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

[scc3 at lpillinois.org]

On 2024-08-16 19:41, Blake Hanson wrote:
> 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.
> 
> ---
> 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

Thanks Blake, I have also notified Secretary Mattes of grammatical 
errors and a few minor additions for word flow. So it will look slightly 
different in the agenda due to the edits.