[Lnc-business] Fwd: Region 3 Re-Formation

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Please see correspondence sent to your regional chairs.

*  In Liberty,*
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, May 16, 2020 at 2:16 AM
Subject: Region 3 Re-Formation
To: Chris Wiest <chris.wiest at lpky.org>, Greg Stempfle <
gregstempfle at gmail.com>, Patrick Glasgow <chair at lpo.org>, Timothy MacGuire <
chair at lpin.org>


Dear Region 3 State Chairs:


Chair Sarwark has ruled that regional formations are due to be turned into
the Party Secretary (me) by the close of Party business at the online
portion of the convention, and must be signed off and formed by the close
of May 23, 2020. This derives from the following bylaw:


Article 7.2



   1. The National Committee shall be composed of the following members:
      - the officers of the Party;
      - five members elected at large by the delegates at a Regular
      Convention; and
      - 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. *


I have o attached the Region formation manual that I previously
provided.  Further
instructions are contained there.  Further, attached is the paperwork filed
by your state for this term’s region formation.  The minimum document to be
filed is found on the last page of the Region formation manual.  However,
it is a very good idea to execute a detailed agreement outlining the duties
and responsibilities of your regional and alternate representatives
including any removal provisions as the national bylaws devolve that
entirely to the electing region.  If you do execute such an agreement,
please file that with me along with the Notice Region Formation.


I realize that some of you may be, or may have already, elected to change
regions.


Also, *and this is VERY important, unless you intend to have your new
representatives take office immediately after the close of the e-convention
please indicate on your paperwork when they will take office.  The rest of
the LNC starts it new term at the close of the July in-person convention,
and it would be usual for the regional representation to also change at
that time.  However, in the event that the pandemic situation causes that
convention to be canceled, you may wish to consider something to the effect
of: “The named representatives shall take office at the close of the July
2020 convention or the first day of August 2020, whichever comes first.”*


If you have any questions or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact me either by email or phone at 561.523.2250.

*  In Liberty,*
* Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
(part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *
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