[Lnc-business] Regional Agreements and Request for Opinion of Chair

[Francis Wendt]

Region 1 is in the process of gathering signatures for the updated
regional agreement from the state chairs. Our current intent is to have
a fully signed agreement prior to the convention.

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FRANCIS WENDT
LNC Region 1 Alternate
 406.595.5111 

On 2020-05-12 09:40, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:

> Thank you, and the offer is appreciated.  Just wanted to not mess it up if they asked.
> 
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973 
> 
> On May 12, 2020 10:22 AM, Nicholas Sarwark <chair at lp.org> wrote:
> 
> There is no requirement, I just wanted to make the offer. 
> 
> -Nick 
> 
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 11:20 AM <john.phillips at lp.org> wrote: 
> Regarding this, is their any requirement we use the national zoom meeting space or can we set up our own?
> 
> John Phillips
> Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> Cell 217-412-5973 
> 
> On May 12, 2020 9:56 AM, Nicholas Sarwark via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Ms. Harlos, 
> 
> The convention begins on May 22, 2020, so regions would need to be formed 
> no later than May 23, 2020. The fact that there is a second sitting planned 
> in the motion passed by the LNC does not change that the initial gavel is 
> of a convention and May 23 is the second day. 
> 
> I would also note that regional agreements can be formed now and the 
> national staff would be happy to facilitate any regions that would like to 
> have a regional meeting in the virtual convention space in the time prior 
> to the convention, as long as it doesn't conflict with testing, planning, 
> or debate events that are using the space. 
> 
> Yours truly, 
> Nick 
> 
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:14 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business < 
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote: 
> 
>> Our bylaws state this: 
>> 
>> 
>> 2. The National Committee shall be composed of the following members: 
>> 
>> a. the officers of the Party; 
>> 
>> b. five members elected at large by the delegates at a Regular Convention; 
>> and 
>> 
>> c. any additional members as specified below: 
>> 
>> Any affiliate party with 10% or more of the total national party sustaining 
>> membership 
>> 
>> within affiliate parties (as determined for delegate allocation) shall be 
>> entitled to one 
>> 
>> National Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of 
>> national 
>> 
>> sustaining membership. Affiliate parties may, by mutual consent, band 
>> together to 
>> 
>> form "representative regions," and each such "region" with an aggregate 
>> national 
>> 
>> party sustaining membership of 10% or more shall be entitled to one 
>> National 
>> 
>> Committee representative and one alternate for each 10% of national party 
>> 
>> sustaining membership. "Representative regions" may be formed or dissolved 
>> once 
>> 
>> every two years during a period beginning 90 days before the beginning of 
>> and 
>> 
>> ending on the second day of the National Convention, and notice of new 
>> formations 
>> 
>> or dissolutions must be given in writing to the national Secretary prior to 
>> the close of 
>> 
>> the Convention at which they take place. 
>> 
>> 
>> And the convention rules say this: 
>> 
>> 
>> 4. In the event a region has not otherwise provided for the election of its 
>> National 
>> 
>> Committee representation then the delegates from the region shall elect its 
>> regional 
>> 
>> representative and alternate, provided there are at least five delegates 
>> present. Each 
>> 
>> Region's delegates may elect their representative and alternate in whatever 
>> manner they 
>> 
>> choose, provided all delegates present from that region are given equal 
>> voice in the 
>> 
>> selection. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mr. Goldstein has let regionals know that they need to take care of this by 
>> this online convention.  I do not believe however that is the only 
>> interpretation here and I lean towards the other one since the convention 
>> referred to is the physical convention and election of the LNC is at the 
>> physical convention.  Though I could argue both ways.  But since LNC 
>> elections are put off until then as there is not yet impracticability for 
>> those, I think the regionals fall there too.  I think requiring the 
>> regionals this month is not the fairest to the regional elections and could 
>> result in some of our regional reps being off the LNC during this critical 
>> time between sessions.  An exception was carved out ONLY for the top of the 
>> ticket, thus I do not think it is the best interpretation to put the time 
>> clock for regionals in that time frame. 
>> 
>> 
>> Mr. Chair can you please advise on this ASAP?  I need to resend the 
>> regional formation manual to the state chairs and I would like to clarify 
>> this situation with them. 
>> 
>> *  In Liberty,* 
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