Nevada split away from Region 4 and joined Region 1. According to the Bylaw that Mr. Wendt quoted, California, having more than 10% sustaining membership, is entitled to a representative and alternate without joining a region. The rest of the bylaw does not say that the Secretary has to be informed by the end of the second day of the formation regions. The bylaw is met if the states had agreed among themselves to form or remain a region by the end of the second day, and the paperwork given to the Secretary by the close of the convention. --- Tim Hagan Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee On 2020-05-24 06:44, Francis Wendt via Lnc-business wrote:
To my fellow LNC members:
I would like to followup with this appeal with a brief point on procedure. Regional agreements are dictated in Bylaws Article 7.2(c)
"c. any additional members as specified below: Any affiliate party with 10% or more of the total national party sustaining membership within affiliate parties (as determined for delegate allocation) shall be entitled to one National Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of national sustaining membership. Affiliate parties may, by mutual consent, band together to form "representative regions," and each such "region" with an aggregate national party sustaining membership of 10% or more shall be entitled to one National Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of national party sustaining membership. "Representative regions" may be formed or dissolved once every two years during a period beginning 90 days before the beginning of and ending on the second day of the National Convention, and notice of new formations or dissolutions must be given in writing to the national Secretary prior to the close of the Convention at which they take place."
By my reading the I was also wrong in the second day deadline. The second day of the convention is the final point at which regions can be "formed or dissolved" This gives an indication that all regions are a going concern to co-op a business term. Thus, unless there is clear indication that a new region will form or dissolve, the Bylaw is silent on existing regions.
Also of note is that notice to the Secretary is not due until close of convention. I do believe there was a misunderstanding on the deadlines, and I understand it to be that the formation is now done, and the paperwork needs to be to the Secretary by July 10.
Should this require an appeal to the ruling of the chair either here or in convention this morning, I implore you to overturn the chair's ruling.
Best Regards,
--- FRANCIS WENDT LNC Region 1 Alternate 406.595.5111
On 2020-05-24 07:24, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
Friends,
I would like my other regionals to consider joining me in appealing the ruling of the chair in which he stated that regional agreements were expected to be turned in end of day yesterday, the 23rd.
My basis for argument is that while the bylaws do indicate that agreements must be turned in by the second day of convention, many of us found that out 10 or so days, maybe less, before the agreements were due which, under normal circumstances are completed at the regional caucus. Because of this pressure and the stressors of getting the e-convention put together, I think there was a sufficient time constraint put on us.
Due to to the emergency circumstances, we agreed to have this meeting for the sole purpose of electing our President and Vice president. All other business was to be put off to our in person. Regional formation should be no different. The idea is that the region forms at the close of convention, not the beginning.
I held off on my appeal to see if there would be an issue. Reading the secretary's email from this morning, we technically may now have several states that are orphaned because a signed contract was not turned in on time.
I would like the chair's ruling overturned that agreements were due last night and, if the chair insists that they are due before our in person, that he give a date to complete the agreements by a reasonable time in the future but before our in person gathering. The unusual circumstances that affected the separation of our elections and caused our election to become something other than expected should also be considered for regional agreements.
Richard Longstreth Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY) Libertarian National Committee richard.longstreth@lp.org 931.538.9300
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