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Subject: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
LNC Board Members,
This is the Notice Thread for the LNC Special Monthly Meeting on Sunday, July 5th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ET
In notice of an item you would like added to the agenda, please include a subject headline, brief description, proposed time allotment, motions in writing, and any accompanying documents.
Agenda Requests and Reports Notice deadline is 06/30/26
In Liberty,
Jonathan McGee
Secretary, Libertarian National Committee
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I move that an in-person LNC meeting take place the weekend of December 4th through 6th, 2026 in El Paso, Texas.
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Seeing as there are several members who appear favorable to an Ad Hoc committee being formed to examine this topic,
I would like to notice a "Motion to create an Ad Hoc committee to examine the new JC Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the two analyses that have been prepared on them and to report back to the LNC with a recommendation, to be presented no later than the August
2nd, 2026 scheduled LNC meeting.
Appointments to this committee to include:
The two members who presented the analyses, other LNC members who wish to nominate themselves to serve on the committee, up to a maximum of 7 members."
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I’d like to nominate myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee.
Barbara Engelhardt
Reg 4 Alt Rep
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I’d like to appoint myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee if formed.
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I too would like to nominate myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee.
From: Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I’d like to nominate myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee.
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Addendum: Nominate myself.
From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2026 9:04:55 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>; Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Aloha!
I nominate Alex Flores for the JC Rules Proposal Review Committee.
Austin Martin
R1
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
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From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 9:59:54 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
LNC members,
As Region 1 Alternate, I’m bringing forward this motion to restore minimal funding for LNC regular meetings. In our earlier discussions around amending the Policy Manual to remove the in-person meeting requirement (after the 2025 budget process left the Administrative
– LNC Meetings line at $0 for 2026), several of us noted that zeroing out the budget does not actually remove the LNC’s obligations under Policy Manual Section 1.02 and LP Bylaws Article 7.
This amendment simply aligns resources with our existing duties without expanding them.
Motion to Amend LNC Budget – Regular Meetings Funding
'I move to amend the current LNC Operating Budget by increasing the Administrative – LNC Meetings budget from $0 to $8000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. This amendment enables the LNC to fulfill its obligations to hold regular meetings as required by
the LNC Policy Manual Section 1.02 and LP Bylaws Article 7.'
Funding:
$3,000 from Voter Gravity (program has been cut)
$5,000 from General Fundraising (planned fundraisers to coincide with meeting(s))
Rationale: The current $0 allocation does not eliminate our obligation nor authority to hold regular meetings. This modest increase restores necessary funding while staying within overall budgetary constraints.
Now I will exit the Region 1 Rep seat and cede back to the R1 Rep - Austin Martin
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Sonja Feintech
Region 1 Alt
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mahalo, Sonja!
It is nice to have the seat pre-warmed like this — however I will note that I needed to re-adjust the mirrors, and frankly I just don't know how you drive so close to the wheel.
NOTICE OF MOTION
Submitted by: Austin Martin
Motion to Establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Records Reconciliation and Policy Manual Compilation
Whereas the LNC's published Policy Manual is out of date, omitting the 2025 Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct (including the Whistleblower Protection provision at §1.07.4(D)) and other adopted amendments. The status of recent minutes is also unclear. Accurate records support sound decisions and basic organizational integrity.
Resolved, the LNC establishes an Ad Hoc Committee on Records Reconciliation and Policy Manual Compilation, of five members appointed by its Committee Chair, reporting to the LNC by September 15th, 2026, to:
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Compile the Policy Manual: Identify every amendment adopted since the last published version, locate each adopting record, and confirm the published text matches what was adopted.
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Summarize minutes status: For each LNC and Executive Committee meeting since April 2025, note the meeting date, the date draft minutes were distributed, current status (draft or official), and any associated mail-ballot results per §1.02(5). Attach source records for each entry; where records differ, present each rather than choosing between them.
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Suggest clarifications: Note any provision that is unclear, outdated, or inconsistently applied, and propose language the Committee finds helpful, such as how minutes may be approved between in-person meetings, when the between-meetings approval process applies, why minute approvals were interrupted, the proper approach when a member is allowed to consider minutes for a meeting they did not attend, and the handling of noticed items not reached before adjournment.
The Committee shall have reasonable access to relevant records (draft and official minutes, distribution records, mail-ballot records, and the Secretary's reports), and shall note any item it cannot confirm so its summary is complete.
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
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From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mrs. Feintech,
Reps can't yield their seat to Alts via email for the purpose of making motions or noticing motions for a meeting.
That being said, I am sure Mr. Martin would move the motion on your behalf, but if not I would be happy to do so for you. I have concerns with the motion - mostly that I disagree with the statement that in-person meetings are required per the Bylaws and the
Policy Manual sections referenced and I think we should probably wait to adjust the budget based on actual costs provided by staff after a date and location is selected.
In Liberty,
Evan
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Chair,
I appreciate your offer, and I am not trying to dig my heels in — but for the sake of member rights, I would like to respectfully dissent.
