair’s Report

Report Date: 12/08/2018 Chair: Mimi Robson

General Overview

I want to apologize that my report wasn’t submitted in advance, but I was waiting for the election results to be certified and it was well worth the wait! On December 6th the Riverside County Registrar of voters certified the election results and Jeff Hewitt won by 3.8%! I will be going over the rest of these results at the end of this report.

The last few months have been crazy and although my time was split between being a candidate for assembly and the party we were able to get a lot done! Leading up to the election I was asked to speak at several high schools in my area on behalf of the Libertarian Party. I really enjoyed talking to the kids as they seemed very open to our ideas as it was the first a lot of them had heard there was an alternative to the Democratic Party.

I was also invited to a candidate panel held at McBride High School in Long Beach as part of a candidate panel. This panel was attended by my opponent, Patrick O’Donnell, Alan Lowenthal, the Democratic Representative in the 47 th Congressional District, and a representative for Diane Feinstein. The event was organized by the local chapter of March for our Lives, which is a pro-gun legislation student group that was created in response to the many shooting tragedies across the county. I was afraid that our pro 2 nd Amendment stance would be met with some level of hostility but I was wrong! Many of the kids, as well as their parents, appreciated a different perspective and I was approached my many of them after the event who thanked me.

As far as what I’ve been up to at the LPC level, I’ve been planning a fundraising event that will be held on the night of our next Executive Committee meeting in February. I have already confirmed that Jeff Hewitt, Boomer Shannon and Judge Jim Gray will speak and I’ve reached out to Susan Shelley from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and she will likely be there as well. Once the location of our next meeting is decided at this meeting then I will be working with the CSC to finalize the planning.

At our last meeting I reported that I would be reorganizing the IT Committee and have since appointed Justin Emsoff as the IT Committee Chair, and appointed Nick

1 Appendix A December 8, 2018 Chair’s Report Smith and Tim Ferreira as members of that committee. In addition, Kevin Shaw has resigned as Chair and Member of the Social Media Committee. Brent Olsen has volunteered to temporarily be the chair of this committee and I believe he will be reaching out to additional volunteers for that committee. I will also be reaching out on social media and email to find additional volunteers for many of our other committees.

Respectfully Submitted, Honor “Mimi” Robson Chair Libertarian Party of California

2 Appendix A December 8, 2018 Chair’s Report 2018 General Election Results

This was a very exciting election season, and in the end Libertarian Party took a BIG WIN! After a month of nail biting, the Riverside County elections were certified on December 7 th the election was certified and Jeff Hewitt won his bid for Riverside County Supervisor in the 5 th District. The final count had Jeff ahead by 4,013 votes and 3.8%.

We also did very well in the State Assembly races, where all of our candidates did better than in the years previous.

Jeff Hewitt; Riverside County Supervisor, 5 th District Jeff Hewitt 54,891 votes 51.9% Russ Bogh 50,878 votes 48.1% Brandon Nelson; California Assembly District 4 Colusa County 870 votes 38% Lake County 5,463 votes 29% Napa County 13,503 votes 34% Solano County 4,498 votes 40% Sonoma County 4,903 votes 18% Yolo County 11,161 votes 21% Total 40,398 votes 24.8% Justin Quigley; California Assembly District 21 Merced County 16,339 votes 29% Stanislaus County 13,516 votes 29% Total 29,855 votes 28.7% Justin Quigley; California Assembly District 51 Los Angeles County 15,769 votes 13.4% Autumn Browne; California Assembly District 69 Orange County 20,786 votes 24.8% Honor Robson; California Assembly District 70 Los Angeles County 38,706 votes 27.1%

There were several other Libertarians on the ballot throughout the state running for non-partisan offices as follows:

Aaron Starr; City of Oxnard Mayor 27.7% (2 nd of 3)

John Inks; Mountain View City Council 11.67% (6 th of 6)

Nickolas Wildstar; Fullerton City Council 9.4% (3rd of 3)

Matthew Pautz; Apple Valley Town Council 4.79% (10th of 12)

3 Appendix A December 8, 2018 Chair’s Report Art Pedroza; Santa Ana School Board 16.1% (4th of 5)

George Reis; Garden Grove School Board 9.9% (3 rd of 3)

Robert Imhoff; East Side Union High District 4.75% (6 th of 6)

Jennifer Imhoff; Berryessa Union District 3.21% (5 th of 5)

I personally want to thank ALL of our candidates for running effective and professional campaigns! I look forward to having more candidates and more wins in the 2020 elections!

Northern Vice-Chair’s Report

Report Date: 11/25/2018 Northern Vice-Chair: K. Brent Olsen, Psy.D. Northern Vice Chair Purpose, per Bylaws of the Libertarian Party of California

• Bylaw 10, Section 4: The Vice-Chairs shall act as assistants to the Chair. The Northern Vice-Chair shall reside in the northern half of the state, and the Southern Vice-Chair shall reside in the southern half of the state (with the state divided at the northern boundaries of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties). Each Vice- Chair shall be responsible for coordinating activities in their respective halves of the state. • Bylaw 9, Section 4: The appropriate Vice-Chair may appoint a county Chair Pro Tem for any county in which there is no active county organization. It shall be the responsibility of said Chair Pro Tem to promote the development of a county organization within that county. Mission Statement

My mission as the Northern Vice Chair is to locate individuals able and willing to serve as Chair Pro Tem for their respective counties and to assist them in organizing sustainable local party affiliates in those counties who are active and engaged in promoting and building the Libertarian Party locally, as well as promoting and recruiting Libertarian candidates in those areas. Executive Overview

• When I began my term as Northern Vice Chair, we started with 12 of the 48 Northern Counties having fully organized affiliates. We now have 18 fully affiliated and active party organizations in the northern 48 counties. These are: Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Kings, Monterey, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Yolo. • In addition I have personally appointed 9 of the 9 current Chair Pro Tems that have not yet met the qualifications for affiliation. These are: Butte, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Napa, Sonoma. • Of the Northern 48 counties, 21 have no appointed Chair Pro Tem and are not organized. These are: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, San Benito, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, and Yuba.

Northern Vice-Chair’s Report

• I have appointed three Deputies to assist me in finding Chair Pro Tems in specified areas, These Deputies include: • Justin Quigley - Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador • Tyler Kuskie - Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Amador • John Ward - San Benito, Napa. • We have supplies in storage, divided between the Northern Vice Chair’s home and the home of Robert and Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm. Most of the AV assets are at the home of the NVC. Some AV and other assets are in the home of the Imhoffs. On November 18, 2018, and again on November 25, 2018, I sent an email to the Imhoffs to coordinate consolidating the assets. They stated they would bring remaining assets to me at the Concord meeting. • We have a number of candidates who were on the General Election ballot in Northern California, including: • Brandon Nelson for 4th Assembly District (partisan, endorsed) - 33,066 votes (25.6%)

Northern Vice-Chair’s Report

• Justin Quigley for 21st Assembly District (partisan, endorsed) - 27,630 (28.9%) • John Inks for Mountain View City Council (nonpartisan, endorsed) - 7,229 (11.62%) • Robert Imhoff for Eastside Union High School District Board of Trustees (nonpartisan) - 12,855 (4.76%) • Jennifer Imhoff for Berryessa Union School District Board of Trustees (nonpartisan) - 1,397 (3.22%) • On September 8, 2018, the Libertarian Party of Solano County was affiliated. • On October 11, 2018, I appointed Dave Silva as Chair Pro Tem of Napa County. • Beginning after the convention of 2019, the state’s party will be divided into three areas (Northern, Central, and Southern) with coordinators on the Executive Committee and will no longer have two Vice Chairs presiding over Northern and Southern regions (instead the party will have ONE Vice Chair). This will make organizing the “areas” within the party more reasonable.

