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==Summary of Business== | ==Summary of Business== | ||
The business session got underway at approximately 9:22am on Friday 27 May. | The business session got underway at approximately 9:22am on Friday 27 May, with National Chair [[Whitney Bilyeu]] presiding. | ||
After consideration of a disagreement about counting of alternates for the purpose of determining quorum and majority of the body, the Credentials Committee reported 893 delegates registered and in attendance; and a total of 997 including alternates. A motion to hear a minority report was defeated. A motion to strike the Pennsylvania delegation was defeated. A motion to replace the Massachusetts delegation with one that consists of the same people plus six others was withdrawn. The complete report was adopted without objection at approximately 11:16. | After consideration of a disagreement about counting of alternates for the purpose of determining quorum and majority of the body, the Credentials Committee reported 893 delegates registered and in attendance; and a total of 997 including alternates. A motion to hear a minority report was defeated. A motion to strike the Pennsylvania delegation was defeated. A motion to replace the Massachusetts delegation with one that consists of the same people plus six others was withdrawn. The complete report was adopted without objection at approximately 11:16. | ||
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Business began to sort of get started again a bit before 2:00pm. The motion to adopt an alternative agenda was adopted (at approximately 2:42) by a vote of 652 to 307. | Business began to sort of get started again a bit before 2:00pm. The motion to adopt an alternative agenda was adopted (at approximately 2:42) by a vote of 652 to 307. | ||
Justin Amash gave a keynote address. | [[Justin Amash]] gave a keynote address. | ||
Updated numbers from the Credentials Committee announced at 3:40pm - a total of 1119 delegates and alternates registered, with a "voting population" of 1004. | Updated numbers from the Credentials Committee announced at 3:40pm - a total of 1119 delegates and alternates registered, with a "voting population" of 1004. | ||
Two candidates received enough "tokens" to participate in the Chair debate: Angela McArdle (544) and Steve Dasbach (101). A motion to also allow Tony D'Orazio (65) to participate failed. A motion to allow Chris Ehmling (8) to participate failed. A motion to move the debate to later in the evening, and allow additional time for submission of tokens, failed. | Two candidates received enough "tokens" to participate in the Chair debate: [[Angela McArdle]] (544) and [[Steve Dasbach]] (101). A motion to also allow Tony D'Orazio (65) to participate failed. A motion to allow Chris Ehmling (8) to participate failed. A motion to move the debate to later in the evening, and allow additional time for submission of tokens, failed. | ||
The Chair debate started at about 4:24pm, and the Friday session ended at about 5:02pm. | The Chair debate started at about 4:24pm, and the Friday session ended at about 5:02pm. | ||
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Business resumed Sunday at 9:04am, with nominations for LNC At-Large. | Business resumed Sunday at 9:04am, with nominations for LNC At-Large. | ||
A "point of order" was made, and allowed by vote of the convention, that the removal of [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] as Secretary is "null and void", but a motion | A "point of order" was made, and allowed by vote of the convention, that the removal of [[Caryn Ann Harlos]] as Secretary is "null and void", but a motion was then adopted to allow [[John Wilford]] to continue as convention secretary. | ||
Speeches were made for/by 16 candidates for LNC At-Large, and voting was started. | Speeches were made for/by 16 candidates for LNC At-Large, and voting was started. | ||
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With the PA system being disassembled, requiring the chair to preside using a bullhorn, the convention adjourned at approximately 5:22pm. | With the PA system being disassembled, requiring the chair to preside using a bullhorn, the convention adjourned at approximately 5:22pm. | ||
==Convention Officers== | |||
The Bylaws of the national Libertarian Party provide that the National Chair shall preside at the convention, and that the National Secretary shall serve as secretary of the convention. However, unusual circumstances affected both of these roles at this convention: | |||
'''Chair:''' National Chair [[Whitney Bilyeu called the convention to order on Friday morning, and presided over business for the rest of that day. During that session, a motion was made to remove her from that role, with National Vice-Chair [[Ken Moellman]] to take over the convention chair role. That motion was defeated. But Bilyeu became ill that evening, so Moellman ended up chairing the business sessions on both Saturday and Sunday anyway. ''(Neither Bilyeu or Moellman were candidates for National Chair for the upcoming term.)'' | |||
'''Secretary:''' [[Caryn Ann Harlos]], who was elected National Secretary at the previous convention, was the subject of an action by the LNC to remove her from that position, and the LNC selected [[John Wilford]] as her replacement, but Harlos contended that her removal was improper and styled herself "Secretary in Exile" during the intervening period. On the basis of his appointment by the LNC as National Secretary, the convention began with Wilford serving as convention secretary. On Sunday morning, a "point of order" was made that the removal of Harlos as National Secretary was "null and void", and this point was sustained by a vote of the convention, with the apparent intended meaning being that Harlos had never been removed and so was still National Secretary. However, Harlos then moved that Wilford continue serving as, and retain the title of, convention secretary. That motion was adopted, and Harlos and Wilford worked together congenially for the entire convention. ''(Harlos and Wilford were candidates for National Secretary for the upcoming term, and Harlos was re-elected.)'' | |||
==Recordings== | ==Recordings== | ||
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDmXoVdqSU Sunday business session - last twelve minutes]] | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDmXoVdqSU Sunday business session - last twelve minutes]] | ||
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpLRmSDfWI Post-Convention LNC Meeting (Sunday evening)]] | |||
==Elections== | ==Elections== | ||