She is the R1 copilot, and her flying is top notch. I gave her explicit permission to take the R1 for a spin while I was in the restroom.
She wasn't selected by me as a stand-in; she was elected by the region as a member of the LNC. Silencing her is silencing my states.
If this is a "quasi-session", then free substitution must be allowed. But if not, then there is even less justification to restrict the alt from participation — at least without violating the bylaws in several places. No matter which way we slice it, the argument
against member participation is absurd on its face.
I insist that we need to depart from customs that violate member and regional representation rights. The restrictions serve absolutely no other purpose except to
disenfranchise memebers. Silencing elected members does not prevent confusion, on the contrary, the abuse of rights creates confusion and controversy where none need exist. No elected alternate should need to launder their hard work for the LNC through
another member to satisfy the good-ol'-boys. Every Alternate on this committee was elected by their region to represent the region's interests — and they should have
FULL PARTICIPATION RIGHTS, outside of votes; their voting is the only contingent right based on their seating status. This is true in a regular meeting and would be true in this session too.
Each alternate is currently being treated like a non-member. Each would probably gain standing to bring a derivative suit over the wholesale denial of participation rights, regardless of whether a ruling is upheld. It will look very bad in any court case that
seriously examines our internal governance if we are routinely abusing our own members of the LNC in a way that fundamentally clashes with the principles of this Party.
It plainly violates the bylaws and the law to treat the members of the LNC like this, sir. We simply don't have the authority to gatekeep the LNC members' rights like this.
Respectfully,
Austin Martin
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Martin,
I appreciate your dissent, but as you know that has never been the case. Alts are essentially proxies and while an email ballot is considered a session - general discussion is not and even a notice thread would not be considered a session.
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I notice a discussion and motion on a request by a member to grant any board member the ability to observe Litigation Committee meetings.
Move to amend Policy Manual Section 1.06 Legal Maters - 2) Authorization & Management of Lawsuits to add the following line after the second sentence of the final paragraph:
LNC Members shall be permitted to observe meetings of the Litigation Committee.
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Mr. chair, I stand in support of your proposed amendment to the policy manual.
I believe it would help to greatly alleviate concerns about important things being considered/decided in the absence and outside of the vision of the LNC.
As to the issue with whether Alts can notice motions or call for email ballots, it is my understanding that an Alternate is an alternate Representative, and can act in the stead of the Rep, for any function that a Rep can undertake themselves, with that rep's
Assent. (Permission).
My understanding is that the declaration of ceding the seat, only exists for the purpose of making sure there is no confusion as to which of the two is empowered, and mainly is an area of concern when the cooperation level of the Rep and Alt is in question.
For things where the primary rep has days to look over the email lists and see the actions of the Alt, there seems ample time for the Rep to step in and clear any confusion about whether assent was given in a particular instance.
I can however understand why the declaration may be useful in a time sensitive situation like a meeting or short notice vote, so that a secretary knows for sure who was empowered to vote at the moment.
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I am making a couple of notices for the next meeting:
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Discussion on Alt Participation in meetings and emails. Specifically, can an Alt notice a motion via email for a meeting, sponsor an email ballot, make objections or points of order in a meeting, etc.
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Nominations and elections to the following committees:
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Affiliate Support
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Candidate Support
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Audit Committee
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Policy Manual amendment to strike Financial Standards Committee from Section 1.03 Committees 1) Committee Appointments and to strike Section 1.04 Committee Scope and Responsibilities 9) Financial Standards Committee (FSC).
From: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>
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From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
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To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Chair,
While I appreciate your offer to move my motion on my behalf, I must respectfully decline.
Your interpretation of free substitution under the Policy Manual is a separate matter from the substance of my motion. However, since the topic has been raised, I will state for the record that Policy Manual Section 1.01 is clear: “Free substitution of Alternates
for Regional Representatives at LNC meetings is permitted.”
Restricting my ability to bring a motion for placement on the meeting agenda would violate my rights as an elected member of the LNC. My rights as an Alternate are established in the LP Bylaws. The Policy Manual clarifies and implements those rights, including
that they cannot be abridged during a meeting. Therefore, if the Policy Manual permits me to fully participate in a meeting, then the process of adding items to that meeting’s agenda falls under the same permission. Likewise, If I may amend the agenda during
a meeting, I am equally permitted to introduce a motion in the first place.
Regarding the content of the motion itself, I note your disagreement with my reference to in-person meetings. For clarity, the language of my motion refers to “regular meetings,” consistent with the Policy Manual. I apologize if my introductory remarks inadvertently
suggested otherwise.
For reference, here is the exact text of the motion:
I move to amend the current LNC Operating Budget by increasing the Administrative – LNC Meetings budget from $0 to $8000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. This amendment enables the LNC to fulfill its obligations to hold regular meetings as required by the LNC Policy Manual Section 1.02 and LP Bylaws Article 7.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully, Sonja Feintech Region 1 Alt
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From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
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Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Notice for a vote on the Judicial Committee 2026 Rules and Appellate Procedures as submitted.
