<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I am forwarding this conversation with Michael to the group, in case anyone has any knowledge of the difference between <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(22, 0, 131); font-size: 18px; "><b>Primarily Formed vs. General Purpose </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; ">Committees. Which are we? </span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Karina<br></font><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">karinajoy <<a href="mailto:karina@lcotler.com">karina@lcotler.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">April 21, 2014 8:13:17 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Michael Dean <<a href="mailto:sfomikedean@gmail.com">sfomikedean@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: The State of the Union</b><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; color: rgb(22, 0, 131); font-size: 18px; "><b>"Primarily Formed vs. General Purpose</b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; font-size: 17px; ">Committees formed to support or oppose ballot measures in more than one election, or in more than one jurisdiction, are general purpose ballot measure committees. These committees should use the campaign manual for general purpose committees. This manual is for primarily formed ballot measure committees."</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; font-size: 17px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" color="#181818">This is the reason I asked the question, is CRNMC the campaign committee? Technically, as I see it, we are a "General Purpose committee." We were formed to support all CRN initiatives, not just this one. I don't understand what the ramifications are for calling ourselves a "Primarily Formed Ballot Measure Committee," which is how we are proceeding. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" color="#181818"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" color="#181818">In this case, we may have made a decision without understanding </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; ">how the political system has defined these things, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; ">what that may mean to us in the future. Will we have to change our name for the next initiative? I don't know.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; ">I'll have to look up the General Purpose Committee information and see how it differs.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; ">Karina</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: medium; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" color="#181818"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3" color="#181818"><br></font></div><div><div>On Apr 21, 2014, at 12:53 PM, Michael Dean wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p dir="ltr">We are listed on the Form "Employer's Identification Number" as CRNMC community rights network of mendocino . I cannot say what the strength of this form is, or what degree it constricts us.</p><p dir="ltr">However, I made a round of calls and emails verifying that we agree upon this name. - CRNMC</p><p dir="ltr">I cannot identify what the force is that makes our community think that once agreements have been made they can be changed whenever someone questions again.</p><p dir="ltr">Cases in point, cancelling the Easter Picnik at the last minute, hissy fits about who's allowed to a meeting after an agreement, and what should be the name of our community project and how the acronym should be set up. </p><p dir="ltr">What I filed is what was agreed upon - CRNMC.</p>
</blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div>Earlier, I asked Michael:<div><br><div>Does that mean that CRN-MC is the official campaign committee?<br><br>K</div></div></div></body></html>