[Lnc-business] Seeking input and potentially co-sponsors - SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS

[Sam Goldstein]

Joe,

At first glance an 15 person committee is entirely too unwieldy 
especially if they only meet via electronic meetings. And then you 
increase the size to 23 people in a few months.  I guarantee that this 
committee will never accomplish a thing with that many people involved.  
You will also most likely not get a 2/3 vote on any reports or 
recommendations by this large a body.

In my experience on the LNC the best working committees that those that 
have 5-7 members.  You can always have others working on sub-committees 
to help in specific areas.

I also don't think we need a multitude of reports at various deadlines 
for this type committee with so much micromanaging in the motion.  We 
have until about February of 2020 to come up with a possible solution to 
our perceived  election problem.

Let's not rush things and over complicate them but set a reasonable goal 
for a. reasonably sized committee to be able to presell to the members 
and delegates in the months leading up to Austin 2020.

Thanks for taking the lead on this.

Live Free,

Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2018-07-15 08:15, Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business wrote:
> I move to add to create the ad hoc Special Committee on Elections, 
> which shall—
> 
> Consist of 15 voting members as follows, with vacancies in any seat to
> be filled in the same manner as the appointment of that seat:
> (1)	The Vice-Chair of the LNC, who shall act as Chair of the ad hoc
> Special Committee on Elections;
> (2)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 1;
> (3)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region > (4)	One person 
> appointed by the state chairs of Region 3;
> (5)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 4;
> (6)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 5;
> (7)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 6;
> (8)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 7;
> (9)	One person appointed by the state chairs of Region 8;
> (10)	Six persons appointed by the Chair of the Party, ensuring the
> Committee as a whole reflects a diversity of ideas and interests;
> 
> Begin conducting its business when a majority of voting members are 
> appointed;
> 
> Prepare and release, on or before September 1, 2018, a first report
> auditing the balloted Convention votes from the 2016 and 2018
> Conventions, to the extent possible including the races for LNC Chair,
> Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, At-Large, Judicial Committee,
> President, and Vice President from the 2016 and 2018 conventions, with
> said report listing errors found as part of the balloting, tabulation,
> verification, and auditing processes;
> 
> Prepare and release, on or before December 1, 2018, a second report
> detailing our current process of elections balloting, tabulation, and
> verification, including costs, staffing, and a recent history of
> changes to our election process;
> 
> Receive, on or before February 1, 2019, reports submitted by the
> following, if they choose to submit one, offering diagnosis of the
> problem as they see it, suggesting possible solutions, and arguing for
> or against other potential solutions; and each of these persons shall
> be an ex-officio non-voting member of the Special Elections Committee
> if not otherwise selected to be a voting member:
> (1)	Chair of the 2016-18 Convention Oversight Committee
> (2)	Chair of the 2018-20 Bylaws & Rules Committee, if established, or
> else the Chair of the 2016-18 Bylaws & Rules Committee
> (3)	The 2016-18 Secretary
> (4)	The 2018-20 Secretary
> (5)	Chair of the 2016-18 IT Committee
> (6)	Chair of the 2016-18 Judicial Committee
> (7)	The Party Chair.
> 
> Prepare and release, on or before April 1, 2019, a third report
> analyzing voting methods that could be used for Convention elections,
> and evaluating the relative merits of each, including plurality,
> majority, and ranked choice systems, but without yet making a
> recommendation;
> 
> Prepare and release, on or before July 1, 2019, a fourth report
> detailing recommendations adopted, by a two-thirds majority vote of
> the Committee, to how to change LNC internal elections, including but
> not limited to method of voting for each election, nomination
> procedures, tools for balloting by state delegations, tabulation and
> verification techniques and technology, options considered but not
> considered feasible, convention scheduling and budgeting, necessary or
> desirable changes required to LNC bylaws or rules, analysis of costs
> and benefits, and recusal guidelines or standards;
> 
> Present its recommendations to the delegates at the 2020 Convention
> for their immediate consideration, if such consideration is necessary
> for implementation;
> 
> Rely on the Executive Director for resources or tools to conduct its 
> business;
> 
> Solicit, receive, and consider submissions by any Party member as to
> its business;
> 
> Give updates to the LNC as to its activities;
> 
> Extend any deadline by no more than six (6) months on the approval of
> the LNC Vice-Chair or, if not with the approval of the LNC Vice-Chair,
> on motion of a majority of the Committee;
> 
> Prepare and release, on or before July 1, 2020, a fifth report making
> recommendations to any further changes not yet adopted, or adopted but
> reconsidered, if any;
> 
> Dissolve on July 5, 2020.