<div dir="ltr"><div>Alicia and Wes can we know which states qualify for appointment?  </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 10:30 AM Wes Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've been asked about appointments to those committees including will<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>credentials committee members be appointed at the upcoming LNC meeting.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>I'm not an expert on these rules or what the LNC will do at the upcoming<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>meeting. I believe the rules provide a significantly large window on the<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>time frame for appointments.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Here are the official rules on appointing:<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br> From Page 7:<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><a href="http://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016_LP_Bylaws_and_Convention_Rules_w_2016_JC_Rules.pdf" rel="noreferrer" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://www.lp.org/wp-content/u<wbr>ploads/2016/09/2016_LP_Bylaws_<wbr>and_Convention_Rules_w_2016_<wbr>JC_Rules.pdf</a><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> ARTICLE 11: OTHER COMMITTEES 1. There shall be a Platform Committee, a<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Bylaws and Rules Committee and a Credentials Committee for each<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Regular Convention. The National Committee shall appoint a temporary<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> chair of each committee to serve until each committee selects its own<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> chair. 2. The Bylaws and Rules Committee shall consist of ten Party<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> members appointed by the National Committee no later than three months<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> before a Regular Convention. No more than five of these members shall<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> be members of the current National Committee. 3. The Platform<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Committee shall consist of 20 members selected as follows: a. One<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> member by each of the five affiliate parties having the greatest per<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> capita sustaining membership as determined for Convention delegate<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> allocations at the most recent Regular Convention. b. One member by<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> each of the ten affiliate parties having the largest sustaining<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> memberships, excluding those affiliates from (a), as determined for<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Convention delegate allocations at the most recent Regular Convention.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> c. Five members selected by the National Committee. d. These members<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> shall be selected no later than the last day of the fifth month prior<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> to the Regular Convention. 4. The Credentials Committee, composed of<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> ten members, shall be selected as follows. a. Five members chosen by<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> the National Committee no later than six months before a Regular<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Convention. b. One member by each of the five affiliate parties having<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> the largest sustaining memberships as determined for Convention<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> delegate allocations at the most recent Regular Convention. These<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> shall be selected by each of the affiliate parties no later than one<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> month prior to the Regular Convention.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> 5. Ranked alternates may be named by the appointing bodies to fill any<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> vacancies or absences in the Convention Committees. 6. Committee<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Procedures a. A majority vote of those Committee members present is<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> necessary for a "do pass" recommendation, and in the case of the<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Platform Committee, a majority must approve each specific plank<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> separately. b. Four or more members of the Platform Committee may join<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> together to issue a minority report regarding any plank reported to<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> the floor of the Convention. Two or more members of the Bylaws and<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> Rules Committee or of the Credentials Committee may join together to<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>> issue a minority report regarding their business.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>I think some states wait to see who gets appointed by the LNC before<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>appointing their alloted state reps to those committees.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>I invite regional representatives to discuss these appointments with<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>your states. (And amongst yourselves to become familiar with the rules<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>and practices).<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Thanks,<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>--<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><a href="tel:(202)%20333-0008" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" rel="noreferrer" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" rel="noreferrer" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br>Lnc-business mailing list<br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><a href="mailto:Lnc-business@hq.lp.org" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">Lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br><a href="http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listinfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org" rel="noreferrer" class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://hq.lp.org/mailman/listi<wbr>nfo/lnc-business_hq.lp.org</a><br class="m_-8725220757532704273m_8682798051450942598gmail_msg"><br></blockquote></div></div></div>