Southern-Vice Chair’s Report

Southern Vice-Chair’s Report

Report Date: 12/08/18 Southern Vice-Chair: Jonathan Jaech Southern Vice Chair Report Q4 2018

The San Bernardino convention is December 8 th , 7:00 p.m. at the Palace in Upland. Although results won’t be official until after our meeting, it seems likely that Jeff Hewitt will be the Riverside County’s next Supervisor in District 5. Congratulations to Jeff, his campaign team and all the volunteers who worked together to win!

Secretary’s Report

Report Date: 12/08/2018 Secretary: Angela McArdle LPC Minutes The following is the status of LPC Minutes since last reported at the Executive Committee Meeting on March 10, 2018 in Sacramento: • September 8, 2018 Executive Committee Minutes – Draft Minutes were distributed via email on September 27, 2018. On October 1, 2018, a motion to approve the September 8, 2018 LPC Minutes was made by Angela McArdle and seconded by Chair, Mimi Robson on October 1, 2018. Voting on October 6, 2018 ended after 120 hours and passed with a simple majority per the Bylaws:

o Voting “aye”: Mimi Robson, Steven Haug, Angela McArdle, Rebecca Lau, Wendy Hewitt, Kenneth Brent Olsen, Justin Quigley, Kevin Shaw, Chuck Hamm o Voting “nay”: o Expressed Abstentions: Jonathan Jaech

With a final vote tally of 9 – 0 – 1 the motion passed with a simple majority. LPC Email Motions The following is the status of LPC email motions since last reported at the Executive Committee Meeting on March 10, 2018 in Sacramento: The only email motion since the last Executive Committee Meeting was the Motion to Adopt the September 8, 2018 Minutes, as stated above, passing with a 9 – 0 – 1 simple majority. LPC Membership The following is the status of LPC Membership since last reported at the Executive Committee Meeting on March 10, 2018 in Sacramento: • The membership at of the end of November was 1025. Membership has been increasing steadily every month. LPC Membership Database • The database is being kept up to date with new memberships and renewals from the counties and through the state party’s website.

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LPC Operating Procedures Manual Bylaw 29: Operating Procedures Manual The Secretary shall maintain an addendum to the bylaws that contains operating procedures that are created by a vote of the Executive Committee or the Operations Committee. The addendum shall be published and made available in the same way as the bylaws so that anyone who can access the bylaws can also access the addendum, including, publication of the page on the Party’s website that is readily available to any member, to be updated in the manual within 30 days. • Changes to the Operating Procedures Manual were made at the last Executive Committee Meeting and updated on the LPC website within 30 days. Bylaws I am working to add each county’s bylaws to the LPC website.

Respectfully Submitted, Angela McArdle Secretary Libertarian Party of California

2 Secretary’s Report December 8, 2018

County Life Total Central Total Central Affiliation Members Membership Committee Membership Committee Members Members 11 /3 0/2018 10 /31 /2018 Unaffiliated 11 43 40 44 41 No County 0 7 1 0 0 Total 50 50 41 44 21 Northern California Northern California Alameda 39 34 36 41 35 Amador 1 1 1 1 1 Butte 1 1 4 5 4 Calaveras 1 4 4 4 4 Colusa 0 0 0 0 0 Contra Costa 16 31 30 31 30 Del Norte 0 4 4 4 4 El Dorado 0 8 8 8 8 Fresno 0 6 5 6 5 Humboldt 0 3 3 3 3 Kings 0 12 12 12 12 Lake 0 1 1 1 1 Madera 1 1 1 1 1 Mariposa 0 1 1 1 1 Marin 7 17 12 17 12 Mendocino 2 4 4 4 4 Merced 1 3 3 2 2 Monterey 1 6 5 6 5 Napa 1 2 2 2 2 Nevada 4 4 3 4 3 Placer 2 14 13 15 14 Plumas 0 2 2 2 2 Sacramento 5 35 26 35 26 San Benito 0 1 1 0 0 San Francisco 21 65 58 56 51 San Joaquin 2 8 8 8 8 San Mateo 16 38 35 38 35 Santa Clara 45 132 126 123 118 Santa Cruz 5 11 11 10 10 Shasta 0 2 2 2 2 Sierra 0 1 1 1 1 Siskiyou 1 2 2 2 2

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Solano 3 11 10 10 9 Sonoma 7 15 13 15 13 Stanislaus 1 7 7 6 6 Sutter 0 2 2 2 2 Teh ema 0 0 0 0 0 Trinity 0 1 1 1 1 Tulare 1 7 6 7 6 Tuolumne 0 1 1 1 1 Yolo 0 5 4 5 4 Yuba 1 2 2 2 2 Region Total 156 515 469 502 454 Southern California Southern California Imperial 1 2 2 2 2 Kern 1 8 8 8 8 Los Angeles 58 164 150 167 153 Orange 27 77 70 80 72 Riverside 4 26 24 25 24 San 5 24 21 25 21 Bernardino San Diego 33 103 87 106 89 San Luis 1 10 10 11 11 Obispo Santa Barbara 6 12 12 12 12 Ventura 10 37 36 40 39 Region Total 146 460 418 491 438 State Total 312 10 25 928 10 18 923

Note: Counties in BOLD are affiliated with the State.

Treasurer’s Report

Report Date: December 8, 2018 Treasurer: Steven Haug Hand Book I have been keeping the hand book updated. It’s now on version 5.

FPPC I have learned the published schedule for when forms are due is subject to change. I’ll be checking for updates once a month from now on. The macros for the 460 schedules A and E reporting have been updated. I’m creating an additional macro to help with the 497 reporting. This will keep track of financial transactions that need to be reported. When the need for a 497 is triggered, a report is created and the event record is maintained. Additional funds from the same source will trigger another report. When funds from a source get within $100 of the reporting requirement, that information is noted on a separate report.

Dues Sharing The dues sharing macro has been updated to capture joins at a county processed through the state by credit card. A bug was fixed that was impacting life member upgrades. There was an additional fix to properly recognize renewals at the county since some were being missed. Fresno has requested their past dues sharing and the funds being held in trust.

Office Rent The Pacific Business Center is implementing an annual 4% increase in 2019. They also bill us for forwarding mail and rates are going up for postage in 2019.

The following files are part of this report:

Balance Sheet

Dues Share Data V6

Funds Held in Trust

Profit and Loss

Profit and Loss by Class Libertarian Party of California

BALANCE SHEET As of November 30, 2018

TOTAL ASSETS Current Assets Bank Accounts 1010 Wells Fargo Checking 3121 28,288.42 1020 PayPal 0.00 1070 Cash on Hand 0.00 1080 In-Kind Clearing 0.00 Total Bank Accounts $28,288.42 Other Current Assets 1320 Loans Receivable 0.00 1450 Prepaid Expenses 0.00 1999 Uncategorized Asset 0.00 Total Other Current Assets $0.00 Total Current Assets $28,288.42 Fixed Assets 1500 AV Equipment 5,286.42 Total Fixed Assets $5,286.42 Other Assets 1950 Security Deposits 0.00 Total Other Assets $0.00 TOTAL ASSETS $33,574.84

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Current Liabilities Accounts Payable 2010 Accounts Payable -189.37 Total Accounts Payable $ -189.37 Credit Cards 2012 Credit Cards 01 Kevin Takenaga 0.00 Total 2012 Credit Cards 0.00 Total Credit Cards $0.00 Other Current Liabilities 2020 County Allocations Payable 0.00 2140 Sales tax payable 9.89 2350 Unearned or deferred revenue 0.00 2580 Funds Held in Trust 1,919.26 Total Other Current Liabilities $1,929.15 Total Current Liabilities $1,739.78 Long-Term Liabilities 2050 Dues Sharing Trust 0.00 Total Long-Term Liabilities $0.00

