I was asked about cash on hand for the LNC in back years, at the end of February. These follow. These numbers all include money being held to pay for the national convention. [There are some addenda. Todd Hagopian advises me that there is also $25,000 held in another way.] 2018 $299,980 2020 $305,939 2022 $281,537 2024 $224,471 [Addendum: +$25,000…
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We have received a spreadsheet form an unimpeachable source, comparing our end-of-February 2024 data with the matching information from end-of-February, 2020. There were five checking/savings accounts, namely two unrestricted accounts, and three restricted accounts, the restricted accounts being Convention, Building, and Legal. The Legal account was empty. The LNC had just under $306,000 cash on hand in 2020, and over…
I anticipate liveblogging the LNC Executive Committee meeting tonight, at least the public parts. McArdle says no motions were noticed, so there can be no motions during the meeting. Attendance is being taken. Meeting came to order at 7:43. Roll is taken. Treasurer says he will go through the powerpoints he has distributed. Restricted accounts are almost all convention money. …
McArdle’s Resignation, Access to Party Records, Are Demanded Third Party Watch has received a copy of a demand letter send to Angela McArdle by Law Firm Veritas and pro bono publico, D.C. Bar member Theodore Godfrey of Maryland, on behalf of a Libertarian National Committee Director and many National Party members, demanding that McArdle resign and that an extensive series…
LNC Region 6 Regional Representative Mark Tuniewicz has called on LP National Chair McArdle, National Vice Chair Watkins, and National Secretary Harlos to resign. He describes the LNC’s financial situation (previous story) as a “dangerous financial precipice” for which the trio are accountable. He writes: Todd, [Hagopian, the LNC Treasurer] Thank you for taking the time to put this together.…
The LNC Treasurer released the January and February financial reports. Treasurer Released January Report. Convention sales $18K Other Income $91K Other expenses $114K Also February Report Convention sales — 16K$ Other income – 79 K$ Other expenses – 122K$ That’s $23K behind for January and $43K behind for February, convention income being held to pay for the convention. On the…
With a tip of the hat to Sean ‘0 for telling us about this: From: Todd Hagopian Subject: Need Emergency Meeting On Financials I would like to call for a meeting, of the entire LNC, at 8pm CST on Saturday, March 30th with the sole topic being financials and budgeting. Executive Session topics expected. Looking for co-sponsors. In a separate…
In a statement from Aaron Harris, the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus denounced the proposal that the Libertarian Party should nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as its Presidential candidate. We quote in full the statement: Over the last couple of weeks, there has been considerable speculation about whether Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be seeking our party’s nomination for president—and about…
We are in receipt of a copy of the Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee agenda for their meeting of March 28. Buried on the second page is a laconic sentence “Formal Disaffiliation of the Libertarian Party of San Francisco County”, allotted 10 minutes of time. Our source indicates that the LPSFC has not been advised that their disaffiliation is…
How do you cram the appointment of Angela McArdle to be Chair of the Convention Oversight Committee through the LNC. You take two motions, falsely state them as one, and call for a vote. There were originally two motions by Mr. Blankenship: Given the letter submitted by the Convention Oversight Committee Chair Adrian Malagon this evening, I move to accept…