Libertarian Party of Idaho Leadership Controversy 2022

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Narrative

In 2022, the former board of the Libertarian Party of Idaho tried to re-take control over the party (in what they called a "rollback") after a new board was elected at the Idaho Convention 2022 which the former board claimed was illegitimate. An appeal was made to the Judicial Committee which was successful in restoring the elected Board and Jennifer Imhoff and Robert Imhoff were expelled from the Party.

On August 20, 2022, the LNC passed the following resolution: 

Motion: Whereas, The Libertarian National Committee has found no convincing evidence that the regularly scheduled annual convention of the Libertarian Party of Idaho (LPID) which took place on April 2, 2022, was invalid; 

Whereas, The delegates at the April 2, 2022, LPID annual convention interpreted their own Bylaws and recognized the convention and its business as valid; 

Whereas, LPID leadership elections were conducted at the April 2, 2022, LPID annual convention; and

Whereas, The LPID Judicial Committee determined that “The convention held on April 2, 2022, was a legitimate, valid, and effective Convention of the Libertarian Party of Idaho,” and that the officers and their successors, including Jayson Sorensen as the interim Chair, are the legitimate officers of the LPID;

Resolved, That the Libertarian National Committee recognizes the leadership elected at the April 2, 2022, LPID annual convention and their successors in the ordinary course of business as the legitimate representatives of the recognized Idaho affiliate, including interim Chair Jayson Sorensen.

Documents

  • May 29, 2022: Email accounts of newly elected State Central Committee not on former State Central Committee were de-activated in alleged "rollback" of the State Central Committee
  • May 30, 2022: Jennifer Imhoff wrote to Secretary of State notifying them that the prior convention was invalid, Secretary Dan Karlan expressly disclaimed knowledge and approval of this action
  • May 31, 2022: Executive Board allegedly replaced
  • June 1, 2022: Emails from Matt Loesby regarding invalid elections (info)
(with officers in dispute at the time) in which matter of the expulsion of Robert and Jennifer Imhoff was referred to JC, and Jay Sorensen was elected Chair contingent on his resignation from the JC
  • July 12, 2022: JC met to consider request of Imhoffs to vacate petition for expulsion and issued opinion (info)
on same date at which resolution recognizing the Sorensen board and validity of April 2, 2022 convention was passed

with resolutions passed by LNC

recognizing him as LPID Chair.
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