Cash Basis Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:54 PM GMT-8 1/2 TOTAL Total Liabilities $1,739.78 Equity 3900 Retained Earnings 19,757.78 3999 Opening Balance Equity 7,369.66 Net Income 4,757.62 Total Equity $31,885.06 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $33,624.84

Cash Basis Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:54 PM GMT-8 2/2 Dues Sharing report for Period July - November 2018 (revised)

County Date Neon Acct Member Transaction Description Source Amount Alameda 7/12/2018 17269 James Michael Eyer Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 7/20/2018 17285 E. William Yund Continuing Donor 12.50 8/8/2018 19977 James Zachary Bedford Continuing Donor 12.50 10/1/2018 17281 Elizabeth Anne McGinnis Stump Supporter ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 10/24/2018 23217 Kenneth DeLong Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 87.50

Contra Costa 11/1/2018 22201 Igor Shabalov Supporter Two Year Membership ($100) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 50.00 Total 50.00

El Dorado 11/13/2018 22742 Nicole Johnston Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 12.50

Kern 8/19/2018 17349 Leigh Kelly Continuing Donor 12.50 Total 12.50

Kings 7/24/2018 22460 Kenneth Brent Olsen Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 11/18/2018 22737 Kalish Morrow Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 11/18/2018 22459 Jillian Michele Olsen Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 Total -37.50

Los Angeles 7/1/2018 19957 Warren Barr Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 7/2/2018 20335 Fred Dan Fernandes Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 7/4/2018 21991 Ted Brown Continuing Donor 12.50 7/5/2018 18047 Jill R. Binsley Continuing Donor 12.50 7/5/2018 17406 Carl M. Marty Swinney Continuing Donor 12.50 7/5/2018 22133 John Poitras Continuing Donor 12.50 7/12/2018 23117 Jill C. Pyeatt Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 7/21/2018 17404 David K. Schrader Continuing Donor 12.50 8/3/2018 17372 Stanley Howard Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 8/5/2018 17354 David Bowers Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 8/18/2018 23650 Lindsay Hitchcock Basic Two Year Membership ($50) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 8/21/2018 17408 Robert George Weber Continuing Donor 12.50 8/24/2018 23164 John Holton Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/1/2018 21814 Andrew J. Murcia Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/1/2018 23169 Kristin P Marzec Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/11/2018 23056 Frank Chau Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/21/2018 23074 Mark Eric Reynolds Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/30/2018 17398 Marel Kenneth "Bud" Bates Continuing Donor 12.50 10/29/2018 23165 Kevin Arthur Shaw Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 10/30/2018 22272 Scott E Mandell Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/3/2018 23797 Art Olivier Basic Two Year Membership ($50) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/7/2018 23213 Russell Lemley Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 250.00

Orange 7/21/2018 17542 Mike J. Binkley Continuing Donor 12.50 8/28/2018 22430 Eric P. Francisconi Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/1/2018 22687 Ryan Reed Hinds Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/1/2018 22688 Nathan Peter Urone Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/24/2018 21637 John F Harrell Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/1/2018 20725 James J. Koberstein Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 75.00

Placer 8/11/2018 23645 Russell Cotten Supporter Two Year Membership ($100) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 9/29/2018 8228 Robert Page Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/2/2018 8249 Dennis L. Schlumpf Supporter Two Year Membership ($100) (Renew) Check 50.00 Total 87.50

Riverside 7/21/2018 17588 Susanmarie Weber Continuing Donor 12.50 8/8/2018 22699 Wendy Hewitt Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Check 12.50 10/12/2018 23200 Angela Sessions Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 37.50

Sacramento 7/21/2018 17628 Victor F. M. Aagaard Continuing Donor 12.50 8/17/2018 23333 William C. Bingham Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 10/15/2018 22563 Philip Brownsey Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 10/22/2018 21830 Emily Mae Henkel-Tilford Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 37.50

San Bernardino 9/15/2018 17640 Michael Moore Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 9/16/2018 20153 Roger H. P. Clark Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/22/2018 8267 Anthony Tyler Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/15/2018 20894 Jeff McClain Basic Membership ($25) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 62.50

San Diego 7/11/2018 20679 Daniel J. Kash Basic Two Year Membership ($50) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 9/23/2018 23190 John Rivera Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/28/2018 23316 Katherine Williams Statesman ($250) Credit Card (Proces) 125.00 11/4/2018 23280 Nathaniel Kingsbury Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 11/17/2018 17691 Scott F. Fitch Supporter Two Year Membership ($100) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 50.00 11/23/2018 17719 John W. Kuivinen Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Check 25.00 Total 250.00

San Francisco 7/1/2018 22035 Emmet T. Murphy Basic Two Year Membership ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 7/4/2018 20339 Francoise Fielding Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 7/14/2018 23635 Annie Henry Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 8/1/2018 17821 Tim Carrico Continuing Donor 12.50 8/23/2018 23656 Nora Beach Basic Two Year Membership ($50) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/12/2018 21768 Terry Chong Donation | Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/31/2018 8248 Tomas Saulys Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/10/2018 23804 Allen Sherzer Statesman Two Year ($500) Credit Card (Proces) 125.00 11/11/2018 23814 Paul Watts Supporter Two Year Membership ($100) County Treasury -25.00 11/26/2018 8211 Leslie E. Mangus Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/28/2018 23271 Rebecca Lau Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 225.00

San Joaquin Total 0.00

San Mateo 7/31/2018 17865 Irvin E. Chambers Annual + Donation ($50) Check 12.50 10/31/2018 22109 Jonathan D. Baker Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 25.00

Santa Clara 7/24/2018 17924 Alan M. Newman Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 9/7/2018 23010 James G Bertonis Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 9/9/2018 23205 Canyon Read Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/1/2018 22751 Robert V Imhoff-Dousharm Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/21/2018 23744 Anirban Das Supporter ($50) (Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 25.00 10/22/2018 23746 Charles Harden Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/22/2018 23747 Laura Kreuger Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/22/2018 23750 Nicholas Langston Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/22/2018 23751 Shannon Marshall Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/22/2018 23752 Mark Fisk Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/22/2018 23754 Andrea Boucher Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/26/2018 23762 Charlie Krackeler Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/26/2018 23763 Gibran Issa Basic Two Year Membership ($50) County Treasury -12.50 10/28/2018 22941 Roberta Gray Supporter ($50) (Renew) County Treasury -25.00 10/29/2018 23304 Kelly S. Yilmaz Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 11/13/2018 23277 Brendan O'Sullivan Supporter ($50) (Renew) County Treasury -25.00 11/14/2018 20566 Albert C. Hinkle Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/23/2018 22783 Jeffery Lydon Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 11/26/2018 17918 Robert Daniel Goodwyn Life Member Renew County Treasury -475.00 Total -587.50

Santa Cruz 8/8/2018 17984 Jascha Lee Continuing Donor 12.50 11/15/2018 23119 Kathleen J Purcell Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 25.00

Stanislaus 10/20/2018 23086 Justin Ryan Quigley Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/20/2018 23743 Matthew Robinson Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/23/2018 23262 Lauren Petersen Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 Total 37.50

Ventura 7/28/2018 18049 Robin (Robert) W. Hoffman Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 10/1/2018 22713 John E Tarkany Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Credit Card (Proces) 12.50 10/1/2018 23150 Charles Hamm Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) 12.50 10/24/2018 23150 Charles Hamm Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) Check 12.50 11/10/2018 23180 Daniel O'Shea Basic Membership ($25)(Renew) County Treasury -12.50 Total 12.50

Yolo Total 0.00

Total All Counties 662.50 Libertarian Party of California

DUES SHARING TRUST All Dates

DATE TRANSACTION NUM VENDOR MEMO/DESCRIPTION ACCOUNT AMOUNT TYPE LP Fresno County 04/25/2018 Deposit LP Fresno County BILL PAYMENT RETURN ON 2580 Funds Held in Trust 908.43 04-25 Total for LP Fresno County $908.43 LPx Nevada County 06/21/2018 Deposit LPx Nevada County MOBILE DEPOSIT : REF 2580 Funds Held in Trust 1,010.83 NUMBER :614210524012 Nevada County LP Total for LPx Nevada County $1,010.83 TOTAL $1,919.26

