<div>Daniel and I are committed to looking at this closely next meeting. Daniel has requested agenda time.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 6:57 PM David Demarest <<a href="mailto:dprattdemarest@gmail.com">dprattdemarest@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Starchild, I agree with the sentiment of your motion to expand participation of non-LNC members. It also makes perfect sense to me. It is a simple and straight-forward solution. I will likely co-sponsor after a review of input from others.<div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 3, 2017 7:31 PM, "Starchild" <<a href="mailto:sfdreamer@earthlink.net" target="_blank">sfdreamer@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>As a practical matter, I appreciate the values that Erin Adams brings to the Convention Oversight Committee, and support her remaining on it. I also appreciate that this proposed language facilitates that outcome in a straightforward and I believe well-intentioned manner, without writing the new status quo into stone by increasing the number of LNC members who must be appointed to the committee. Therefore I won't oppose the motion as written.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Nevertheless, <i>this proposal would have an unfortunate side effect, namely reducing non-LNC representation on the committee as currently composed, and potentially going forward – where appointment of three non-LNC members is currently required, only two such appointments would be required if this passes</i>. That change would be contrary to the direction we generally ought to be going – welcoming more non-LNC member participation on committees, not reducing it. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>It occurs to me that we could avoid this negative effect while resolving the current situation by adopting slightly different language that would maintain three guaranteed non-LNC slots on the committee. This would require an additional non-LNC member be appointed to fill the existing non-LNC slot, and as formulated below, would also allow the appointment of additional non-LNC members to ensure that the overall composition of the committee is not tilted toward LNC members more than has been the case up till now. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>With this in mind, I vote to <b>abstain</b> on the current motion, and move the following: </div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><b><u>Motion</u>: Amend the LNC Policy Manual section 1.03.1 to define the size of the Convention Oversight Committee as follows:</b> <i><b>"A minimum of seven members, with a minimum of four LNC Members or Alternates, plus a minimum of three non-LNC members who are recommended by the Convention Oversight Committee."</b></i></div><div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>I'm sorry I did not think of this before voting began on the current motion language, however that occurred fairly quickly over the past few days. It seems worth trying to get it right even if it means taking an additional subsequent vote, since that is not difficult to do, and therefore I ask members to consider this improvement and request co-sponsors.</div><div><br></div><div>Love & Liberty,</div><div><br></div><div> ((( starchild )))</div><div>At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee</div><div> <a href="mailto:RealReform@earthlink.net" target="_blank">RealReform@earthlink.net</a></div><div> (415) 625-FREE</div><div> @StarchildSF</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. – For those who may not know where to find the LNC Policy Manual, it is online at <a href="https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LNC_Policy_Manual_Adopted_2016-12-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/LNC_Policy_Manual_Adopted_2016-12-11.pdf</a> , and (confusingly) can be accessed via a link on the LNC Meeting Archives page (<a href="https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/lnc-meeting-archives/</a>) which in turn can be accessed via the "LNC Meeting Archives" link at the bottom of the main <a href="http://LP.org" target="_blank">LP.org</a> page.</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Jul 3, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Alicia Mattson wrote:</div><br class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>I vote yes.<br><br></div>-Alicia<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:59 PM, Alicia Mattson <span><<a href="mailto:agmattson@gmail.com" target="_blank">agmattson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div>We have an electronic <span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413m_-6149970422277154884m_3190443451192923416gmail-il">mail</span> <span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413m_-6149970422277154884m_3190443451192923416gmail-m_-3236448625161631958gmail-m_-8379118852138647182gmail-m_-6417268801349296248gmail-m_1986229171992062500gmail-m_1181632840545237343gmail-m_5539741857281978456gmail-m_3269739548110022274gmail-m_-7417594590945562825m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il"><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413m_-6149970422277154884m_3190443451192923416gmail-il">ballot</span></span>.<br></div><br><b><u>Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by July 10, <span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413m_-6149970422277154884m_3190443451192923416gmail-m_-3236448625161631958gmail-m_-8379118852138647182gmail-m_-6417268801349296248gmail-m_1986229171992062500gmail-m_1181632840545237343gmail-m_5539741857281978456gmail-m_3269739548110022274gmail-m_-7417594590945562825m_-3106942960241565296gmail-m_2797144110872258469gmail-m_7277579120155508541gmail-m_9149391285218628846gmail-il"><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413m_-6149970422277154884m_3190443451192923416gmail-il">2017</span></span> at 11:59:59pm Pacific time.<br></u></b> <br><u>Co-Sponsors:</u> Hayes, Demarest, Goldstein, Harlos, Bittner, Katz<br>
<br><u>Motion:</u> Amend the LNC policy manual section 1.03.1 to define the size of the Convention Oversight Committee as follows: "<u><span style="color:blue">Seven members, with a minimum of
f</span></u><s><span style="color:red">F</span></s>our LNC Members or
Alternates, plus <s><span style="color:red">3 </span></s><u><span style="color:blue">a minimum of two </span></u>non-LNC members who are
recommended by the Convention Oversight Committee."<span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span class="m_-6089552870720220839m_2960386663913855413HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Alicia<br>
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