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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
This convention was initially scheduled to held on Memorial Day weekend (21-25 May) in Austin, Texas, but due to the coronavirus pandemic it was held in two "sittings" and partially online. The first sitting, which dealt with the presidential/vice-presidential nomination, was held 22-24 May online. The second sitting took place 9-12 July, in a hybrid format with some delegates participating in person at the Rosen Centre Hotel and Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, while others participated online.<ref>https://lnc2020.com/2020/05/10/lnc-votes-for-new-convention-plan/?fbclid=IwAR2ypFJnsCiJiMBhthzz-egm1EfH6Evf3KQkqof-FTqagX5nTKd2dqVVVNM</ref> | This convention was initially scheduled to be held on Memorial Day weekend (21-25 May) in Austin, Texas, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was held in two "sittings" and partially online. The first sitting, which dealt with the presidential/vice-presidential nomination, was held 22-24 May online. The second sitting took place 9-12 July, in a hybrid format with some delegates participating in person at the Rosen Centre Hotel and Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, while others participated online.<ref>https://lnc2020.com/2020/05/10/lnc-votes-for-new-convention-plan/?fbclid=IwAR2ypFJnsCiJiMBhthzz-egm1EfH6Evf3KQkqof-FTqagX5nTKd2dqVVVNM</ref> | ||
===Original Plan=== | ===Original Plan=== | ||
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The location chosen was the Austin JW Marriott. | The location chosen was the Austin JW Marriott. | ||
On April 26, 2020, the JW Marriott | On April 26, 2020, the JW Marriott canceled the convention's reservation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>https://lnc2020.com/2020/04/26/reservations-to-the-jw-marriott-austin-cancelled/</ref> On [[LNC Meeting 9 May 2020|May 9, 2020]], the LNC invoked an "emergency" situation allowing the bifurcation of the convention into two sittings. The emergency comprised candidate filing deadlines which would occur prior to any time at which an in-person convention could be conducted. There was a schism in the LNC between a consistent majority of LNC members and party chair [[Nicholas Sarwark]] with the latter in consistent disagreement with the decision to have any in-person component. | ||
==Delegate Allocation== | ==Delegate Allocation== | ||