To speak for one LP life member (myself), I’m happy to have my name published in this regard.
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Would disclosing a person's status as a life member be a violation of his or her privacy? Given that we've often publicly thanked our donors by name, I'm inclined to think not, especially if we're not saying when they became a life member. My recommendation would be for disclosure, unless a member informs us that s/he does not wish his or her information to be published in this manner (probably an opt-out box should be included on membership forms for that purpose). Ideally each member would also have a profile page on our state website, where members could adjust or update their own transparency settings, contact information, and other info as desired.
Short of listing members by name, listing the number of life members in each county by membership number with a date of last contact for each would still be useful without revealing anything about any individual. Such information could be used by activists, candidates, petitioners, and others get a sense of how many members in a county are active and who's most likely to be available to be involved, sign a petition, attend a meeting, etc., and for local or state LP officials, who it might be good to contact to confirm their current status, although this approach would entail the extra step of looking up the person's membership number to find his or her name in order to make contact.
Love & Liberty,
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