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Suggest bylawschange:LNCsetsduesby3/4vote Appeal "soreloser"law(MI)toU.S.SupremeCourt LNC Meeting Attendance LNC Roll Call Votes Enter executivesession:shareEDcontractterms? Fundraise forlawsuitappealwithcrowdfunding Key Most LNC votes were without objection Hire WesBennedictasED(approvecontract) x = present (arguably unanimous). Listed here are A = absent only the contentious votes. Amend budgettoreflectactualspending N/A = not on LNC Las Vegas,NV July 14,2013 Key Addendum : Alicia Mattson produced M = move minutes for the July 14, 2013 LNC meeting Y = yea on June 24, 2014 to cover for David Blau, N = nay who produced no minutes. A = abstain July 14,2013(pp.8-9) Geoff Neale (Chair) x N/A = not on LNC July 14,2013(p.4) July 14,2013(p.4) July 14,2013(p.6) July 14,2013(p.6) July 14,2013(p.6) Lee Wrights (Vice Chair) x David Blau, Esq. (Secretary) x Page numbers refer to pdf's Tim Hagan (Treasurer) x of meeting minutes on the website: Michael Cloud (At-Large) x www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives Bill Redpath (At-Large) A Starchild (At-Large) x Arvin Vohra (At-Large) x Mark Hinkle (At-Large) x Geoff Neale (Chair) YYY Norm Olsen (Region 1 Rep) A Lee Wrights (Vice Chair) YYYNN Tony Ryan (Region 1 Alt) x David Blau, Esq. (Secretary) YYYNNY Vicki Kirkland (Region 2 Rep) x Tim Hagan (Treasurer) YMYYNN Doug Craig (Region 2 Alt) A Michael Cloud (At-Large) YYYN Y Jillian Mack (Region 3 Rep) x Starchild (At-Large) N A N YMN Sam Goldstein (Region 3 Alt) A Arvin Vohra (At-Large) YYN Y NN Brett Pojunis (Region 4 Rep) x Mark Hinkle (At-Large) MYMYN Y Dan Wiener (Region 4 Rep) x Tony Ryan (Region 1 Alt) YYYYN Y Audrey Capozzi (Region 4 Alt) A Vicki Kirkland (Region 2 Rep) Y A YYN Y Dr. Scott Lieberman (Region 4 Alt) x Jillian Mack (Region 3 Rep) YYYYN Y Rich Tomasso (Region 5N Rep) x Brett Pojunis (Region 4 Rep) N YYN Dr. Jim Lark (Region 5S Rep) x Dan Wiener (Region 4 Rep) YYYN YM Scott Spencer (Region 5S Alt) x Dr. Scott Lieberman (Region 4 Alt) YY Dianna Visek (Region 6 Rep) x Rich Tomasso (Region 5N Rep) YYYYNN Michael Knebel (Region 6 Alt) A Dr. Jim Lark (Region 5S Rep) YYA NNY Gary Johnson (Region 7 Rep) x Dianna Visek (Region 6 Rep) YYN M N Y Paul Frankel (Region 7 Alt) x Gary Johnson (Region 7 Rep) YYN YYN Final vote 15-2-0 13-0-2 12-4-1 13-4-0 3-13-0 10-5-0.

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