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

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I will co-sponsor, although I do think some of Sam’s suggestions may be worth considering.

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee

> On Jul 15, 2018, at 9:37 AM, Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.