[Lnc-business] Learning together how to adapt to a virtual convention

[Nicholas Sarwark]

Dear Mr. Smith,

>From my understanding, our LNC meeting adjourned following the passage of a
motion and that there were no other motions made prior to adjournment. If
there was something I missed after Mr. Merced took up the gavel, I'm happy
to be corrected.

Yours in liberty,
Nick

On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM <joshua.smith at lp.org> wrote:

> This seems kind of out of order seeing as how the LNC has voted to have a
> postponed in person convention with a motion on the table to hold
> electronic balloting for the VP/POTUS nominees only.
>
>
>
> -Joshua
>
> On May 5, 2020 7:33 AM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> During the discussions of how we adapt to the pandemic making travel and
> physical mass meetings impossible, many people have expressed concerns
> about the practicality of having a virtual convention. These fears are
> usually formed as questions about how it would work and used as arguments
> for delay and against trying to make it work. There are debates about the
> proposals, bylaws changes, and systems, but these are all done in the
> abstract.
>
> My belief is that this committee serves at the pleasure of the delegates,
> the delegates do not serve at the pleasure of the committee. They are not
> ours to be told what sacrifices they must make and what business they are
> allowed to consider. We are theirs to ensure that their voices are heard
> and that they make the decisions about the future of our party and who
> should represent them.
>
> To that end, I will gavel in a test run of the Libertarian National
> Convention on the Libertarian Party Zoom account tonight at 7:00 pm
> Eastern. Attendees will be credentialed and admitted to the room if they
> are national delegates or alternates, based on the current credentials
> committee lists. Others will be free to watch the simulcast on YouTube.
> Hosts of the meeting will be able to recognize attendees in order to
> speak.
>
> We will follow the convention agenda per the bylaws and move through as
> much business as the time allows. We will see what works well and what
> could be improved.
>
> Details for how to register will be forthcoming later in the day. If you
> would like to volunteer to assist, please feel free to contact Mr.
> Fishman.
>
> Yours in liberty,
>
> Nicholas Sarwark
>
>
>