LNC April 2026 Meeting Liveblog

Meeting has begun.  They are taking the roll. 16 voting members are present.

Member expresses concern that notice for Judicial Committee hearings could be improved.

An IALP officer maintains that the concerns of Martin over malign foreign influences are incorrect.

A member expresses doubts about claims that foreign agents are infiltrating the LNC.

Ford arrives.

Member complains about motions to the LNC that appear to support actual Naziism.

Harlos complains that Region 1 representative motions are in violation of the Region 1 agreement, namely states have not been asked first about motions.

Agenda adopted.

Ford reports that access to hotel rooms has been improved.  He speaks up for the quality of the convention speakers.  He moves for Executive Session.  They discuss merging the possible executive sessions.  They will do legal reports and the employment contract in the same session.

Still in Executive session at 8:25. Ditto at 8:40. They return at 8:43.

Vote on Perry Willis contract.  Dassing, Chadderdon, Martin abstains.  Vote is 13-0-3.

Mapstead presents on ballots without barriers.  Discussion of lobbying to improve ballot access laws.  The money spent on ballot access could instead be spent on doing real politics. Need a popular campaign to fix ballot access. They have an electronic campaign to propagandize for better ballot access. They are generating a report on ballot access in each state.

Watkins motion to amend financial standards committee to remove control of some issues.  FSC would become an advisory committee.  Thompson asks if dollar limit could be changed without removing their veto power.  Watkins speaks for removing the veto power, saying that oversight is good enough.  Chadderdon speaks for the change, and that the committee should never have existed, and says that this is the next best thing to eliminating the committee.

Vote No-Bohler, Knebel, McGee, Koffel, Redpath, Thompson, Robson, McMahon   Abstain-Darr.  Vote is 6-7-3.  Motion fails.

Nekhaila: Motion to accept resignation from a committee.  We need a motion to codify how we appoint IALP representatives.  Martin says people should be allowed to resign without asking permission. Martin objects to consideration. Too late to object to consideration. Chadderdon: LNC was not consulted on appointing the person, so it should not vote on this.

Vote- Dassing, Watkins, – No Vote is 11-2-3.  Motion passes.

Next motion is initiate retainer.  Chair moves.  Chadderdon – The report supporting this motion is invalid.  Motion lacks adequate fiscal appropriation. The motion is for $10K, but $50K is much more realistic. Lowball amount will force us to spend on this suit, and drain funds that then cannot spend money on our New Mexico suit.  This proposal is irresponsible and politically motivated.  We have neither pro bono costs nor money appropriated to pay realistic costs.

Martin speaks against the motion.  He proposes spend money instead on the New Mexico suit.  Chadderdon proposes also suing Redpath.

Ford: We do not have the money.

Amendment vote: no – Bohler, Knebel, McGee, Mahon, Koffel, Redpath, Thompson, Nekhaila, Robson,.  Vote is 5-9-2.

Main motion:   No – Bost, Chadderdon, Dassing, Ford, Martin, Watkins.   Vote is 8-6-2.  Motion passes.

Move to adjourn passes.

Meeting was trying to listen to.