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 8:00 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 8:00 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I am making a couple of notices for the next meeting:
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Discussion on Alt Participation in meetings and emails. Specifically, can an Alt notice a motion via email for a meeting, sponsor an email ballot, make objections or points of order in a meeting, etc.
-
Nominations and elections to the following committees:
-
Affiliate Support
-
Candidate Support
-
Audit Committee
-
Policy Manual amendment to strike Financial Standards Committee from Section 1.03 Committees 1) Committee Appointments and to strike Section 1.04 Committee Scope and Responsibilities 9) Financial Standards Committee (FSC).
From: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 7:29 PM
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 7:29 PM
To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Mr. chair, I stand in support of your proposed amendment to the policy manual.
I believe it would help to greatly alleviate concerns about important things being considered/decided in the absence and outside of the vision of the LNC.
As to the issue with whether Alts can notice motions or call for email ballots, it is my understanding that an Alternate is an alternate Representative, and can act in the stead of the Rep, for any function that a Rep can undertake themselves, with that rep's
Assent. (Permission).
My understanding is that the declaration of ceding the seat, only exists for the purpose of making sure there is no confusion as to which of the two is empowered, and mainly is an area of concern when the cooperation level of the Rep and Alt is in question.
For things where the primary rep has days to look over the email lists and see the actions of the Alt, there seems ample time for the Rep to step in and clear any confusion about whether assent was given in a particular instance.
I can however understand why the declaration may be useful in a time sensitive situation like a meeting or short notice vote, so that a secretary knows for sure who was empowered to vote at the moment.
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, 27 June 2026 19:02:36
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I notice a discussion and motion on a request by a member to grant any board member the ability to observe Litigation Committee meetings.
Move to amend Policy Manual Section 1.06 Legal Maters - 2) Authorization & Management of Lawsuits to add the following line after the second sentence of the final paragraph:
LNC Members shall be permitted to observe meetings of the Litigation Committee.
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From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:49 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:49 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Martin,
I appreciate your dissent, but as you know that has never been the case. Alts are essentially proxies and while an email ballot is considered a session - general discussion is not and even a notice thread would not be considered a session.
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:42 PM
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:42 PM
To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Chair,
I appreciate your offer, and I am not trying to dig my heels in — but for the sake of member rights, I would like to respectfully dissent.
She is the R1 copilot, and her flying is top notch. I gave her explicit permission to take the R1 for a spin while I was in the restroom.
She wasn't selected by me as a stand-in; she was elected by the region as a member of the LNC. Silencing her is silencing my states.
If this is a "quasi-session", then free substitution must be allowed. But if not, then there is even less justification to restrict the alt from participation — at least without violating the bylaws in several places. No matter which way we slice it, the argument
against member participation is absurd on its face.
I insist that we need to depart from customs that violate member and regional representation rights. The restrictions serve absolutely no other purpose except to
disenfranchise memebers. Silencing elected members does not prevent confusion, on the contrary, the abuse of rights creates confusion and controversy where none need exist. No elected alternate should need to launder their hard work for the LNC through
another member to satisfy the good-ol'-boys. Every Alternate on this committee was elected by their region to represent the region's interests — and they should have
FULL PARTICIPATION RIGHTS, outside of votes; their voting is the only contingent right based on their seating status. This is true in a regular meeting and would be true in this session too.
Each alternate is currently being treated like a non-member. Each would probably gain standing to bring a derivative suit over the wholesale denial of participation rights, regardless of whether a ruling is upheld. It will look very bad in any court case that
seriously examines our internal governance if we are routinely abusing our own members of the LNC in a way that fundamentally clashes with the principles of this Party.
It plainly violates the bylaws and the law to treat the members of the LNC like this, sir. We simply don't have the authority to gatekeep the LNC members' rights like this.
Respectfully,
Austin Martin
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, 27 June 2026 12:14:33
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From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 8:48:17 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
4Motion to amend PM 1.01 - General Delegation of Authority
Current:
1) Participation by LNC Alternates at Meetings
Free substitution of Alternates for Regional Representatives at LNC meetings is permitted.
Proposed:
1) Participation by LNC Alternates at Meetings
Free substitution of Alternates for Regional Representatives at LNC meetings is permitted **when the Regional Representative is absent or cedes their seat to their Alternate for the entirety of an agenda item. Alternates are free to debate on email business;
and Alternates may vote on email ballots but are only counted when the Regional Representative has not voted or expressed an abstention.