Saturday, December 1, 2018 02:01 PM GMT-8 1/1 Libertarian Party of California

PROFIT AND LOSS January - November, 2018

TOTAL Income 4a Donations 4010 Gifts-Unrestricted-One Time 9,457.70 4011 Gifts-Unrestricted-Recurring 5,976.08 4014 Gifts-Restricted-One Time 5,540.00 Total 4a Donations 20,973.78 5840 Tuition & Fees Income 156.00 5a Membership Dues 5210 Renewal 6,800.00 5212 New Member 4,759.99 5230 Revenue from Premiums 5,325.00 5250 Receipts From County Dues Sharing 75.00 Total 5a Membership Dues 16,959.99 5b Events-Revenue 5500 Convention 26,470.00 5550 Event Donation Revenue 1,225.00 Total 5b Events-Revenue 27,695.00 5c Materials-Revenue 5100 Sales of Product Income 69.96 Total 5c Materials-Revenue 69.96 6000 Interest - Checking and Savings 2.20 6934 Shipping Income 15.66 Total Income $65,872.59 GROSS PROFIT $65,872.59 Expenses 7020 County Dues Sharing 4,237.50 7600 Campaign Support Committee 5,500.00 8110 Office Supplies 870.74 8130 Telephone & Telecommunications 410.56 8134 Domain & Website Services 1,236.70 8140 Postage, Shipping, Freight & Delivery 46.90 8152 Bulk Email Services 119.45 8154 Email Service 464.00 8200 Regional Offices 8201 Northern Vice-Chair 2,224.03 8205 Southern Vice-Chair 349.00 Total 8200 Regional Offices 2,573.03 8210 Office Rent 944.52 8290 Special Events 8292 Event Facilities 3,145.00 Total 8290 Special Events 3,145.00 8310 Travel, Meals and Meeting Expenses 611.60 8320 Speaker, Entertainer Fees and 215.96

Cash Basis Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:51 PM GMT-8 1/2 TOTAL Expenses 8400 Convention 25,653.65 8512 Bank Services - Account Fees 34.49 8520 Insurance - Liability & Casualty 515.00 8540 Tuition & Fees Expense 1,414.69 8560 Outside Computer Services 2,394.00 8570 Advertising 4,902.00 8572 Promotional Products 260.76 8574 Membership Promotions 30.00 8580 On Line Store Fees 188.23 8590 Credit Card & Transaction Processing 2,013.19 8650 Taxes & Licenses 53.00 8670 Miscellaneous Expense 30.00 Unapplied Cash Bill Payment Expense 0.00 Total Expenses $57,864.97 NET OPERATING INCOME $8,007.62 Other Expenses 8660 Fines, Penalties & Judgments 3,250.00 Total Other Expenses $3,250.00 NET OTHER INCOME $ -3,250.00 NET INCOME $4,757.62

Cash Basis Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:51 PM GMT-8 2/2 Libertarian Party of California

PROFIT AND LOSS BY CLASS January - November, 2018

ADMINISTRATION CONVENTION FUNDRAISING MEMBERSHIPS WEB AND NOT TOTAL OUTREACH SPECIFIED Income 4a Donations $0.00 4010 Gifts-Unrestricted-One 713.01 8,744.69 $9,457.70 Time 4011 Gifts-Unrestricted- 5,976.08 $5,976.08 Recurring 4014 Gifts-Restricted-One 5,500.00 40.00 $5,540.00 Time Total 4a Donations 6,213.01 14,760.77 $20,973.78 5840 Tuition & Fees Income 156.00 $156.00 5a Membership Dues $0.00 5210 Renewal 6,800.00 $6,800.00 5212 New Member 4,759.99 $4,759.99 5230 Revenue from Premiums 5,325.00 $5,325.00 5250 Receipts From County 75.00 $75.00 Dues Sharing Total 5a Membership Dues 16,959.99 $16,959.99 5b Events-Revenue $0.00 5500 Convention 26,470.00 $26,470.00 5550 Event Donation Revenue 625.00 600.00 $1,225.00 Total 5b Events-Revenue 625.00 27,070.00 $27,695.00 5c Materials-Revenue $0.00 5100 Sales of Product Income 69.96 $69.96 Total 5c Materials-Revenue 69.96 $69.96 6000 Interest - Checking and 2.20 $2.20 Savings 6934 Shipping Income 15.66 $15.66 Total Income $783.20 $33,283.01 $14,846.39 $16,959.99 $0.00 $0.00 $65,872.59 GROSS PROFIT $783.20 $33,283.01 $14,846.39 $16,959.99 $0.00 $0.00 $65,872.59 Expenses 7020 County Dues Sharing 4,237.50 $4,237.50 7600 Campaign Support 5,500.00 $5,500.00 Committee 8110 Office Supplies 401.25 469.49 $870.74 8130 Telephone & 410.56 $410.56 Telecommunications 8134 Domain & Website 466.14 770.56 $1,236.70 Services 8140 Postage, Shipping, 46.90 $46.90 Freight & Delivery 8152 Bulk Email Services 59.78 59.67 $119.45 8154 Email Service 80.00 384.00 $464.00 8200 Regional Offices $0.00 8201 Northern Vice-Chair 1,924.03 300.00 $2,224.03 8205 Southern Vice-Chair 349.00 $349.00 Total 8200 Regional Offices 2,273.03 300.00 $2,573.03 8210 Office Rent 944.52 $944.52 8290 Special Events $0.00

Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:07 PM GMT-8 1/2 ADMINISTRATION CONVENTION FUNDRAISING MEMBERSHIPS WEB AND NOT TOTAL OUTREACH SPECIFIED 8292 Event Facilities 3,145.00 $3,145.00 Total 8290 Special Events 3,145.00 $3,145.00 8310 Travel, Meals and 611.60 $611.60 Meeting Expenses 8320 Speaker, Entertainer Fees 215.96 $215.96 and Expenses 8400 Convention 25,653.65 $25,653.65 8512 Bank Services - Account 31.00 3.49 $34.49 Fees 8520 Insurance - Liability & 515.00 $515.00 Casualty 8540 Tuition & Fees Expense 1,414.69 $1,414.69 8560 Outside Computer 1,197.00 1,197.00 $2,394.00 Services 8570 Advertising 4,862.00 40.00 $4,902.00 8572 Promotional Products 260.76 $260.76 8574 Membership Promotions 15.00 15.00 $30.00 8580 On Line Store Fees 188.23 $188.23 8590 Credit Card & Transaction 32.87 811.18 1,169.14 $2,013.19 Processing 8650 Taxes & Licenses 50.00 3.00 $53.00 8670 Miscellaneous Expense 30.00 $30.00 Unapplied Cash Bill Payment -325.00 325.00 $0.00 Expense Total Expenses $7,307.56 $36,701.10 $2,217.90 $6,614.18 $4,699.23 $325.00 $57,864.97 NET OPERATING INCOME $ -6,524.36 $ -3,418.09 $12,628.49 $10,345.81 $ -4,699.23 $ -325.00 $8,007.62 Other Expenses 8660 Fines, Penalties & 3,250.00 $3,250.00 Judgments Total Other Expenses $3,250.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3,250.00 NET OTHER INCOME $ -3,250.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ -3,250.00 NET INCOME $ -9,774.36 $ -3,418.09 $12,628.49 $10,345.81 $ -4,699.23 $ -325.00 $4,757.62

Sunday, December 2, 2018 09:07 PM GMT-8 2/2

Budget Committee Report

Commissioned By: Mimi Robson, Chair Committee Chair: Steven Haug Members: Steven Haug, Boomer Shannon , Rebecca Lau, Jonathan Jaech, Mark Hinkle

Committee Purpose Prepare a budget proposal for the next fiscal year.

