Tony D’Orazio has filed his appeal with the LNC Judicial Committee. It generated well over the required number of signatures in under one day. The full appeal is available as a PDF file from Third Party Watch. The appeal is related to the Joint Fundraising Committee linking the LNC and the Kennedy Presidential campaign. The appeal asks: we implore the…
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Newer and better data, courtesy of reader Jim July 2023 should be 13,620. August was 12,728. The October 2023 report dropped the August number and got everything from August earlier was screwed up on all subsequent reports until those months rolled off. Also, January 2024 was 12, 326. Going as far back as they have published data: 2021 20,005 Apr…
Tony D’Orazio has launched a new appeal to the Judicial Committee against the Joint Fundraising Agreement. The appeal is based on a new issue, namely that the agreement is now being used as part of an explicit endorsement of a major party candidate, Donald Trump, in violation of Party Bylaws, Article 14. You can sign the appeal at https://form.jotform.com/242515938264159 We…
Todd Hagopian writes: If the LNC Chair is not going to allow votes on legitimate motions, removal is really the only option I have never voted for a censure, or a removal, on any board – but, this is a clear dereliction of duty. Allow the vote. Or, it is time for that motion to be brought forward
As revealed on the LNC Public list, and we quote: From: Keith Thompson <keith.t…@lp.org> Sent: Friday, September 6, 2024 1:29:09 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: LNC Business <lnc-bu…@lp.org> Subject: JFC now a passthrough for the Trump campaign Good evening, The Kennedy campaign sent a fundraising email this evening asking people to donate to the JFC in order to support President…
Madam Chair: As you know, not only am I Treasurer, I am also the National Ballot Access coordinator for the Libertarian Party. The period starting immediately after the National Convention through the date of the last petition drive deadline (this year, September 6) is the busiest segment of the four year political cycle for LP petition drives. And, I am…
Readers will recall that LNC Treasurer Bill Redpath agreed to co-sponsor a motion from Caryn Harlos related to her motion to rescind the Joint Fundraising Committee. The Chair ruled that Redpath’s action was out of order. Dustin Nanna urged postponing action to the next LNC meeting. Angela McArdle LNC Chair wrote: Dustin, I already ruled this out of order. Bill…
He has so advised Harlos. Writing on FaceBook, Keith Thompson, addressing LNC Parliamentarian Richard Brown, posted (slight reformatting relative to FaceBook): Richard Brown – I don’t suppose you have an opinion as to whether such a motion is out of order? Caryn Ann’s argument is that the circumstances have changed enough to merit revisiting the joint fundraiser authorization with RFK…
Chair Claims He Can’t Minor correction. On careful re-reading we find that Redpath co-sponsored the appeal on the McArdle ruling that the Harlos motion was out of order, as opposed to co-sponsoring the original motion. In the newest episode of LNC In Action, Bill Redpath has co-sponsored Caryn Ann Harlos’s motion: “I move to rescind the JFC due to changed…
The Kennedy money is its only shield. As of 8/23, while the LNC had $298,000 cash on hand, it also had $20,800 encumbered for Kentucky ballot access, $53,700 in credit card debt, and something being clarified around $300,000 in unpaid convention expenses. Expenses for the first three weeks of August were $83,000. Normal income for the…