[Lnc-business] MOTION Re: Email Ballot 2017-14: Restructure COC

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Daniel and I are committed to looking at this closely next meeting.  Daniel
has requested agenda time.


On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 6:57 PM David Demarest <dprattdemarest at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Starchild, I agree with the sentiment of your motion to expand
> participation of non-LNC members. It also makes perfect sense to me. It is
> a simple and straight-forward solution. I will likely co-sponsor after a
> review of input from others.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> On Jul 3, 2017 7:31 PM, "Starchild" <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> As a practical matter, I appreciate the values that Erin Adams brings to
>> the Convention Oversight Committee, and support her remaining on it. I also
>> appreciate that this proposed language facilitates that outcome in a
>> straightforward and I believe well-intentioned manner, without writing the
>> new status quo into stone by increasing the number of LNC members who must
>> be appointed to the committee. Therefore I won't oppose the motion as
>> written.
>>
>> Nevertheless, *this proposal would have an unfortunate side effect,
>> namely reducing non-LNC representation on the committee as currently
>> composed, and potentially going forward – where appointment of three
>> non-LNC members is currently required, only two such appointments would be
>> required if this passes*. That change would be contrary to the direction
>> we generally ought to be going – welcoming more non-LNC member
>> participation on committees, not reducing it.
>>
>> It occurs to me that we could avoid this negative effect while resolving
>> the current situation by adopting slightly different language that would
>> maintain three guaranteed non-LNC slots on the committee. This would
>> require an additional non-LNC member be appointed to fill the existing
>> non-LNC slot, and as formulated below, would also allow the appointment of
>> additional non-LNC members to ensure that the overall composition of the
>> committee is not tilted toward LNC members more than has been the case up
>> till now.
>>
>> With this in mind, I vote to *abstain* on the current motion, and move
>> the following:
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *Motion: Amend the LNC Policy Manual section 1.03.1 to define the size of
>> the Convention Oversight Committee as follows:* *"A minimum of seven
>> members, with a minimum of four LNC Members or Alternates, plus a minimum
>> of three non-LNC members who are recommended by the Convention Oversight
>> Committee."*
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I'm sorry I did not think of this before voting began on the current
>> motion language, however that occurred fairly quickly over the past few
>> days. It seems worth trying to get it right even if it means taking an
>> additional subsequent vote, since that is not difficult to do, and
>> therefore I ask members to consider this improvement and request
>> co-sponsors.
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>>
>>                                      ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>                           RealReform at earthlink.net
>>                                    (415) 625-FREE
>>                                      @StarchildSF
>>
>> P.S. – For those who may not know where to find the LNC Policy Manual, it
>> is online at
>> https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LNC_Policy_Manual_Adopted_2016-12-11.pdf
>> , and (confusingly) can be accessed via a link on the LNC Meeting Archives
>> page (https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/) which in turn can be
>> accessed via the "LNC Meeting Archives" link at the bottom of the main
>> LP.org page.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 3, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Alicia Mattson wrote:
>>
>> I vote yes.
>>
>> -Alicia
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:59 PM, Alicia Mattson <agmattson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 10, 2017 at 11:59:59pm
>>> Pacific time.*
>>> *Co-Sponsors:*  Hayes, Demarest, Goldstein, Harlos, Bittner, Katz
>>>
>>> *Motion:* Amend the LNC policy manual section 1.03.1 to define the size
>>> of the Convention Oversight Committee as follows:  "*Seven members,
>>> with a minimum of f*Four LNC Members or Alternates, plus 3 *a minimum
>>> of two *non-LNC members who are recommended by the Convention Oversight
>>> Committee."
>>>
>>> -Alicia
>>>
>>
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*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
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