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From: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 9:16:01 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Notice for proposed LNC resolution on Tribal and National Sovereignty
Proposed time allotment: 5 Minutes
Proposed Resolution
on Tribal and National Sovereignty
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party affirms as foundational the principles of individual liberty, self-determination, and the sanctity of voluntary agreements and contracts; and
WHERE AS, Native American tribal nations are sovereign peoples who entered into treaties with the United States government as nation-to-nation agreements, which treaties constitute the supreme law of the land under Article VI of the United States Constitution;
and
WHEREAS, the United States government has a documented history of failing to honor its treaty obligations to tribal nations and independent governments, representing a systemic violation of contract and a denial of recognized sovereignty; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress formally acknowledged, through Public Law 103-150 (1993), that the 1893 overthrow of the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom was illegal and that the Hawaiian Kingdom never relinquished their claims to sovereignty; and
WHEREAS, tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom occupy jurisdictional categories that do not align with state boundaries or structures imposed by the United States federal government; and
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party recognizes that liberty is not granted by governments but is inherent to people, and that no act of conquest, legislation, or administrative imposition can extinguish the natural right of a people to organize and to govern
themselves; and
WHEREAS, meaningful political participation requires that a people be represented within structures that reflect their actual jurisdictional and sovereign reality, and that participation within structures that dilute or ignore that reality does not constitute genuine
representation; and
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party holds that the United States federal government’s jurisdictional framework, having been imposed without the consent of tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom, does not obligate the Libertarian Party to replicate those
frameworks in its own recognition of free people and independent governments; and
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party aspires to model the principles it advocates, and therefore has both the opportunity and the obligation to engage with sovereign nations on terms consistent with Libertarian values of voluntary association and self-determination;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee formally acknowledges the inherent sovereignty of Native American tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom and affirms that their sovereignty predates and supersedes jurisdictional frameworks imposed
by the United States government; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee commits to engage with tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom as sovereign nations consistent with Libertarian principles of self-determination and voluntary association; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee encourages officers and members of the Libertarian Party to explore pathways for meaningful participation and representation of these tribal nations within the Libertarian Party and to explore
how best to empower them and the Hawaiian Kingdom to reclaim their independence.
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 7:39 AM
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Notice for a vote on the Judicial Committee 2026 Rules and Appellate Procedures as submitted.
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 8:00 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 8:00 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I am making a couple of notices for the next meeting:
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Discussion on Alt Participation in meetings and emails. Specifically, can an Alt notice a motion via email for a meeting, sponsor an email ballot, make objections or points of order in a meeting, etc.
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Nominations and elections to the following committees:
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Affiliate Support
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Candidate Support
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Audit Committee
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Policy Manual amendment to strike Financial Standards Committee from Section 1.03 Committees 1) Committee Appointments and to strike Section 1.04 Committee Scope and Responsibilities 9) Financial Standards Committee (FSC).
To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Mr. chair, I stand in support of your proposed amendment to the policy manual.
I believe it would help to greatly alleviate concerns about important things being considered/decided in the absence and outside of the vision of the LNC.
As to the issue with whether Alts can notice motions or call for email ballots, it is my understanding that an Alternate is an alternate Representative, and can act in the stead of the Rep, for any function that a Rep can undertake themselves, with that rep's
Assent. (Permission).
My understanding is that the declaration of ceding the seat, only exists for the purpose of making sure there is no confusion as to which of the two is empowered, and mainly is an area of concern when the cooperation level of the Rep and Alt is in question.
For things where the primary rep has days to look over the email lists and see the actions of the Alt, there seems ample time for the Rep to step in and clear any confusion about whether assent was given in a particular instance.
I can however understand why the declaration may be useful in a time sensitive situation like a meeting or short notice vote, so that a secretary knows for sure who was empowered to vote at the moment.
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I notice a discussion and motion on a request by a member to grant any board member the ability to observe Litigation Committee meetings.
Move to amend Policy Manual Section 1.06 Legal Maters - 2) Authorization & Management of Lawsuits to add the following line after the second sentence of the final paragraph:
LNC Members shall be permitted to observe meetings of the Litigation Committee.
From: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:49 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 6:49 PM
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Martin,
I appreciate your dissent, but as you know that has never been the case. Alts are essentially proxies and while an email ballot is considered a session - general discussion is not and even a notice thread would not be considered a session.
To: Evan McMahon <evan.m...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Chair,
I appreciate your offer, and I am not trying to dig my heels in — but for the sake of member rights, I would like to respectfully dissent.
She is the R1 copilot, and her flying is top notch. I gave her explicit permission to take the R1 for a spin while I was in the restroom.
She wasn't selected by me as a stand-in; she was elected by the region as a member of the LNC. Silencing her is silencing my states.
If this is a "quasi-session", then free substitution must be allowed. But if not, then there is even less justification to restrict the alt from participation — at least without violating the bylaws in several places. No matter which way we slice it, the argument
against member participation is absurd on its face.
I insist that we need to depart from customs that violate member and regional representation rights. The restrictions serve absolutely no other purpose except to
disenfranchise memebers. Silencing elected members does not prevent confusion, on the contrary, the abuse of rights creates confusion and controversy where none need exist. No elected alternate should need to launder their hard work for the LNC through
another member to satisfy the good-ol'-boys. Every Alternate on this committee was elected by their region to represent the region's interests — and they should have
FULL PARTICIPATION RIGHTS, outside of votes; their voting is the only contingent right based on their seating status. This is true in a regular meeting and would be true in this session too.
