[Lnc-business] Point of Inquiry - Article 7.6

[Nicholas Sarwark]

The relevant bylaws provision does appear to indicate that they have
vacated their seats automatically, though the past practice of this
board has not been to enforce that bylaws provision with regard to
Regional Alternates.

There is at least a facially conflicting provision of the bylaws,
Article 7.8, "A National Committee Regional Representative or
Alternate may be removed and replaced only by the act of the affiliate
parties that constitute the subject region. The voting procedure for
the removal and replacement of regional representatives or alternates
shall be determined by the regions. In the absence of any such
procedures, a majority vote of the state chairs comprising the region
shall prevail."

So we have 7.6 saying there is an automatic vacancy and 7.8 saying
that removal and replacement can only be done by the region.

The simplest thing to do if Mr. Anderson and Dr. Olsen are still
willing and able to serve would be for their regions to indicate that
they would like to reappoint them as alternates.

-Nick

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 12:52 PM Jeff Lyons <jeff.lyons at lp.org> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon,
>
>       Point of Inquiry, Mr. Chairman- Have Mr. Anderson and Mr. Olsen now
> vacated their seats on the National Committee as a result of being
> absent from 2 consecutive regular LNC Meetings?
>
> Reference- Bylaws Article 7.6: "A National Committee member who fails to
> attend two consecutive regular sessions of the National Committee shall
> be deemed to have vacated his or her seat. The appointing body shall be
> free to reappoint the member who vacated the seat."
>
>
>
> --
> In Liberty,
> Jeff Lyons
>
> Region 8 Alternate
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>
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