Based on the FEC report that was filed yesterday, on time. The filing was preceded by the filing revealing that Bill Redpath is now the LNC Treasurer. The June 6 Request for Additional Information from the FEC to the LNC was addressed to Mr. Hagopian, who was no longer Treasurer. At the start of the month the LNC had $238,000…
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Against the vote of the LNC’s own Treasurer, the LNC elected Patrick Mitchell as its new Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer allows the LNC to continue to raise and spend money if something happens to the Treasurer. The candidates were Chris Minoletti and Patrick Mitchell. According to the opavote display at the time the results were announced: Minoletti received 4…
There is a final outcome on the motion from Secretary Harlos: ” Until such time as the LNC receives and reviews a decision from the Idaho JC on this matter, I move that the LNC honor the status quo and continue to recognize Jay Sorensen and his cohort as the officers of the Libertarian Party of Idaho.” Update: The motion…
Open Letter to LNC from Idaho: Remove Oliver As Candidate The LNC received an open letter from the Idaho NatCon Delegation Chair calling for the removal of Chase Oliver as our Presidential candidate; responses were made by the National Secretary and National Chair. The letter and responses follow. ————————– Good afternoon, Mr. Haman, My name is Matt Loesby. I’m the…
We are advised that an attempt was made within the Florida Libertarian Party to challenge the National Convention elections. The challenge was based on a claim that some National Convention delegates were seated in violation of party bylaws. The motion, whose full text we do not have, was passed by the LP Florida Executive Committee. As a result of these…
Michael Chianese writes: Thanks to all the delegates who signed the Region 1/Wisconsin agreement dispute JC petition! Submitted last night with more than enough signatures. Oddly enough, the credentialing committee can’t give me a report of seated delegates to verify signatures, but with the info I have, we should be more than good on that front.
We had been contacted by a source claiming that the Idaho LP had changed its bylaws so that in places where there was no elected Precinctman some other group of people counted as part of the party organization. This claim sounded like an alleged emergency state executive committee meeting to change the bylaws, in violation of the bylaws. We asked…
On June 15 there was a new LPUS Membership report covering May. LPUS Sustaining Membership in May stayed very nearly constant. The count of sustaining members dropped from 12,211 to 12,204. At the start of the year (last day of December) there were 12,344 sustaining members.
Project Liberal has elected a Steering Committee. The members are Steven Gallant, Caddie Motoni, Jacob Repkin, Trevor Best, and Whitney Masterson. There are short-term members. There will be an all-Project Liberal-member election to refill these posts in early July.
In response to various issues such as the statement of the Colorado LP that they will not put the Oliver-Ter Maat ticket on the ballot for President this year, Angela McArdle has announced the formation of a reconciliation committee to deal with the issue. Her announcement reads: Hello LNC, It’s come to my attention (and to the attention of some…