Each alternate is currently being treated like a non-member. Each would probably gain standing to bring a derivative suit over the wholesale denial of participation rights, regardless of whether a ruling is upheld. It will look very bad in any court case that
seriously examines our internal governance if we are routinely abusing our own members of the LNC in a way that fundamentally clashes with the principles of this Party.
It plainly violates the bylaws and the law to treat the members of the LNC like this, sir. We simply don't have the authority to gatekeep the LNC members' rights like this.
Respectfully,
Austin Martin
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mrs. Feintech,
Reps can't yield their seat to Alts via email for the purpose of making motions or noticing motions for a meeting.
That being said, I am sure Mr. Martin would move the motion on your behalf, but if not I would be happy to do so for you. I have concerns with the motion - mostly that I disagree with the statement that in-person meetings are required per the Bylaws and the
Policy Manual sections referenced and I think we should probably wait to adjust the budget based on actual costs provided by staff after a date and location is selected.
In Liberty,
Evan
To: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>; Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mahalo, Sonja!
It is nice to have the seat pre-warmed like this — however I will note that I needed to re-adjust the mirrors, and frankly I just don't know how you drive so close to the wheel.
NOTICE OF MOTION
Submitted by: Austin Martin
Motion to Establish an Ad Hoc Committee on Records Reconciliation and Policy Manual Compilation
Whereas the LNC's published Policy Manual is out of date, omitting the 2025 Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct (including the Whistleblower Protection provision at §1.07.4(D)) and other adopted amendments. The status of recent minutes is also unclear. Accurate records support sound decisions and basic organizational integrity.
Resolved, the LNC establishes an Ad Hoc Committee on Records Reconciliation and Policy Manual Compilation, of five members appointed by its Committee Chair, reporting to the LNC by September 15th, 2026, to:
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Compile the Policy Manual: Identify every amendment adopted since the last published version, locate each adopting record, and confirm the published text matches what was adopted.
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Summarize minutes status: For each LNC and Executive Committee meeting since April 2025, note the meeting date, the date draft minutes were distributed, current status (draft or official), and any associated mail-ballot results per §1.02(5). Attach source records for each entry; where records differ, present each rather than choosing between them.
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Suggest clarifications: Note any provision that is unclear, outdated, or inconsistently applied, and propose language the Committee finds helpful, such as how minutes may be approved between in-person meetings, when the between-meetings approval process applies, why minute approvals were interrupted, the proper approach when a member is allowed to consider minutes for a meeting they did not attend, and the handling of noticed items not reached before adjournment.
The Committee shall have reasonable access to relevant records (draft and official minutes, distribution records, mail-ballot records, and the Secretary's reports), and shall note any item it cannot confirm so its summary is complete.
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
LNC members,
As Region 1 Alternate, I’m bringing forward this motion to restore minimal funding for LNC regular meetings. In our earlier discussions around amending the Policy Manual to remove the in-person meeting requirement (after the 2025 budget process left the Administrative
– LNC Meetings line at $0 for 2026), several of us noted that zeroing out the budget does not actually remove the LNC’s obligations under Policy Manual Section 1.02 and LP Bylaws Article 7.
This amendment simply aligns resources with our existing duties without expanding them.
Motion to Amend LNC Budget – Regular Meetings Funding
'I move to amend the current LNC Operating Budget by increasing the Administrative – LNC Meetings budget from $0 to $8000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. This amendment enables the LNC to fulfill its obligations to hold regular meetings as required by
the LNC Policy Manual Section 1.02 and LP Bylaws Article 7.'
Funding:
$3,000 from Voter Gravity (program has been cut)
$5,000 from General Fundraising (planned fundraisers to coincide with meeting(s))
Rationale: The current $0 allocation does not eliminate our obligation nor authority to hold regular meetings. This modest increase restores necessary funding while staying within overall budgetary constraints.
Now I will exit the Region 1 Rep seat and cede back to the R1 Rep - Austin Martin
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Sonja Feintech
Region 1 Alt
To: Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>; Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Aloha!
I nominate Alex Flores for the JC Rules Proposal Review Committee.
Austin Martin
R1
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
To: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Addendum: Nominate myself.
To: Barbara Engelhardt <barbara.e...@lp.org>; Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I too would like to nominate myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee.
To: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>; Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I’d like to nominate myself to serve on this Ad Hoc Committee.
Barbara Engelhardt
Reg 4 Alt Rep
To: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Seeing as there are several members who appear favorable to an Ad Hoc committee being formed to examine this topic,
I would like to notice a "Motion to create an Ad Hoc committee to examine the new JC Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the two analyses that have been prepared on them and to report back to the LNC with a recommendation, to be presented no later than the August
2nd, 2026 scheduled LNC meeting.
Appointments to this committee to include:
The two members who presented the analyses, other LNC members who wish to nominate themselves to serve on the committee, up to a maximum of 7 members."
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2026 22:50:00
To: Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I move that an in-person LNC meeting take place the weekend of December 4th through 6th, 2026 in El Paso, Texas.