Meeting History The Zoom online meeting was called to order on November 22, 2018 at 8:05 PM. After a review of the budget proposal Boomer Shannon made a motion to accept the proposed budget as written. Hearing no objection the motion it passed. Meeting was adjoined at 8:21 PM.

Items for Discussion The budget contains funding for the State Fair in July 2019. We currently don’t have a newsletter and there are no funds allocated in the present budget for a newsletter. Elizabeth Brierly has presented a proposal to produce a newsletter as a paid contractor.

The following files are part of this report: Elizabeth Brierly Newsletter Proposed Budget for FY2019

1 Libertarian Party of California

BUDGET OVERVIEW: FY 2019 BUDGET - FY19 P&L January - December 2019

JAN 2019 FEB 2019 MAR 2019 APR 2019 MAY 2019 JUN 2019 JUL 2019 AUG 2019 SEP 2019 OCT 2019 NOV 2019 DEC 2019 TOTAL Income 4a Donations $0.00 4010 Gifts-Unrestricted-One 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 900.00 $10,800.00 Time 4011 Gifts-Unrestricted- 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 $7,200.00 Recurring Total 4a Donations 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 $18,000.00 5a Membership Dues $0.00 5210 Renewal 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 $7,200.00 5212 New Member 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 $7,200.00 5230 Revenue from 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 $6,000.00 Premiums Total 5a Membership Dues 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00 $20,400.00 5b Events-Revenue $0.00 5500 Convention 2,500.00 1,500.00 5,000.00 6,500.00 7,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 $30,500.00 5550 Event Donation 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 $3,600.00 Revenue Total 5b Events-Revenue 2,800.00 1,800.00 5,300.00 6,800.00 7,300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 2,800.00 2,800.00 $34,100.00 6000 Interest - Checking and 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 $24.00 Savings Total Income $6,002.00 $5,002.00 $8,502.00 $10,002.00 $10,502.00 $3,502.00 $3,502.00 $3,502.00 $5,002.00 $5,002.00 $6,002.00 $6,002.00 $72,524.00 GROSS PROFIT $6,002.00 $5,002.00 $8,502.00 $10,002.00 $10,502.00 $3,502.00 $3,502.00 $3,502.00 $5,002.00 $5,002.00 $6,002.00 $6,002.00 $72,524.00 Expenses 7020 County Dues Sharing 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 425.00 $5,100.00 8110 Office Supplies 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 $1,200.00 8130 Telephone & 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 $540.00 Telecommunications 8134 Domain & Website 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 $1,560.00 Services 8140 Postage, Shipping, 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 $48.00 Freight & Delivery 8150 Bulk Mail Services 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 $6,000.00 8152 Bulk Email Services 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 $600.00 8154 Email Service 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 $60.00 8200 Regional Offices $0.00 8202 Northern Region 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 $2,004.00 8203 Central Region 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 $2,004.00 8204 Southern Region 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 $2,004.00 Total 8200 Regional Offices 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 501.00 $6,012.00 8210 Office Rent 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 $1,140.00 8230 Chair Discretionary 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 167.00 $2,004.00 Spending 8290 Special Events $0.00 8292 Event Facilities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $3,200.00 Total 8290 Special Events 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $3,200.00 8310 Travel, Meals and 0.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 $1,400.00 Meeting Expenses 8400 Convention 0.00 0.00 0.00 29,700.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $29,700.00 8520 Insurance - Liability & 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $500.00 Casualty 8540 Tuition & Fees Expense 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 145.00 $1,740.00 8560 Outside Computer 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 235.00 $2,820.00 Services 8572 Promotional Products 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 $420.00 8590 Credit Card & 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 $2,400.00 Transaction Processing 8650 Taxes & Licenses 56.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $56.00 8670 Miscellaneous Expense 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $30.00 Total Expenses $2,693.00 $2,987.00 $2,667.00 $32,337.00 $2,637.00 $3,487.00 $5,837.00 $2,637.00 $2,987.00 $2,637.00 $2,637.00 $2,987.00 $66,530.00 NET OPERATING INCOME $3,309.00 $2,015.00 $5,835.00 $ -22,335.00 $7,865.00 $15.00 $ -2,335.00 $865.00 $2,015.00 $2,365.00 $3,365.00 $3,015.00 $5,994.00 Other Expenses Other Miscellaneous Expense 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 $3,000.00 Total Other Expenses $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $3,000.00 NET OTHER INCOME $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -250.00 $ -3,000.00 NET INCOME $3,059.00 $1,765.00 $5,585.00 $ -22,585.00 $7,615.00 $ -235.00 $ -2,585.00 $615.00 $1,765.00 $2,115.00 $3,115.00 $2,765.00 $2,994.00

Saturday, December 1, 2018 05:08 PM GMT-8 1/1 Building on the original mission of our California Libertarian Activist (CLA) newsletter (included in my 2015 proposal sent under separate cover), here’s a recap of the concept we discussed, along with other recommendations, proposed rates for my services, what those services would be, and resources needed.

Newsletter format adjustment

 Articles from affiliates, candidates, campaigns, activists, etc. would be solicited and/or received, reviewed, edited, and posted to the web site as they come in;  Articles fitting CLA’s editorial style guide would be tagged specifically in the web site’s “newsletter” category of post or page;  The articles would cycle through our web site’s home page, preferably in a panel allotted to that newsletter category (current web site has only one such panel which displays, FIFO, the four latest posts from all categories, undifferentiated);  Newsletter would be digital, curated from the aforementioned articles and occasionally other content (e.g., reprints of press coverage received by the LPC or our candidates & campaigns, affiliate-support articles published by the national LP (we have reprint rights from national), etc.  Isses of the newsletter would be posted in their entirety at an appropriate place on the web site, along with (eventually) our other past publications, sensibly indexed.

Note: We have already taken the first steps toward this format, which are to establish the distinct newsletter category on the web site, and post several articles there.

(I will send you a sample of the e-mail newsletter formating momentarily, under separate cover.)

Benefits

This new format will have the effect of:  Bolstering the ongoing freshness of the web site;  Reaching (passively) web surfers, in addition to (actively) those LPC members and subscribers who are consistent e-mail readers;  Smoothing the workflow, over time, of both the editor and writers. Busy affiliates will be free to submit articles at any time, without worrying that they’ll become stale because of being long before the “deadline,” and conversely, without worrying about having to drop everything to avoid missing that deadline. (Note that time-sensitive articles that are posted to web site may then be excluded from the e-mailed newsletter, depending on their moment within the cycle.) The editor will be able to vet, edit, and post articles in between & around other client obligations, improving overall timeliness.

Frequency

I propose publishing the e-mailed edition approximately once per month, with the option to increase that when the budget allows.

The need for a print edition

I recommend we use the web site, the digital newsletter, and especially any snail-mail communications, to survey our members & subscribers about their desire for a print edition. Their responses can guide development & frequency of said print edition, and potentially give us a valuable grasp on the demographics of our audience.

Even if few members opt to receive the print edition, the printing costs could be leveraged into outreach to prospects for membership or donorship, for example:  registered Libertarian voters who aren’t yet members,  National LP members who are California residents but haven’t yet joined LPC,  enclosure as a “giveaway” in fundraising mailings,  mailings to registered-LP, high-propensity voters, and  distribute at central committee meetings, outreach events, fairs, etc. (As you know, in the publishing industry, the marginal cost of the nth copy is tiny compared with the cost of the first copy.)

