[Lnc-business] Judicial committee

Sam Goldstein sam.goldstein at lp.org
Thu Jul 5 20:52:18 EDT 2018


I'm pretty sure Alicia keeps all the paper ballots along with the state 
tally sheets from each convention.  Give her a day or two
to rest up!

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Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2018-07-05 20:44, Craig Bowden via Lnc-business wrote:
> I have one delegation in Region 1 right now that is not happy about
> the At Large situation, and is requesting an audit of the vote.
> Specifically the state by state break down, as is afforded on all
> other election results, but no delegation was able to review the
> results to ensure accuracy. There is further concern that there was no
> preservation of the original ballots from the delegations.
> 
> I can tell you this much: had I known what was going on, I would have
> raised these concerns on the floor. Unfortunately, I had to credential
> out because I had to get on a flight back to Utah for July 4th as my
> campaign had multiple outreach events. Many delegates also were
> candidates that had to leave for similar reasons.
> 
> We cannot rush through this as if it is an afterthought. Especially if
> there ended up being a need for the JC to rule on an issue.
> 
> Craig Bowden
> Region 1 Alternate
> 
> 
> 
> On 2018-07-05 18:30, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>> As this is an LNC created committee, I think that committee creation 
>> by
>>    larger unrelated bodies is a recipe for disaster.  As a group we 
>> can
>>    pick applicants who fill in needed holes and knowledge.  I am not
>>    thinking 50 person.  I am thinking 9, 11, or 13.  It is a big 
>> issue.
>>    I think some LNC members should be ex officio advisory members 
>> only.
>> 
>>    On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 6:27 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn
>>    <[1]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>>      Caryn Ann, I was thinking state chairs or people they appoint.
>>      Which could be some of the people you're thinking might be good.
>>      A 50 person committee would be too large (someone from each state
>>      affiliate), but Regions could send one or two people.  Eight 
>> regions
>>      and two from each, so maybe 16 people.  (Or, could be smaller)
>>      They could work on "improving the election scheduling, balloting,
>>      and tabulation process", and report sometime in 2019 to see what
>>      improvements could be made.
>>      ---
>>      Elizabeth Van Horn
>>      LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>      Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
>>      LP Social Media Process Review Committee
>>      Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
>>      [2]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>>      On 2018-07-05 20:12, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>> 
>>      It needs a much larger and more diverse committee that doesn't 
>> have
>>      the
>>         LNC's thumb on it like every other committee.  Many many many
>>      qualified
>>         people offered, including former LNC people who have been to 
>> this
>>         rodeo.
>>         On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 6:06 PM, joe.bishop-henchman--- via
>>      Lnc-business
>>         <[1][3]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>           Good questions. My answers would be that the only way this
>>      works is
>>           if everyone feels like they have a seat at the table. Timing
>>      wise,
>>           this gives them time to collect ideas and feedback while 
>> giving
>>      us
>>           time to address it if they can't come up with a consensus
>>           recommendation.
>>           It's also more than just technology - it's also whether we 
>> do
>>           plurality or IRV or approval, it's whether we do combined
>>      ballots or
>>           all separate, it's whether we need three days or four or 
>> five.
>>           There's off-the-shelf electronic voting things we can rent -
>>      I've
>>           done elections with them before - but I think our Party 
>> members
>>           would without buy-in reject them as centralized and 
>> potentially
>>      not
>>           secure. The solution may just be some new bylaws changes and
>>      more
>>           tellers and computers, and no new technology. I'm not sure.
>>           JBH
>>         On 2018-07-05 19:56, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:
>>           Why start a new committee? Shouldn't this fall under the
>>      purview of
>>           IT?
>>              John Phillips
>>              Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>>              Cell [1]217-412-5973
>>              ------ Original message------
>>              From: [2]joe.bishop-henchman--- via Lnc-business
>>              Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2018 6:32 PM
>> 
>>            To: [3][2][4]lnc-business at hq.lp.org;
>>            Cc: [4][3][5]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org;
>>            Subject:Re: [Lnc-business] Judicial committee
>>         I've been thinking about this since the night of the 
>> At-Large/JC
>>         election and I do share Ms. Harlos's frustration. I had 
>> perhaps
>>    100
>>         delegates who were going to support me already leave by the 
>> time
>>    we
>>         got
>>         to the At-Large election. Complaining about how long balloting 
>> and
>>         tabulation took is already the #1 feedback topic I'm getting 
>> from
>>         Party
>>         members.
>>         That said, I agree with Ms. Van Horn that the Convention did
>>    perhaps
>>         the
>>         least worst option under the circumstances. I worry that 
>> anything
>>    we
>>         do