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From: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 10:32:54 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
All,
I am noticing a motion to amend the LNC Policy Manual Section 1.05.2 as follows—
CURRENT:
2) Affiliate Petitions
Organizations that wish to become state-level affiliate parties shall apply for such status on the petition form in the Appendix. The LNC shall only consider a petition for affiliation if:
1. The petitioners held a public physical or virtual meeting that was open to all current national Party members at the time notice of an organizing convention was issued residing in the state in which all of those members had an equal voice in adopting bylaws
and electing leadership.
2. Reasonable notice shall be sent to all current national Party members at the time notice of an organizing convention was issued residing in the state and to the LNC Chair and Secretary.
The Secretary or Chair shall forward the request to all LNC members. The LNC or the Executive Committee may, but is not required to, publish the notice via its resources to the potential attendees.
PROPOSED:
2) Affiliate Petitions
Organizations wishing to become state-level affiliate parties shall apply for such status on the Affiliate Petition Form in the Appendix. The LNC shall only consider a petition for affiliation if its petitioners hold a public physical or virtual convention
noticed to the National Chair, the National Secretary, and all current National Party members residing in the state as of the convention's being noticed. The LNC or the Executive Committee may publish such notice via its resources to potential attendees.
Petitioners shall set their own requirements for convention participation, provided that such requirements are included in both the petitioners' application for affiliation and the convention notice.
The Secretary or Chair shall forward all such affiliate petitions to all LNC members.
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RATIONALE:
In addition to cleaning some language, this amendment grants prospective affiliates greater autonomy in conducting their conventions, striking any mandate from National as to how membership and voting processes are to be determined. In turn, the amendment requires
greater transparency from would-be affiliates as to the nature of their convention, voting, and membership rules. It is worth noting that, should it be determined that a petitioning group has engaged in unfair practices related to voting or to have employed
convention rules counter to the spirit of the Party, there is no requirement to admit such a group to the National Party, which mitigates unchecked or overlooked abuses of necessary autonomy.
In Liberty,
Amanda
Vice Chair, Libertarian National Committee
From: Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2026 21:09
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2026 21:09
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 4:14:39 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
I move the previously moved "Flock-off" resolution.
Current iteration from workshop:
Resolution on the Warrantless Dragnet Surveillance of Personal Electronic Devices
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party fundamentally defends the right of the individual to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, and asserts that the Fourth Amendment strictly prohibits unreasonable
searches and seizures, including the warrantless tracking of law-abiding citizens;
WHEREAS, domestic law enforcement agencies are rapidly deploying integrated mass surveillance networks, including Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) from companies like Flock Safety and Signals Intelligence
(SIGINT) platforms such as Leonardo/ELSAG SignalTrace, which capture license plates and vehicle fingerprints and passively collect Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and RFID emissions from personal devices to create persistent tracking profiles, allowing authorities to continuously
monitor citizens' movements without individualized suspicion, probable cause, or judicial oversight;
WHEREAS, these systems are deployed through stealth tactics that deliberately avoid public input and oversight, and produce wrongful stops and arrests because, even at a low individual error rate, scanning an
overwhelmingly innocent population means the vast majority of "matches" flag people who have done nothing wrong — a mathematical certainty that vendors and agencies routinely obscure when marketing these systems as reliable;
WHEREAS, corporations claim perpetual licensing rights to captured data while training officers to advocate for their products;
WHEREAS, this dragnet surveillance systematically treats every citizen as a potential suspect, normalizes mass monitoring, and unjustly shifts the burden of defending constitutional rights onto individuals while
state legislatures move to codify surveillance secrecy; and
WHEREAS, successful community resistance in Arizona and other jurisdictions demonstrates that surveillance implementations can be reversed when transparency and democratic processes are restored, with the Arizona
Libertarian Party leading efforts including public testimony, coalition building, community organizing, public records requests, and developing alternative legislation requiring public hearings, warrant protections, and transparency measures,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee categorically condemns the deployment of mass surveillance networks and demands that any collection of movement data or digital emissions by law
enforcement be strictly prohibited without a targeted warrant issued by a judge based upon probable cause of a specific crime; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee directs its communications staff and affiliates to educate communities about surveillance threats, share successful resistance
models developed by affiliates including the Arizona Libertarian Party, expose corporate influence operations, and build broad coalitions to restore constitutional protections in the digital surveillance age.
Austin Martin
R1
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
From: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>
Sent: Monday, 29 June 2026 12:32:54
Sent: Monday, 29 June 2026 12:32:54
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From: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 12:10:38 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>; Jonathan McGee <jonatha...@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
Mr. Danke,
The Alts are LNC members, but with limitations on when they can vote.
They don't magically switch back and forth between being and not being LNC members.
Their Full Participation as LNC Ex Officio members must be preserved.
I do not support the view expressed in your motion.
Thank you.
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 00:14:39
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 00:14:39
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From: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 2:59:58 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Mr. Secretary,
Please note, I am revising my previous notice and increasing the proposed time.
