[Lnc-business] Ruling of the Chair re: Doug Craig's sustaining membership status at the time of his election

[Sam Goldstein]

I accept the ruling of the Chair as stated above.

Sam Goldstein

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> Mr. Goldstein has requested a ruling as to whether Doug Craig's
> purchase of a convention package on May 6, 2014 was sufficient to make
> him a sustaining member at the time of his election the the LNC on
> March 29, 2015.  I believe it was.
>
> Bylaws Article 5, Section 3, says "'Sustaining member' is any Party
> member who has given at least $25 to the Party in the prior twelve
> months, or who is a life member."  There is no language in the Bylaws
> that discusses convention purchases as separate from an other giving
> to the Libertarian Party.  Without explicit language in the Bylaws to
> the contrary, I find that the money Mr. Craig gave to the Libertarian
> Party for his convention package on May 6, 2014 was in excess of $25
> and given in the twelve months prior to the  LNC meeting in Phoenix on
> March 29, 2015.
>
> The Association levels that Dr. Lieberman points to are not in the
> nature of a Bylaw, but are set by the LNC as a way to recognize
> supporters at different giving levels.  Whether his contribution would
> count for an association level is not the question at issue here.
>
> With that, I don't think there is an issue with Mr. Craig's
> eligibility at the time of his election.  If there are those on the
> LNC who would still like a mail ballot on the issue Ms. Mattson has
> raised, I think it's appropriate to phrase it in a way that it is
> clear that it is also an appeal of the ruling of the Chair, but it
> would probably be most appropriate to combine it with the question of
> voting to fill the vacancy with a particular person should the ruling
> of the Chair be successfully appealed.
>
>
> -Nick
>
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