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Tony D'Orazio, Alex Flores, Joshua Smith, Christopher Trasher, Erik Raudsep, and Joe Hauptmann were nominated for Vice-Chair. Jo Jorgensen spoke during tallying of the votes. No candidate received a majority on the first ballot. | Tony D'Orazio, Alex Flores, Joshua Smith, Christopher Trasher, Erik Raudsep, and Joe Hauptmann were nominated for Vice-Chair. Jo Jorgensen spoke during tallying of the votes. No candidate received a majority on the first ballot. | ||
A second round of voting for Vice-Chair was conducted. The rules were suspended to limit nomination speeches for LNC At Large and Judicial Committee to two minutes. The rules were suspended to limit any subsequent VC rounds to the top two. | A second round of voting for Vice-Chair was conducted. The rules were suspended to limit nomination speeches for LNC At Large and Judicial Committee to two minutes. The rules were suspended to limit any subsequent VC rounds to the top two plus NOTA. | ||
A third round was conducted between Smith and Raudsep. Neither received a majority, so a fourth round was conducted between Smith and NOTA. Smith was elected with 599 votes (66.26%), and the convention adjourned for the day at approximately 7:12pm. | A third round was conducted between Smith and Raudsep. Neither received a majority, so a fourth round was conducted between Smith and NOTA. Smith was elected with 599 votes (66.26%), and the convention adjourned for the day at approximately 7:12pm. | ||
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Business resumed at 1:30pm, with 1073 total registered and 976 eligible to vote, and it was announced that Dustin Blankenship, Richard Bowen, Bryan Elliot, Steven Nekhaila, and Michael Rufo had been elected as At-Large members of the LNC. | Business resumed at 1:30pm, with 1073 total registered and 976 eligible to vote, and it was announced that Dustin Blankenship, Richard Bowen, Bryan Elliot, Steven Nekhaila, and Michael Rufo had been elected as At-Large members of the LNC. | ||
Speeches were made for/by the candidates for Judicial Committee and voting was started (and took a long time, during which various procedural motions relating to convention ending time were | Speeches were made for/by the candidates for Judicial Committee and voting was started (and took a long time, during which various procedural motions relating to convention ending time were adopted). | ||
adopted). | |||
In a vote starting at approximately 3:53pm, the Abortion plank was deleted by a vote of 512 to 268. | In a vote starting at approximately 3:53pm, the Abortion plank was deleted by a vote of 512 to 268. | ||
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In place of a vote to delete the Rights and Discrimination plank, the rules were suspended to replace one sentence. | In place of a vote to delete the Rights and Discrimination plank, the rules were suspended to replace one sentence. | ||
It was announced that Blay Tarnoff, Rob Stratton, | It was announced that Blay Tarnoff, Rob Stratton, [[Mike Seebeck]], Stephan Kinsella, Ken Krawchuk, Marc Montoni, and Rob Latham were elected to the Judicial Committee. | ||
Proposals from the Platform Committee report were considered without debate. Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were adopted. | Proposals from the Platform Committee report were considered without debate. Proposals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were adopted. | ||
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*Evan McMahon | *Evan McMahon | ||
*Marc Montoni (elected) | *Marc Montoni (elected) | ||
* | *[[Mike Seebeck]] (elected) | ||
*Tricia Sprankle | *Tricia Sprankle | ||
*Robert Stratton (elected) | *Robert Stratton (elected) | ||