Compensation

I propose a retainer of $650 per month, which will include:  Editing & posting of no fewer than eight feature articles to the web site;  Additional miscellaneous elements such as recurring donation or membership form, events announcements as timely; list of the counties’ contact info, etc.  One e-mailed newsletter per month—curated, edited, laid out, tested, and transmitted.  Posting of the completed newsletter in its entirety to the web site.

The retainer may also include:  Original writing of articles, as needed and as sensible.  Split-testing of the e-mailings, with analysis of the results, for purposes of continuous process improvement.

Additional articles or tasks to be billed at a rate of $35 per hour.

More significant variations, such as increasing the number of issues to semi-monthly, could be quoted anew.

Resources needed

 Administrative & editing access to all relevant tools, such as Neon database, SendGrid e-mailing app, and Wordpress web site.  Training/coaching in relevant features of SendGrid (which has supplanted Robly, where our other digital editions have been laid out in HTML and transmitted)  Continually but no less frequent than monthly, an updated list of all county affiliates’ executive committees and those in such roles as communications, PR, or newsletter committee chairs or directors.  LPC leadership’s encouragement to affiliates to send in their activity reports, campaign updates, event announcements, etc. etc.  The newsletter’s being digital relies on the LPC web-site team and/or I.T. team taking into consideration any and all logistical constraints or needs, if and when redesigning or restructuring tools such as the membership database (e.g., Neon), mass e-mail system (e.g., SendGrid), newsletter sign-up form (currently via the web site, possibly other mechanisms are in place as well). The editor should be included in all system-requirements discussions.

Exclusions

This proposal does not include:  Mailing list maintenance or new-subscriber data entry;  Print edition editing & layout (which would involve separate layout process in a graphic design program, e.g., Adobe InDesign, higher quality photos, coordinating with a printer, etc.)

Relationships

The newsletter editor will report to the chair.

The editor is authorized to contact affiliates and members to solicit/request articles, interviews, event reports, etc.

ABOUT ELIZABETH C. BRIERLY

Elizabeth Brierly is a marketing and communications consultant, with experience in public relations, sales, publishing, and business systems analysis. She holds a B.S. in Marketing (minor in Languages), and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Her clients include the Libertarian National Committee, where she has been a contributing writer and served as assistant editor and media coordinator since 2015.

Elizabeth served 5 years on the executive committee of the Libertarian Party (LP) of California (2 as an officer), and was Editor of California Freedom from 2003 to 2006. Her fund-raising and coalition- building efforts helped defeat a half-percent sales tax in 2006, in fiscally liberal Santa Clara County. Her campaign experience also includes running for State Board of Equalization in 2002, and managing Terry Savage for Assembly (1994).

Elizabeth’s community leadership has included stints on the Leadership Circle Committee of the Technology Museum of Innovation, 6 years as a director of Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association (Communications Committee Chair in 2011), and as a taxpayers’ rep on San Jose’s Structural Budget Deficit Elimination Task Force (2008–2010). She also worked in Public Relations at the libertarian think-tank, the Independent Institute.

She has been in demand as a speaker to both partisan and nonpartisan groups, speaking on matters of taxation, gun rights, and building coalitions.

Elizabeth’s fascination with the morality and practicality of libertarianism was fostered by grade-school through college discussions of the works of Ayn Rand and Harry Browne.

She partnered with fellow Libertarian Party activist Sandra Kallander, inventor of the automated induction map, to found Induction Works Industries. Their mission is to take the ideas of individual liberty to a far greater audience by using the principles of storytelling, and the economies of scale of the Internet.

Praise for Elizabeth C. Brierly’s work

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[California Freedom] is truly outstanding. I could not have hoped for anything nicer. – M Carling, Board Member, Libertarian Party of California

I wish to congratulate you on the new, easy-to-read format. Some of the new features, such as “Welcome Aboard!” and “Spotlight on New Members,” are terrific! – Dr. Michael R. Edelstein, Clinical Psychologist and Author

[The] June edition…looks fantastic! This is the kind of good quality “look” to which I was hoping the [publication] could transition. Congratulations! – RobRob, Activist

You do a fantastic job publishing California Freedom. I find it very interesting and I read it thoroughly each month. –Dave White, Radio Talk Show Host

I just read the July issue of California Freedom. As always, excellent! The official “Best State LP Newsletter in the USA” ribbon remains firmly pinned to your lapel. –Bill Winter, Communications Director, Advocates for Self–Government; Former Editor, LP News

I loved your suggestions. They made sense. And, I think you're a genius: I couldn't think of a better word [and your suggestion] is perfect. – Professor and “how to” book author, Vallejo, California

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Thanks...for the terrific editing work you did on my Coalition Building Committee report! It reads so much better after you’ve worked on it.... –Terry Floyd, Treasurer, LP of the East Bay

Great job of turning my coal into diamonds. –Mike Laursen, Candidate for State Senate

LNC Report

Report of the Region 4 Alternate to the LNC

Report Date: 11/25/2018 LNC Region 4 Representative: Jeff Hewitt LNC Region 4 Alternate: K. Brent Olsen, Psy.D.

Region 4 LNC Alternate Purpose, Per Bylaws of the Libertarian Party

• Article 7, Section 1: The National Committee shall have control and management of all the affairs, properties and funds of the Party consistent with these Bylaws. The Libertarian National Committee shall establish and oversee an organizational structure to implement the purposes of the Party as stated in Article 2. The National Committee shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings and the carrying out of its duties and responsibilities. The National Committee may delegate its authority in any manner it deems necessary. • Article 7, Section 2, Subsection C: any additional members as specified below: Any affiliate party with 10% or more of the total national party sustaining membership within affiliate parties (as determined for delegate allocation) shall be entitled to one National Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of national sustaining membership. Affiliate parties may, by mutual consent, band together to form "representative regions," and each such "region" with an aggregate national party sustaining membership of 10% or more shall be entitled to one National Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of national party sustaining membership. "Representative regions" may be formed or dissolved once every two years during a period beginning 90 days before the beginning of and ending on the second day of the National Convention, and notice of new formations or dissolutions must be given in writing to the national Secretary prior to the close of the Convention at which they take place. Mission Statement

My mission as the LNC Region 4 Alternate is to represent both the interests of the principles inherent within the Libertarian Party’s Statement of Principles and its Platform on the LNC and to represent the interests of the state affiliates within Region 4 when those interests are not inconsistent with the LP Statement of Principles or the Platform.

LNC Report

Executive Overview

• The Quarter 3 meeting of the new LNC elected at the 2018 convention was held in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 29-30, 2018. Both Jeff Hewitt and K. Brent Olsen were in attendance. The following were appointed to the Affiliate Support Committee: Erin Adams, David Demarest, Pat Ford. Joseph Bishop-Henchman was appointed to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Erin Adams on the Advertising and Publication Review Committee. Erin Adams, Richard Bowen, and Julie Fox were appointed to the Audit Committee. Alex Merced, Steven Nekhaila, and Elizabeth Van Horn were appointed to the Blockchain Committee, with Alex Merced being appointed Interim Chair. Erin Adams, Whitney Bilyeu, Sam Goldstein, and Alicia Mattson were appointed to the Convention Oversight Committee. A Convention Voting Process Committee was created. Joseph Bishop- Henchman, Jim Lark, and Bill Redpath were appointed to the Employment Policy and Compensation Committee. A Membership Support Committee was created. A Voting Procedures Committee was created. The LNC appointed Matthew Geiger, Paige Lee, Matthew Long, Dustin Nanna, and Aeris Stewart to the Youth Engagement Committee. It was announced that Wes Benedict was resigning from his position as Executive Director after the November election, and that Lauren Daugherty would serve as Acting Executive Director until a new Executive Director was selected. The LNC voted to pursue an agreement with Mr. Robin Koerner on a marketing idea at terms that are favorable to both parties and work over the next two months to come up with a proposal for consideration at the December meeting. • There were no email ballots since the September 29-30, 2018, LNC session • The next LNC meeting will be on December 1-2, 2018, in Alexandria, Virginia. Neither Jeff Hewitt or K. Brent Olsen will be in attendance at that meeting. • Since the September 2018 LNC meeting, the following committee appointments have been made: Region 1 appointed Martin Buchanan, Region 2 appointed Matt Crum, Region 3 appointed Joseph Langenbrunner, Region 4 appointed Kevin Shaw, Region 6 appointed Phil Anderson, Region 7 appointed Joseph Duncan, Region 8 appointed Darryl W. Perry. The LNC Chair appointed Mohammed-Reza Khosh-Sirat and Jim Turney as the two (2) non-LNC members and appointed Sam Goldstein as interim chair of the Candidate Support Committee. The LNC Chair appointed Alex Merced and Elizabeth Van Horn as the two (2) LNC members and appointed Elizabeth Van Horn as interim chair of the IT Committee. The Youth Engagement Committee elected Aeris Stewart as its chair.

