[Lpk-execomm] Conventions 2019

[Cristi Kendrick]

Hey... well, I didn't do this properly. On our last State ExCom call, 
someone said I couldn't turn "in" our Convention plans until after Nov 
15 - but that was the deadline to turn it in.

Also, D4 will be meeting on Wednesday 6pm to go over the revisions. We 
initially had January and everything was great - until I read the 
Constitution.

Would you be interested in sitting on that call to make sure I get it 
right? At the bare minimum, can I run some items by you before the call? 
I'm certain that I am forgetting stuff.

On 11/17/18 2:39 PM, Ken Moellman via Lpk-execomm wrote:
> District Party Chairs and members of State ExecComm -
>
>
> I know our current set of rules are insanely long, complicated, and 
> jumbled, and there are some serious problems with timelines and triggers.
>
> However, Annual Conventions are one of two key parts to the party 
> (membership being the other part), as it's the time when membership 
> actually gets a say on how the party acts on their behalf, so it's the 
> primary check-and-balance on the party.
>
> The Convention Plan provisions exist to ensure our members get a say, 
> that members are given proper notice, and current leadership doesn't 
> extend their own term by calling late conventions (which has 
> happened).  (The process needs to be streamlined and made 
> human-readable, but that's a different story.)
>
> In the mean time, here's the streamlined version as it exists today:
>
>
>
> The initial Convention Plan is created by that Party's Chair. This is 
> then taken to that Party's ExecComm for a ratification vote.
>
> Here's what every Party Chair should have at this point:
>
> County party: Declared convention plan by November 1st, 2018
> District party: Declared convention plan by November 15th, 2018
> State party: Declared convention plan by December 1st, 2018
>
>
> A convention plan must contain the "date(s), time(s), location, 
> agenda, convention attendance fees, and the expected income and 
> expenditures related to the convention"
>
>
> The currently-defined date ranges for 2019 conventions are:
>
> County party: January 5th - February 16th
> District party: February 2nd - March 9th
> State party: March 2nd - April 13
>
>
>
> When the plan is brought to your respective Executive Committees, the 
> Executive Committee can veto any part of the plan by 3/5ths vote.  
> (Gaping hole here in the current rules being that there's no timeline 
> for this veto)
>
> If any part is vetoed, then Chair must present a new Convention Plan 
> within 6 days, as long as it's done by:
>
> County Party: November 3rd, 2018
> District Party: November 17th, 2018
> State Party: December 1st, 2018
>
>
>
> If the details are still missing, there's a timeline for emergency 
> Exec Comm meetings to get a ratified Convention Plan.  For 2019 
> Conventions, those meetings are to be held on:
>
> County Party: November 10th, 2018 at 7PM local time
> District Party: November 24th, 2018 at 7PM local time
> State Party: December 8th, 2018 at 7PM local time
>
> At that meeting, all details are decided by Instant Runoff Voting 
> where a majority is all that is needed to make that the final detail.  
> All details for your 2019 Annual Convention must be completed and 
> ratified by these dates.
>
>
>
> Three days after the plan is finished, it must be transmitted to the 
> Chartering Party Executive Committee and the State Party Secretary. 
> That deadline for 2019 Conventions is:
>
> County Party: by November 13th at 7PM local time
> District Party: by November 27th at 7PM local time
> State Party: by December 11th at 7PM local time
>
>
>
> Per the Constitution:
>
> "Any Affiliate Party failing to call a convention in accordance with 
> this constitution shall be considered disbanded, or at the option of 
> the State Executive Committee, that its offices are deemed vacant and 
> subject to temporary appointment by the State Executive Committee for 
> the purpose of organizing and calling a convention on the Default Date 
> set forth above."  (That date for County Parties is February 9th, and 
> for District Parties is February 23rd.)
>
> "If the State Party fails to call its annual convention in accordance 
> with this constitution, the State Party Annual Convention will be held 
> at the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort, Kentucky, on the 
> second Saturday of March at 10 A.M. Eastern Time." (And this contains 
> some teeth in following provisions.)
>
>
>
> At this point, I'm mostly concerned with the Graves County Party. 
> There is an easy remedy, but we need to help Affiliate Parties comply 
> with the Constitution.
>
> Affiliate Parties were created to help the State Party accomplish its 
> goals.  We also have to help them help the State Party.
>
> If you're an Affiliate Chair, and don't have your Convention Plan 
> together, I will be happy to assist you, but you need to act quickly.
>
>
> ---
> Ken C. Moellman, Jr.
> LPKY State Party Treasurer
>
>
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-- 
Cristi Kendrick
4th District, Chair
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
502-457-6765