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Live Blog of Credentials Committee Town Hall

(Announced within meeting: The Committee minutes are now available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y3HCETUa99kexwEKkvZb6tj8U5ZnbceK?usp=sharing ) Chair opens.  Chair says much has been done. Committee has been working on challenges. There was a technical issue with the reporting sheet format. It is being fixed. We will ask the people bringing challenges to be recognized if needed.  We will not let people be bashed.  Chair…

LNC in Chaos over Credentials Committee (Part 2)

The LNC has having a vigorous debate over the Credentials Committee.  The debate is on multiple threads. The debate is on the LNC Public list, which can be difficult to follow because all metadata is displayed.  I am presenting the debate without the metadata. Tuniewicz objected to the motions: Point of order, Madam Chair. Mr. Malagon’s motions are out of…

Nekhaila on Why He Should Be the Next LP Chair

(Statement supplied by the candidate): Steven Nekhaila is a businessman from Key West and a life-long Libertarian. He operates twelve businesses in the hospitality and restaurant industry, including the Wendy’s across three states, Dairy Queen in Tavernier, Island Grill in Islamorada, and Movie Theater in Tavernier employing over 250 employees. He is a founder of the LP Florida Keys affiliate,…

Situation Report: Nine Days to Judgment Day

Editorial by Nicholas Sarwark A recap on developments to date, a plea for funding, and a novel suggestion… Dear Friends, If you care about the Libertarian Party, it has been a fraught two years since our fateful convention in 2022. In 2022, the Mises Caucus took complete control over the Libertarian National Committee. They have used their power to completely…

LP Treasurer on Party Financials and Convention

Mindful that there might elsewise be complaints about the accuracy of our reporting, I shall for the most part stay with verbatim quotes from the Treasurer’s two reports.  My additions are in italics.  I made the correction requested by the Treasurer. Treasurer Todd Hagopian on LNC Finances A report in two parts, convention and other. Convention summary: Income is still…

LNC in Chaos over Credentials Committee (Part 1)

This is Part 1. It gets even better. We begin with the LNC ByLaws, which read in part The Credentials Committee, composed of 10 members, shall be selected as follows. a. Five members chosen by the National Committee no later than six months before a regular convention…Ranked alternates may be named by the appointing bodies to fill any vacancies or…

Recent LNC Motions

There recently occurred an LNC meeting and an LNC Executive Committee meeting.  They passed motions. LNC ExComm Meeting – MAY 8, 2024 The ExComm went into Executive Session.  The two LNC members who were recently excluded from an ExComm meeting as observers were not present for this meeting. NEW BUSINESS WITH PREVIOUS NOTICE Derivative Lawsuit Secretary Harlos: Move to authorize…

Editorial: Raising the Drawbridge

Proposed Bylaws Changes 1) There is currently a rule that at the end of platform considerations, platform proposals that were rejected by the Platform Committee are still be brought to the floor, with the minority of the committee speaking in favor and the majority of the committee speaking in opposition. This rule is proposed for elimination, so that minority proposals…

LNC Meeting 5/11/2024 Liveblog

We will be more active when the meeting starts. I had to step away for a few minutes.  They passed some motion and are now adjourned. There are Secretarial notes indicating the content of the message: Yeniscavich, Haman, and Watkins SubcommitteeAs two of the subcommittee members are on the ExComm they can report their findings to the ExComm via email. …

RFK Makes NY Ballot

Third Party Watch is privileged to report that, according to our reliable sources, the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Presidential campaign has obtained more than 100,000 signatures on New York States nominating papers, and can reasonably expect to be on the ballot in New York this November.