Some changes and suggestions were submitted yesterday and I have done my best to work those suggestions into my draft, included below. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this
Notice of proposed Resolution on Tribal and National Sovereignty
Proposed time allotment: 10 minutes
Proposed Resolution on
Tribal and National Sovereignty
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party affirms as foundational the principles of individual liberty, self-determination, and the sanctity of voluntary agreements and contracts; and
WHEREAS, Native American tribal nations are sovereign peoples who entered into treaties with the United States government as nation-to-nation agreements constituting the supreme law of the land under Article VI of the United States Constitution, yet the United
States government’s failure to honor those obligations, including under the Treaty of 1852 with Apache nations and similar agreements, is not incidental but structural, representing a systemic violation of contract and a denial of recognized sovereignty; and
WHEREAS, this pattern extends across every framework the federal government has applied to indigenous and native peoples, including its own congressional acknowledgment under Public Law 103-150 (1993) that the 1893 overthrow of the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom
was illegal and that the Hawaiian Kingdom never relinquished its claims to sovereignty, demonstrating that no single federal framework has served the cause of genuine self-determination; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 extinguished aboriginal title to over 360 million acres, substituting shareholder corporate governance for sovereign governance, a structure the United States Supreme Court applied in Alaska v. Native
Village of Venetie Tribal Government (1998) to narrow the jurisdictional standing of federally recognized Alaska Native tribes, while Alaska Native communities continue to face ongoing conflicts over subsistence hunting and fishing rights under competing state
and federal regulatory authority, representing a present-day denial of self-determination; and
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party recognizes that liberty is not granted by governments but is inherent to people, and that no act of conquest, legislation, or administrative imposition can extinguish the natural right of a people to organize and to govern themselves;
and
WHEREAS, meaningful political participation requires that a people be represented within structures that reflect their actual jurisdictional and sovereign reality, and that participation within structures that dilute or ignore that reality does not constitute
genuine representation; and
WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party holds that the United States federal government’s jurisdictional framework, having been imposed without the consent of tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom, does not obligate the Libertarian Party to replicate those frameworks
in its own recognition of free people and independent governments, and the Party aspires to model the principles it advocates by engaging with sovereign nations on terms consistent with Libertarian values of voluntary association and self-determination;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee formally acknowledges the inherent sovereignty of Native American tribal nations and the Hawaiian Kingdom and affirms that their sovereignty predates and supersedes jurisdictional frameworks imposed by
the United States government; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee commits to engage with the peoples of tribal nations, the Hawaiian Kingdom, and Alaska Native communities on their own terms, respecting their right to determine for themselves how they are represented
and how they choose to participate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Libertarian National Committee encourages officers and members of the Libertarian Party to explore pathways for meaningful participation and representation of these tribal nations within the Libertarian Party and to explore
how best to empower them and the Hawaiian Kingdom to reclaim their independence.
Egogahan,
Alex Flores
Region 9 Representative
Libertarian National Committee
1-800-ELECT-US
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 9:21:36 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Aloha,
Due to needless, malicious, and bigoted attempts to restrict and violate the rights of members, regional autonomy, and regional representation rights, I am being forced to claim credit for Sonja's hard work under my name in order to prevent our region's business
from being wrongfully excluded, and so I move the items which she properly noticed.
So moved.
Austin Martin
R1
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
From: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 04:59:58
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 04:59:58
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From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 9:59:57 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings All,
I am formally introducing this motion;
Motion to Substitute:
Mr. Chair, I move to substitute the following for Mr. Danke’s pending motion:
I move that the LNC hold its next Regular Meeting the weekend of October 9th through 11th, 2026 (or such other October 2026 weekend as may be convenient), in Kentucky in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, to coincide with a fundraiser benefiting candidate
Jeremy Todd’s campaign for Congress, as outlined in the foregoing resolution which is hereby incorporated to be adopted with this motion:
Whereas, site visitation meetings are most productive when convention planning is sufficiently advanced to give the visit a clear purpose; and
Whereas, the 2026 National Convention concluded only one month ago, and historical practice has been to schedule convention site visits 6–12 months prior to the event; and
Whereas, convention planning is currently at too early a stage for a December site visit to serve its intended function;
Whereas the Oct. 9-11th proposed date and location for the next Regular Meeting is flexible and allows the LNC to align its meeting with fundraising and travel opportunities that directly serve Libertarian candidacies, including
a fundraiser benefiting Jeremy Todd's campaign for Congress in Kentucky,
Resolved, That the LNC hold its next Regular Meeting the weekend of October 9 through 11, 2026, in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, at a location of the LNC's discretion, to coincide with a fundraiser benefiting the
congressional campaign of Kentucky Libertarian candidate Jeremy Todd, and
Be it further Resolved, That the meeting incorporate additional fundraising activity in support of Libertarian candidates, so that the value of the meeting to the Party's electoral work does not depend on any single event,
and
Be it further Resolved, That the LNC expresses its intent to explore participation in a Joint Fundraising Committee then forming in connection with the Jeremy Todd campaign, this expression being non-binding and committing
the LNC to no further action.
