[Lnc-business] Seeking clarification on committee alternates

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Or does this Bylaw override the general principle that alternates only fill
vacancies but not absences?

== 2016 LP Bylaws and Convention Rules w 2016 JC Rules

   1.

   Ranked alternates may be named by the appointing bodies to fill any
   vacancies or absences in the Convention Committees.==


It seems like it does, but I wanted to be clear as an alternate had asked.
So absent that above bylaw, then an alternate would only fill a vacancy not
an absence.

And an esoteric question - what does "absences" mean here?  Does the word
absence mean something different in email voting?  Is that made clear
anywhere or is it an implication?  It seems like our email bylaw is not
talking about absent persons but absent votes.  But that is not entirely
clear.  This is talking about absent persons... or can it also mean absent
votes?  Wouldn't that then pretty much then allow the free substitution of
committee alternates contrary to the footnote in our Policy Manual that
there needs to be an explicit permission for that.

But if absent means absent vote in one section, why is not that here?



On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 1:40 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:

> At an in-person or electronic (not email voting) meeting, an alternate can
> only debate with consent of the members and cannot vote.... is that correct?
>
> --
> *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
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> *We defend your rights*
> *And oppose the use of force*
> *Taxation is theft*
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
*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
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee

A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
*We defend your rights*
*And oppose the use of force*
*Taxation is theft*
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   Or does this Bylaw override the general principle that alternates only
   fill vacancies but not absences?
   == 2016 LP Bylaws and Convention Rules w 2016 JC Rules
    5. Ranked alternates may be named by the appointing bodies to fill any
       vacancies or absences in the Convention Committees.==

   It seems like it does, but I wanted to be clear as an alternate had
   asked.  So absent that above bylaw, then an alternate would only fill a
   vacancy not an absence.
   And an esoteric question - what does "absences" mean here?  Does the
   word absence mean something different in email voting?  Is that made
   clear anywhere or is it an implication?  It seems like our email bylaw
   is not talking about absent persons but absent votes.  But that is not
   entirely clear.  This is talking about absent persons... or can it also
   mean absent votes?  Wouldn't that then pretty much then allow the free
   substitution of committee alternates contrary to the footnote in our
   Policy Manual that there needs to be an explicit permission for that.
   But if absent means absent vote in one section, why is not that here?

   On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 1:40 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos
   <[1]carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:

   At an in-person or electronic (not email voting) meeting, an alternate
   can only debate with consent of the members and cannot vote.... is that
   correct?
   --
   In Liberty,
   Caryn Ann Harlos
   Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
   Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington)
   - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
   Communications Director, [3]Libertarian Party of Colorado
   Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
   A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
   We defend your rights
   And oppose the use of force
   Taxation is theft

   --
   In Liberty,
   Caryn Ann Harlos
   Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
   Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington)
   - [4]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
   Communications Director, [5]Libertarian Party of Colorado
   Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
   A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
   We defend your rights
   And oppose the use of force
   Taxation is theft

References

   1. mailto:carynannharlos at gmail.com
   2. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
   3. http://www.lpcolorado.org/
   4. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
   5. http://www.lpcolorado.org/