[Lnc-business] Regional meetings

[Alicia Mattson]

The good news is that we don't have to guess.  Bylaws and Convention Rules
answer all of these questions.

Bylaw 7.2.c - Regions must be formed by the 2nd day of the convention, but
the paperwork giving notice of the region formation must be given to the
Secretary prior to the close of the convention.  If the convention finishes
out in Orlando, then that's the close of the convention.

Bylaw 7.3 - "The National Committee shall take office immediately upon the
close of the Regular Convention at which they are selected, and serve until
the final adjournment of the next Regular Convention."

LNC terms begin and end at the final adjournment of conventions.

The reason the CA operates differently is that they have 10% by themselves,
are entitled to a region rep by themselves, and always make regional
agreements that give them control of who their rep is, and regional
agreements which establish the rules for replacing the rep as being the CA
affiliate bylaws. Then the CA bylaws say that the CA convention elects the
region rep and that newly elected person immediately replaces the
previously elected one, essentially removing a rep when they please and
appointing a replacement to finish out the remainder of what the national
bylaws consider to be a normal term.  See Bylaw 7.8 which allows the region
control over removing/replacing region reps when and how they please so
long as they spell out the procedure.

-Alicia



On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 7:32 PM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> I think this is a very gray area.  you may want to get a ruling from the
> chair.  I would put everything you want in the agreement - and I would not
> assume that the reps take office - as Sam said - in Orlando.  I actually
> think the opposite is true unless that is set out in the agreement.
>
> You cannot be wrong by specifying each thing in the agreement.
>
> *In Liberty,*
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>
> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 6:43 PM Sam Goldstein via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
> > Heh, you can get in trouble for even thinking these days!
> >
> > ---
> > Sam Goldstein, At Large Member
> > Libertarian National Committee
> > 317-850-0726 Cell
> >
> > On 2020-05-19 20:40, john.phillips at lp.org wrote:
> >
> > > Kinda what I was thinking, but I get myself in trouble assuming, so was
> > hoping for an official answer
> > >
> > > John Phillips
> > > Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> > > Cell 217-412-5973
> > >
> > > On May 19, 2020 7:30 PM, Sam Goldstein <sam.goldstein at lp.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > The new regional reps don't take office until the post convention LNC
> > meeting so I would assume you can have your election at Orlando.  Also
> > there is a chance the JC might change to regional representation if that
> > Bylaw passes and that person would also have to be elected.
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Sam Goldstein, At Large Member
> > > Libertarian National Committee
> > > 317-850-0726 Cell
> > >
> > > On 2020-05-19 20:14, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:
> > > Question for clarity.
> > > Regional agreements need to be done on/by saturday.
> > >
> > > Do regional elections as well? Or -presuming we don't change anything -
> > are those not due until we do other lnc elections?
> > >
> > > John Phillips
> > > Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
> > > Cell 217-412-5973
> >
>