[Lnc-business] Appeal the ruling of the chair

[Alicia Mattson]

I will join an appeal.

-Alicia


On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 6:24 AM Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I would like my other regionals to consider joining me in appealing the
> ruling of the chair in which he stated that regional agreements were
> expected to be turned in end of day yesterday, the 23rd.
>
> My basis for argument is that while the bylaws do indicate that agreements
> must be turned in by the second day of convention, many of us found that
> out 10 or so days, maybe less, before the agreements were due which, under
> normal circumstances are completed at the regional caucus. Because of this
> pressure and the stressors of getting the e-convention put together, I
> think there was a sufficient time constraint put on us.
>
> Due to to the emergency circumstances, we agreed to have this meeting for
> the sole purpose of electing our President and Vice president. All other
> business was to be put off to our in person. Regional formation should be
> no different. The idea is that the region forms at the close of convention,
> not the beginning.
>
> I held off on my appeal to see if there would be an issue. Reading the
> secretary's email from this morning, we technically may now have several
> states that are orphaned because a signed contract was not turned in on
> time.
>
> I would like the chair's ruling overturned that agreements were due last
> night and, if the chair insists that they are due before our in person,
> that he give a date to complete the agreements by a reasonable time in the
> future but before our in person gathering. The unusual circumstances that
> affected the separation of our elections and caused our election to become
> something other than expected should also be considered for regional
> agreements.
>
> Richard Longstreth
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
> Libertarian National Committee
> richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
>
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