Candidate Support Committee Report

Date: 12/08/2018 Appointed by the Chair per the LPC Bylaws and Operating Procedures Manual Committee Chair: Mimi Robson Treasurer: Emily Henkel-Tilford (non-voting member) Secretary: Angela McArdle Members: Ted Brown Mark Hinkle Tim Ferreira

Candidate Support Committee Purpose

Bylaw 16: Campaign Financing

The Executive Committee shall establish one or more Party campaign funds from which funds may be allocated to candidates of the Party. Such funds shall be independent of any campaign funds maintained by County Central Committees or other committees of the Party. The Campaign Committee shall have the discretion to allocate campaign funds among the various candidates. The campaign fund may also be used to support Party campaign publicity not specifically promoting an individual candidacy. Operating Procedures Manual Candidate Support Committee Per Bylaw 16 the LPC shall establish at least one campaign fund which funds shall be allocated to candidates of the Libertarian Party, therefore The Libertarian Party of California Candidate Support Committee (LPC CSC) shall be formed to raise money to support qualified Libertarian candidates in California and/or support campaign publicity not specifically promoting an individual candidacy. (07/20/2006) The Treasurer of this Committee shall not be an officer of the LPC and shall serve a term contemporaneous with the term of the Treasurer of the LPC. (07/20/2006) The members of the LPC CSC and the Treasurer shall be appointed by the Chair, who will also determine the number of members the Committee will consist of. (06/11/2017) The Candidate Support Committee shall be charged with: 1) Determining which non-federal candidates to support 2) File campaign finance reports

1 December 8, 2018 Candidate Support Committee Report Mission Statement

Promoting registered Libertarians who pledge to proclaim and implement the Statement of Principles of the Libertarian Party of California as candidates for public office in California; to that end the Candidate Support Committee shall raise money throughout the year to support our candidates and help elect Libertarians to public office.

Committee Goals

The Candidate Support Committee has been working on realistic goals to help promote both the Candidates and the Libertarian Party itself. Tim Ferreira has taken the lead on both fundraising and event planning, and has been named the Director of the Committee. ò The specific goals that he invasions, which the full committee supports and are in line with the goals I outlined at our last meeting, are as follows: 1) 2018 A) recurring donations in place to raise $1M per year B) at least 2 fundraisers C) establish a point person in each affiliated county D) establish CRM E) hire a fulltime treasurer for CSC 2) 2019 A) recurring donations in place to raise $3M per year B) at least 4 fundraisers C) establish a support network in each affiliated county D) have a solid state-wide database in CRM E) establish vendors and discounts for collateral F) establish endorsement processes from liberty-minded groups G) establish links to organizations that can provide campaign volunteers and low-pay resources H) hire 1 or more fulltime treasurers to run campaigns of any Libertarian candidate (should not be the CSC treasurer) I) build candidate support packets a. helpful tips for running a campaign b. debate preparation c. canned responses to common questions and situations 3) 2020 A) recurring donations in place to raise $6M per year B) at least 6 fundraisers C) infrastructure in place to collect signatures in every county D) infrastructure in place call, text, email, mail, etc every CA voter multiple times

2 December 8, 2018 Candidate Support Committee Report E) pay filing fees and candidate statements for every candidate running F) full press release system in place

Executive Overview

Since the last Executive Committee Meeting the CSC has done the following: ò Of the 2018 goals we have done the following: o Continued receiving reoccurring donations, which now total $115 per month. o Planned our first fundraiser which was held on September 8, 2019 (following our Executive Committee Meeting) at the Claim Jumpers in Fountain Valley. The event made a profit of $591.98 and we now have a better understanding on how to plan and execute these types of events in the future. o We will be planning a fundraising event to be held on the night of our next Executive Committee meeting in the south. ò The Committee is currently working on fundraising letters that will be sent to all current LPC and National members and will be sent out this month. ò The Committee is currently working on an email campaign to Registered Libertarians and will be sent out in the next month. ò The Committee is working with John Ferrero and Brent Olsen to recruit and support specific special elections in 2019 as well as candidates in winnable districts/races for 2020. Meeting History • Since the last Executive Committee meeting we have held meetings on the following dates: • September 3, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Tim Ferreira Angela McArdle and Mimi Robson in attendance. • September 17, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Tim Ferreira, Angela McArdle, Mimi Robson and Emily Tilford (non-voting member) in attendance. • October 15, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Tim Ferreira, Mark Hinkle, Angela McArdle, Mimi Robson and Emily Tilford (non-voting member) in attendance. • November 5, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Mark Hinkle, Angela McArdle, Mimi Robson and Emily Tilford (non-voting member) in attendance. • November 19, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Tim Ferreira, Angela McArdle and Mimi Robson in attendance.

3 December 8, 2018 Candidate Support Committee Report • December 3, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom with Ted Brown, Tim Ferreira, Mark Hinkle, Mimi Robson and Emily Tilford (non-voting member) in attendance. • Upcoming meeting: December 17, 2018, Video Conference via Zoom.

Respectfully Submitted, Honor “Mimi” Robson Chair Libertarian Party of California Candidate Support Committee

Convention Committee Report

2019 Convention Committee Report

Report Date: 11/25/2018 Chair: K. Brent Olsen, Psy.D. Members: Rebecca Lau, Steve Haug, Tyler Kuskie, Nick Smith, Eduardo Flores, Kevin Moore. 2019 Convention Committee Purpose

• Bylaw 19: Convention o Section 1 - The Party shall hold an annual convention of delegates of the State Central Committee (“convention”) to conduct such business as may properly come before it, at a time and place set according to these Bylaws and in conformance with these Bylaws and Convention Rules. o Section 2 - The Executive Committee shall be responsible for setting the time, place, and schedule of events for the convention. The Executive Committee shall provide to the membership at least one hundred twenty days advance notice concerning these arrangements. • The Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee established the 2019 Convention Committee to arrange the time, place, and to schedule the events of the convention, and to generally organize the convention, on June 9, 2018. Mission Statement

The 2019 Convention Committee has been tasked with organizing the 2019 convention for the Libertarian Party of California in Northern California. The objectives of this committee are to organize a successful and productive convention for the party. Executive Overview

• There were four Convention Committee meetings held on the following dates: September 25, 2018 (B. Olsen, E. Flores, N. Smith, T. Kuskie, S. Haug, R. Lau, M. Robson); October 9, 2018 (B. Olsen, S. Haug, R. Lau, N. Smith, T. Kuskie, K. Moore, M. Robson); October 23, 2018 (B. Olsen, S. Haug, R. Lau, N. Smith, K. Moore, E. Flores, M. Robson); and November 18, 2018 (B. Olen, N. Smith, S. Haug, K. Moore, E. Flores, R. Lau, M. Robson)

