[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2014-08: Oregon Resolution

Nicholas Sarwark chair at lp.org
Fri Jul 18 15:17:58 EDT 2014


I would remind the members of the LNC that the Libertarian Party of
Oregon will nominate approximately 50 candidates for public office
this November (second most behind Texas) and are currently facing a
top-two initiative that could make any future success for the
Libertarian Party in the state of Oregon very difficult.  It seems
that many members feel that losing an entire successful state
affiliate party would be no big deal. I disagree.

As a Committee, we can't control what the Libertarian Party of Oregon
does.  We can control whether we express an apology to the Libertarian
Party of Oregon.

I vote yes.

-Nick


On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 2:00 AM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com> wrote:
> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>
> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 19, 2014 at 11:59:59pm
> Pacific time.
>
> Sponsor:  Chair Nick Sarwark
>
> Motion:
> Whereas, the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party state that “delegates to a
> Regular Convention shall be selected by a method adopted by each affiliate
> party” (Article 11, 3 (b)), and
>
> Whereas, the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party state that “each state-level
> affiliate party shall, in accordance with its own Bylaws and these Bylaws,
> determine who shall be its delegates to all Regular Conventions.” (Article
> 6, 3), and
>
> Whereas, the Bylaws of the Libertarian Party state that “the autonomy of the
> affiliate and sub-affiliate parties shall not be abridged by the National
> Committee or any other committee of the Party…” (Article 6, 5), and
>
> Whereas the Chair of the National Convention incorrectly ruled that it was
> in order for the convention to vote to seat three delegates in the Oregon
> delegation over the objection of the affiliate party chair, and
>
> Whereas the motion made did not challenge the report of the Credentials
> Committee as to who was the affiliate party chair, and
>
> Whereas the convention delegates subsequently voted to seat those delegates
> over the objection of the delegate chair,
>
> Be it resolved that the Libertarian National Committee apologizes to the
> Libertarian Party of Oregon for the erroneous ruling of the National
> Convention Chair.
>
> Alicia Mattson
> LNC Secretary
>
>
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