LNC Changes Officer Removal Rules

The vote was 12-0 with three members not bothering to vote.  The non-voters were Redpath, Nanna, and Darr.

Motion: To strike out the current Section 1.01 4) text and insert the following:

4) Removal from Office

A Party Officer or At-Large Member may be disciplined as per the Bylaws Article 6.7 and 7.5, for cause, by the trial procedure outlined in the parliamentary authority. This requirement shall be modified by the following rules:

1. At least 14 days’ notice shall be given to the accused.

2. The accused’s rights of membership, except as they relate to the trial, may be suspended by a two-thirds vote upon the adoption of the charges and pending the disposition of the charges.

3. The accused may appear either personally or by counsel. Defense counsel may be either a sustaining member of the national Libertarian Party as per Bylaws Article 4.4, a licensed attorney, or both.

4. The manager for the Party shall be a sustaining member of the national Libertarian Party, as per Bylaws, Article 4.4.

5. Testimony and deliberations, as being “pending or potential litigation,” as per Bylaws, Article 7.15, may be held in Executive Session. The LNC may, however, order a transcript or recording be made of the session even if in Executive Session.

6. The LNC may act on the report of an investigatory committee at any point prior to the final adjournment of the next Libertarian National Convention.

7. Prior to the commencement of the trial, the LNC, by majority vote, adopts a resolution to govern the trial specifying details not inconsistent with the procedures described in the Bylaws, rules in the policy manual, or the parliamentary authority.

Moved By: Chair McArdle

Voting Aye:
Chair McArdle
Mr. Watkins
Mr. Bost
Mr. Nekhaila
Mr. Vinson
Ms. Yeniscavich
Mr. Haman
Mr. Garcia
Mr. McGee
Ms. Hays
Mr. Dassing
Mr. Weir (Mr. Ford did not vote, as such, Mr. Weir’s vote is counted)

Voting Nay:
None

Expressed Abstentions:
None

Not Voting:
Mr. Redpath
Mr. Nanna
Mr. Darr