[LPIL - Board of Directors] MOTION LPIL BoD Meeting 8/20 7:30 PM

[Blake Hanson]

Good day!

Not sure if necessary to do at the moment; but I wholeheartedly second 
this motion. And would be proud to co-sponsor if necessary.

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Regards,
~Blake Hanson
~Director, Field Operations Division
~Libertarian Party of Illinois
~Business Email: fieldopsdirector at lpillinois.org

On 2024-08-16 19:34, scc3--- via Lpil-bod wrote:

> On 2024-08-13 21:00, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod wrote:
> 
>> Please send any agenda items.
>> 
>> --
>> Ken Mattes
>> Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
>> secretary at lpillinois.org
>> 815 342 5177
> 
> A Motion Against the Kennedy Victory Fund
> 
> WHEREAS, the purpose of the Libertarian Party of Illinois (ARTICLE I. 
> STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION)
> "B. The mission of the Party shall be to elect Libertarians to office 
> and move public policy in
> a Libertarian direction."
> 
> WHEREAS, the delegates present at the Libertarian National Convention 
> on 26 May 2024 elected Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat as the 
> Libertarian nominees for President and Vice President respectively
> 
> WHEREAS, in contravention of the delegates and members of the National 
> Libertarian Party, the National Libertarian Party Executive Committee 
> voted on 11 July 2024 to enter into an agreement with a rival candidate 
> for the purposes of fundraising (now known as the Kennedy Victory Fund)
> 
> WHEREAS, in the state of Illinois, Robert F Kennedy Jr is already a 
> chosen opposition candidate as an Independent.
> 
> WHEREAS, WHEREAS, the agreement itself can be reasonably perceived as 
> violating multiple National Libertarian Party bylaws, including but not 
> limited to:
> a. Article 2, Sections 1, 2, 4, 5
> b. Article 5, Section 4
> c. Article 14, Sections 1, 4
> 
> WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party of Illinois opposes any action that is 
> in contradiction to the National Libertarian Party bylaws and to the 
> rightfully elected Libertarian Party nominees for President and Vice 
> President, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat.
> 
> WHEREAS, the Campaign for Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat have publicly 
> stated that they do not support the Kennedy Victory Fund, and consider 
> it support of an opponent in an ongoing race.
> 
> IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party of Illinois calls 
> on the Libertarian National Committee to void any and all fundraising 
> agreements or otherwise with any presidential candidate other than the 
> Libertarian Party nominee selected by delegates at the 2024 Libertarian 
> National Convention.
> 
> IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Libertarian Party of Illinois calls for 
> the censure of the following National Libertarian Party Executive 
> Committee members for knowingly and willfully violating the will of the 
> delegates of the 2024 Libertarian National Convention:
> a. Angela McArdle
> b. Pat Ford
> c. Andrew Watkins
> d. Kathy Yeniscavich
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