Convention Committee Report

• The following speakers have been confirmed: Nick Sarwark, Alex Merced, Apollo Pazell, Boomer Shannon, Bill Weld, Larry Sharpe, Jim Gray, Mugabe John Socrates, Patri Friedman, Caryn Ann Harlos, Pete Constant, Jeff Hewitt, Caitlin Cloven, Belinder Odek. • Convention Discount pricing was set by the Convention Committee as follows: o Discount Package Pricing: Good through December 31, 2018. ° $0 for Regular Delegate Package ° $125 for Premium Package ° $325 for Platinum Package ° $125 for Saturday Night Banquet o Early Bird Pricing for Tables from now until December 31, 2018: $250 one day, $500 both days, $100 for student groups. • Convention Sponsorship pricing was set to match the 2018 pricing standards. • The theme contest, which had 13 participants donating $680 ($470 from two individuals), selected “Ancapistan” as its theme preference. However, the Convention Committee approved a motion to nullify the results of the committee and offer refunds to those who donated. None of the donors requested a refund. • It has been determined that two Sponsorship letters will be sent out. • It has been determined that Kevin Moore and Brent Olsen will actively reach out to organizations for Tables. • All three suites have been reserved by the Libertarian Party of California, use of which during the convention to be determined by the Convention Committee.

Financial Standards Committee Report

Appointed by the Chair per the LPC Bylaws and Operating Procedures Manual Committee Chair: Tim Ferreira Members: Terry Floyd Susan Aquino Co mmittee Purpose The Committee will perform an audit and provide a report of their finding at the next state convention. The audit term is the last fiscal year: January 2017 to December 2017. The committee provides progress reports quarterly to the Executive Committee. Committee Goals Audit the work performed by the treasurer. In particular, review the following criteria: 1) All transactions on the bank statement are properly reflected in Quick Books 2) All FPPC reports properly tie back to Quick Books 3) All FPPC reports were filed on time General Overview • Tim Ferreira: Chair • Gail Lightfoot resigned and Susan Aquino was elected to fill that position. Actions Items: 1. Steve to provide Chair with access to Quick Books. [DONE] 2. Chair to run quick books detailed balance sheets and other necessary reports to check bank statement entries. [DONE] 3. Chair to provide reports to rest of committee in a shared drive [DONE] 4. Treasurer to save bank statements as pdf and provide to committee in a shared drive [DONE] 5. Committee Members to ensure access to shared drives. [DONE] 6. Committee Members to download public reports from FPPC. [DONE] 7. Committee Members to develop calendar of reports due for 2017 and 2018. [DONE] 8. Draft report for state convention. [OPEN]

1 Appendix __ December 8, 2018 Financial Standards Committee Report Questions for the Executive Committee: 1. Would the executive committee like financial standards committee to review the candidate support committee books in the future? If not FSC, some other review?

Meeting History Two meetings have been held in 2018 so far.

Meeting 01: • Date and Time: Aug 25, 2018 2:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) • Location: Zoom Conference Call • Members in Attendance: Terry Floyd and Tim Ferreira • Guests in Attendance: Honor “Mimi” Robson, Steve Haug

Meeting 02: • Date and Time: Nov 29, 2018 7:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) • Location: Webex Conference Call • Members in Attendance: Tim Ferreira, Terry Floyd, and Susan Aquino • Guests in Attendance: None

Website Committee Report

Report Date: 12/8/2018 Commissioned By: Mimi Robson, Chair Committee Chair: Justin Emsoff Members: Tim (TJ) Ferreira, Angela McArdle, Kenneth Brent Olsen, Kevin Shaw, Nick Smith

Committee Purpose The website committee maintains, manages, and improves the state party website at https://ca.lp.org . Tasks include editing of website content to reflect the most up-to-date information, implementing functional improvements to benefit site visitor experience, and developing digital solutions to benefit the party generally as well as other committees. The committee’s purpose is to provide a digital hub that serves internal party needs and broadcasts the party’s message to audiences new and known.

General Overview Completed Tasks Ongoing updates • Events, candidate information, and press releases continue to be updated in a timely manner.

Maintain structural integrity of ca.lp.org • Wordpress core and all plugins have been updated to the latest versions. • Two non-essential plugins have been incorporated into the site’s new theme, preventing potential incompatibilities in the future. • Two potential security vulnerabilities were patched before being officially patched by Wordpress. • Secondary backups are currently being taken twice/month.

Broaden the amount of searchable, useful content on the website • Voting Guide and Candidates have been migrated to structured content as a custom post type in Wordpress, allowing them to easily be used throughout the website and from year-to-year without having to hardcode them in many

1 December 8, 2018 Website Committee Report places. From October 1, 2018 to November 6, 2018, the Voting Guide pages were viewed 90,891 times and visitors spent an average of 1 minute 26 seconds per page. The Candidates pages faired well also, with 9,053 pageviews and 1 minute 52 seconds spent on page. November 6, 2018 was the most active date in the site’s recorder history, with 5,471 visitors. • Over the last two months, time spent on site and pages/sessions have nearly doubled to 4 minutes 52 seconds and 4.84, respectively. • The entire Platform of the Libertarian Party of California has been digitized into plaintext and is now fully represented in a searchable manner on the website. • The 2019 Convention page is live, thanks to the hard work of Nick Smith. • Measures of engagement, namely pages viewed per session and time spent on site / page have increased MOM. See Figures 1 and 2.

Committee Goals General goals • Increase engagement as measured by visits, session duration, and pages/session. • Increase interest as measured by referred traffic to the new membership page, shop page, and donate page, as well as newsletter form submissions.

Specific goals • Improve county affiliate promotion by structuring the information presented, potentially including the development of dedicated micro-sites for each. • Improve Google Analytics by adding goal conversion tracking to count the number of contact submissions, new membership link clicks, and shop link clicks. This will enable us to optimize specific pages and functions, and eventually allow us to objectively value each page of the website. • Send newsletter subscriptions to Sendgrid rather than storing it locally. As Sendgrid is our email marketing solution, these emails should be stored there. • Remove Contact Form records to comply with privacy laws. • Redesign Platform page to make it more engaging: o Add more text, taken from the most recent version of the Platform. o Integrate what are currently called “Issues” on the site as Platform planks. o Enable planks to be sortable and searchable by users.

December 8, 2018 Website Committee Report

Meeting History

October 18, 2018 6pm – 7pm November 15, 2018 6pm – 7pm

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Information Technology Report

Information Technology Committee Report

Report Date: 12/8/2018 Commissioned By: Mimi Robson, Chair Committee Chair: Justin Emsoff Members: Tim (TJ) Ferreira, Nick Smith

Committee Purpose The IT committee maintains the information technology required to facilitate the digital operations of the Libertarian Party of California. This includes managing, auditing, and strengthening of the Party’s IT systems including: email, web hosting, and third-party services like Neon, L2, and related technologies. Also, the Committee will make recommendations on new technologies as they become available.

General Overview Completed Tasks • G Suite accounts created for new committee members. • Unused G Suite accounts removed. Upcoming Tasks • Audit non-essential or previously-authorized user access to Party’s systems. • Setup recurring committee meeting. • Audit password strength of technological assets. • Liaise with Social Media, Website, and Convention Committees soon to ensure their pertinent technological needs are being met.

Meeting History • November 28, 2018, 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Northern Office Report

Report Date: 11/25/2018 Northern Vice Chair: K. Brent Olsen, Psy.D. Executive Overview ● We have supplies in storage, divided between the Northern Vice Chair’s home and the home of Robert and Jennifer Imhoff-Dousharm. Most of the AV assets are at the home of the NVC. Some AV and other assets are in the home of the Imhoffs. On November 18, 2018, and again on November 25, 2018, I sent an email to the Imhoffs to coordinate consolidating the assets. They stated they would bring remaining assets to me at the Concord meeting.