Cheers,
Sonja Feintech
Region 1 Alt
From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 2:21 PM
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From: Tyler Danke <tyler...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 10:10:18 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
If you want something noticed, you should specifically notice the item, not a general reference to anything a specific person has said in the past.
Tyler Danke
Representing the Libertarian Parties of Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin
From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 16:21:36
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From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 10:15:05 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>; Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Aloha!
An alt moves the room
Obstinate eyes roll upward
Then I call: so moved.
Alternate sits down
Silence, consideration
Will they hear her voice?
Alternates now weigh
If they will contribute or
Suppress member rights
Mahalo for your
kokua to these three short
Important Haikus.
Austin Martin
R1
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono
From: Sonja Feintech <sonja.f...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 11:59:57
Sent: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 11:59:57
To: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>; Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings All,
I am formally introducing this motion;
Motion to Substitute:
Mr. Chair, I move to substitute the following for Mr. Danke’s pending motion:
I move that the LNC hold its next Regular Meeting the weekend of October 9th through 11th, 2026 (or such other October 2026 weekend as may be convenient), in Kentucky in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, to coincide with a fundraiser benefiting candidate
Jeremy Todd’s campaign for Congress, as outlined in the foregoing resolution which is hereby incorporated to be adopted with this motion:
Whereas, site visitation meetings are most productive when convention planning is sufficiently advanced to give the visit a clear purpose; and
Whereas, the 2026 National Convention concluded only one month ago, and historical practice has been to schedule convention site visits 6–12 months prior to the event; and
Whereas, convention planning is currently at too early a stage for a December site visit to serve its intended function;
Whereas the Oct. 9-11th proposed date and location for the next Regular Meeting is flexible and allows the LNC to align its meeting with fundraising and travel opportunities that directly serve Libertarian candidacies, including
a fundraiser benefiting Jeremy Todd's campaign for Congress in Kentucky,
Resolved, That the LNC hold its next Regular Meeting the weekend of October 9 through 11, 2026, in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, at a location of the LNC's discretion, to coincide with a fundraiser benefiting the
congressional campaign of Kentucky Libertarian candidate Jeremy Todd, and
Be it further Resolved, That the meeting incorporate additional fundraising activity in support of Libertarian candidates, so that the value of the meeting to the Party's electoral work does not depend on any single event,
and
Be it further Resolved, That the LNC expresses its intent to explore participation in a Joint Fundraising Committee then forming in connection with the Jeremy Todd campaign, this expression being non-binding and committing
the LNC to no further action.
Cheers,
Sonja Feintech
Region 1 Alt
From: Austin Martin <austin...@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 2:21 PM
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From: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 5:00:41 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Hello all,
I am noticing a second Policy Manual amendment, this one to constitute the addition of an item to Section 1.14—Other Matters.
Please note that this policy very expressly refers to spamming via the "Contact the LNC" form, and not to emails from any other source. In other words, the policy
cannot be used to block Party or LNC member communications, of any kind, that are sent from individual accounts or via any method apart from the general form.
_
5) Blocked Email Contacts
In the event that any "Contact the LNC" form user is determined to have engaged in repeated spamming by transmitting irrelevant content, harassment, solicitations, or otherwise inappropriate messaging via the form, the Chair may direct LNC staff to block that
user from utilizing the form for any period of time up through the remainder of the Chair's term. The Chair shall notify all LNC members within 24 hours upon issuing such a directive. The decision of the Chair shall be able to be reversed at any time by a
majority vote of the LNC.
RATIONALE:
Lately member inboxes have become increasingly flooded with incoherent messaging, largely unrelated to any discernible National policy or activity, from one or more web form users. While it is reasonable that National should be able to exercise discretion in
extreme cases such as these, there must be limitations and backstops that temper any authority the LNC might have to block users unduly from using the "Contact" web form (and it should be noted that there remain other methods of reaching LNC members and officers
via email). Therefore, this amendment includes multiple measures that preempt its abuse: A prohibition on indefinite bans, an immediate transparency provision in the event a ban is undertaken, and a stipulation that allows bans to be reversible upon a low-threshold
vote of the National Committee.
_
In Liberty,
Amanda
Vice Chair, Libertarian National Committee
From: Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 9:59
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From: Alfa Shaw <alfa...@lp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 12:03:11 PM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik
To: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>; Alex Flores <alex....@lp.org>; LNC Public <lnc-p...@lp.org>; lnc-public_forward <lnc-publi...@lp.org>
Subject: Re: Notice Thread for July LNC Meeting
Greetings.
I'm inclined to ignore the emails rather than build in a PM provision that someone in the future (maybe a few LNCs down the road?) could abuse to silence people who oppose them during a period of controversy.
Thank you.
In Liberty,
Alfa Shaw
Region 6
"Relationships begin with Understanding"
From: Amanda Griffiths <amanda.g...@lp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 01 July 2026 01:00:41
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