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

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing in my capacity as Region 
5 representative to vote "nay" on the motion.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
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On 7/9/2014 4:00 AM, Alicia Mattson 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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