<div dir='auto'>I'm absolutely open to discussing ideas about hybrids and finding solutions to getting our POTUS candidate nominated as soon as possible but I don't think what I'm seeing in this proposal is an appropriate solution<div dir="auto"> <br><div dir="auto"><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Erin Adams Region 7 alt.</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On May 4, 2020 6:13 PM, Whitney Bilyeu via Lnc-business <lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">1) This mentions state chairs tabulating and reporting votes...where are
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the state chairs in this scenario?
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2) Who decides what location is "best suited" and what "possible" means in
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ASAP?
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3) Who decides who the delegation chairs are?
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4) When would the determination of eligibility for the remote participants
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be made? Prior to the gathering? Or would everyone on-site have to wait for
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this to happen?
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5) What if those on-site do not "authorize emergency bylaws"?
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On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:25 PM dustin.nanna--- via Lnc-business <
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> I'm actually not sure I'd be willing to support a postponement that
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> doesn't also allow remote participation but I could be swayed if that's
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> what the delegation wants.
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> On May 4, 2020 1:18 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
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> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> Tim and Dustin, there is a majority of LNC members now who are willing to
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> sign on to a different compromise. An all online P/VP election very soon
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> and an in person convention for everything else in July/august with no
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> hybrid option. This way everyone gets something of what they want. I am
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> willing to sign off on that.
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> I hope you will too Tim.
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> *In Liberty,*
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> * Personal Note: I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
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> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:51 AM Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
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> lnc-business@hq.lp.org> wrote:
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> > According to Rule 3 of the Convention Special Rules of Order, delegates
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> > can be polled individually if a state's vote report is challenged, and
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> > they must sign computer readable ballots if they're used. There's no
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> > I listened in on the Bylaws Committee meeting yesterday. They worked on
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> > an amendment that would allow a hybrid convention. I'd fully support
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> > what they had at the end of their meeting, and it's very similar to your
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> > idea. Of course, It would need to be passed by the in-person attendees
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> > to become in effect.
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> > ---
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> > Tim Hagan
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> > Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
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> > On 2020-05-04 09:34, dustin.nanna--- via Lnc-business wrote:
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> > > Attached is a rough idea that I had that might satisfy both sides of
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> the
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> > issue. It was relatively popular with Ohio folks
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> > > I want to get your guys' thoughts on a hybrid convention. Here's how
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> it
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> > would work roughly:
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> > > As many delegates as possible/want to would meet at a time and place
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> > best suited and ASAP. They would then authorize emergency bylaws
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> allowing
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> > remote voting for those with health concerns, compromised family, etc.
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> > the delegation chair would need to be on site at the physical portion of
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> > convention. Those voting remote could only vote on things that aren't
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> > voice. (Such as President, VC, LNC officers and at large, and JC) and
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> > do so by email ballot (my only concern here is no secret ballot). The
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> > chairs would then tabulate the combined votes and send them to the on
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> > secretary as usual.
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*Whitney Bilyeu*
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Libertarian National Committee
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Region 7 Representative
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281.433.4966
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LP.ORG
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