>>         that departs from that, be it putting our own people on or 
>> keeping
>>         the
>>         dead hand of the last JC or sending a mail ballot to all Party
>>         members
>>         or some rump thereof, is even more disconnected from the rules 
>> we
>>         should
>>         be following and destined to be viewed as illegitimate and
>>    post-hoc.
>>         I would like to fix it for next time, as I know many of you 
>> do.
>>         Taking
>>         Mr. Goldstein's suggestion, I took a stab at tackling three 
>> birds
>>         with
>>         one stone:
>>         WHEREAS, the Libertarian National Convention on July 3, 2018 
>> voted
>>         that
>>         the top vote-getters in the At-Large race fill all available
>>         At-Large
>>         seats on the LNC; and
>>         WHEREAS, Rule 9 directs that the election of Judicial 
>> Committee
>>         members
>>         be conducted as the same manner as specified for at-large 
>> members
>>    of
>>         the
>>         National Committee; and
>>         WHEREAS, LNC action pursuant to Bylaws Article 7, Section 7 
>> would
>>         clear
>>         all potential doubts as to who the new LNC members are;
>>         THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Joshua Smith, Bill Redpath, and
>>         Alicia
>>         Mattson are added to the LNC as At-Large members for a 
>> two-year
>>         term;
>>         and
>>         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the LNC acknowledges the election 
>> of
>>    D.
>>         Frank Robinson, Chuck Moulton, Darryl Perry, Ruth Bennett, 
>> Geoff
>>         Neale,
>>         Jim Turney, and Tricia Sprankle to the Judicial Committee for 
>> a
>>         four-year term; and
>>         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a special committee be established 
>> to
>>         present a consensus recommendation to the LNC by September 1, 
>> 2019
>>         for
>>         improving the election scheduling, balloting, and tabulation
>>    process
>>         of
>>         LNC elections, with said committee to consist of:
>>         (1) the Party Vice-Chair, who will act as chairperson
>>         (2) the Party Secretary
>>         (3) a designee of the Bylaws & Rules Committee
>>         (4) four Party members appointed by the Party Chair, from 
>> among
>>    the
>>         various caucuses in the Party.
>>         JBH
>>         On [5]2018-07-05 18:04, Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business wrote:
>>         Since we apparently closed the convention without a procedure 
>> for
>>            populating the JC, is anyone in the mood for a motion to
>>    appoint
>>         the
>>            top seven vote winners as the JC for this term?  I suppose 
>> we
>>    can
>>         be
>>            anarchists and live without a JC this term or solicit
>>         applications
>>         from
>>            people who were not nominated at convention.
>>            I don't have the top seven names handy, we would have to 
>> verify
>>         they
>>            have been members for four years.
>>            --
>>            Sam Goldstein
>>            Libertarian National Committee
>>            [6]317-850-0726 Cell
>>         References
>>            1. tel:217-412-5973
>> 
>>              2. [4][6]http://joe.bi/
>>              3. mailto:[5][7]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>              4. mailto:[6][8]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>              5. tel:2018-07-05 18
>>              6. tel:317-850-0726
>>         --
>>         --
>>         In Liberty,
>>         Caryn Ann Harlos
>>         Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee 
>> (Alaska,
>>         Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming,
>>      Washington)
>>         - [7]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>>         Communications Director, [8]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:[9]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         2. mailto:[10]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         3. mailto:[11]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>         4. [12]http://joe.bi/
>>         5. mailto:[13]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>         6. mailto:[14]joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>         7. mailto:[15]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>         8. [16]http://www.lpcolorado.org/
>> 
>>    --
>>    --
>>    In Liberty,
>>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>>    Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>    Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, 
>> Washington)
>>    - [17]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org
>>    Communications Director, [18]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:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
>>    2. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>>    3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    4. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    5. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>    6. http://joe.bi/
>>    7. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>    8. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>    9. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>   10. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>   11. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>   12. http://joe.bi/
>>   13. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>>   14. mailto:joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>>   15. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>   16. http://www.lpcolorado.org/
>>   17. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>>   18. http://www.lpcolorado.org/



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