LPNC Libertarians Condemn Floor Fees

Transmitted by George Phillies in comments on a previous post; confirmed in email forwarded by Tom Knapp from LPNC chair Barbara Howe:

To the members of the Libertarian National Committee:

The Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina offers the following resolution passed in an electronic vote over February 22-24, 2010 with a vote of 7 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions:

Whereas National Party By-laws, article 11.3, states that delegates to the National Convention are selected by the state affiliates; and

Whereas Party By-Laws neither require nor allow the National Committee to impose additional requirements upon these delegates to the National Convention over and above their respective states’ requirements; and

Whereas, the delegate apportionment formula specified in the By-laws is primarily based on the number of sustaining national party members in each state;

Be it therefore resolved, that the Libertarian Party of North Carolina opposes in principle the imposition of a mandatory registration fee upon all duly elected delegates attending the Libertarian Party’s National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri over Memorial Day Weekend, the payment of which would be a mandatory prerequisite to the Credentials Committee seating said delegates who wish to attend and vote exclusively at the business sessions of the Libertarian Party National Convention.