In a letter from the Rock Spring Law Group to Angela McArdle, on behalf of “several members of the Libertarian Party who participated as voting delegates in the 2024 Libertarian Party National Convention”, and referring to the 2024 National Convention, the letter claims that the elections of the Presidential Candidate, Vice Presidential candidate and Vice Chair were invalid because illegal delegates, e.g., most of the Michigan delegates, were allowed to vote.
The letter goes on at length about this claim. PDFs of the letter and associated documents are found here and here.
The letter indicates a resolution of the issue: “The LNC can resolve the controversy by appointing the same presidential and vice-presidential candidates by a three-fourths vote of the entire membership of the National Committee. The LNC can also vote to fill the vacancy created for LNC Vice Chair by a majority vote of the National Committee.”
The increasing use, and even the threat of use, of the court system to resolve intra-party disputes (of ANY party) is diminishing the associational rights of ALL political parties.
Then they should not have chosen to incorporate. In 1995, under Steve Dasbach, they made the choice to incorporate in DC. Ironically, it is the same person that is Oliver’s campaign manager.
JJ, even without the violation of bylaws or DC code, fraud and collusion to win an election is never the right thing or protected from the reach of the courts.
The allegation is that the delegates broke the contract by seating ineligible persons and the LNC is subject to a penalty
Note that the letter claims that 7 and 15 delegates from OK and WA, respectively, were seated in violation of the bylaws and statute. It also claims, under slightly different grounds, that 15 in MI were improperly seated.
If accurate, it would affect the results in the vice chair and vice presidential races.
If there is a vacancy, it takes a 2/3 vote would be needed to fill the VP slot and, if there is a vacancy, a majority vote would be needed to fill the vacancy in the VC position.
The 3/4 vote would only be applicable in removing the VP candidate, which would be subject to appeal to the Judicial Committee.