We strongly oppose the imposition of a floor fee by the LNC for credentialing of national delegates. The By-laws and Convention Rules are quite clear in saying that delegates are chosen by the states and do not allow additional requirements to be added by the national party.
A floor fee will restrict the delegates' participation in party business, hindering their ability to carry out their responsibilities to the state parties.
Given that the anticipated revenue from the floor fee amounts to only one percent of the LNC's 2-year budget, it seems unreasonable that the LNC should be unable to earmark 1% of its annual budget to cover expenses for a required event.
If we allow the LNC to circumvent the By-laws and Convention Rules in this seemingly small regard, we may find it difficult to keep it from running roughshod over the By-laws in more controversial matters in the future.
The statement above has been endorsed by the following individuals:
George Phillies - candidate, LNC Chair
Carolyn Marbry - candidate, LNC Vice Chair
Rob Power - candidate, LNC Secretary
James Oaksun - candidate, LNC Treasurer
Mary Ruwart - candidate, At-Large
R. Lee Wrights - candidate, At-Large
Rachel Hawkridge - candidate, LNC Regional Representative
Michael Seebeck - candidate, LNC Regional Representative
Jake Porter - candidate, LNC Regional Representative
Scott Williamson - candidate, LNC Regional Representative
Charles Wilhoit - candidate, LNC Regional Alternate
Eva Kosinski - 2008 National Convention Team
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