[Lnc-business] Appeal the ruling of the chair

[Richard Longstreth]

Given the Chair's clarification at the econvention, I would like to turn
this appeal over to the body and no longer be considered a sponsor. Thank
you for making it clearer to us Mr. Sarwark as there was a certain level of
confusion.

On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 7:30 AM Alicia Mattson <alicia.mattson at lp.org>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>> Sent from my Mobile Device
>>
>

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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