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Call To Order – 8:15 pm Eastern
Location: LPF Discord – Meeting Room A Voice Channel
Determination of Quorum
Thompson (Chair), Willey(Vice Chair), Turney (Sec) as members; Johnson (not present), Appler (not present), Gansky as Ex Oficio
Public Comment
No public present.
Member Reports
Discussion of 10/19 EC meeting and the current Treasurer not following the standing rules for reporting disbursements at the EC meeting. Discussion that the standing rules are intended to set minimum standards for compliance with the treasurer.
Approval of Minutes
- Minutes for 8/18 for approval
Old Business
Parliamentarian Comments 3/29/25 to Matt Johnson - Reviewed sections to commit for future work.
Article II, Section 5 states that there is a right to select None of the Above (NOTA) as defined in the Bylaws, but the problem is that there is no such definition in the Bylaws. - Need to find reference and update reference or eliminate the reference clause from the Constitution.
Article III, Section 6.D provides that all records of the Party are to be made readily available to the membership. This is unwise considering there could be confidential reports that should not be. The Rules Committee may wish to consider some carve-outs for personnel, contractual negotiations, political strategy requiring confidentiality, and legal issues. That list is not exhaustive but mirrors what qualifies for confidentiality at the national level. - This section is worth addressing.
Article III, Section 6.E talks about motions being considered for an electronic vote
without meeting as prescribed in the Bylaws and Standing Rules. However, there is no mention of electronic voting in the Bylaws. It is mentioned in the Standing Rules, but there must be an explicit authorization for electronic voting in your Bylaws in order to be able to do them (RONR 1.1fn1, 9:30ff – this mentions only electronic meetings, but it is referring to any other method of conducting business other than a physical gathering in a single room, 45:57). This reference in the Constitution might be construed as an authorization by inference, but I would not. This is a serious problem that must be addressed if you want to ensure that your electronic business is legitimate.Note, this would also include the idea that attendance at your board meetings is also permitted to be by telephone or other electronic means. This is not valid unless authorized in your Bylaws. This should be reviewed and added.
Article V, Section 3 refers to the national convention as the Libertarian National Committee Business Meeting, but that is not correct. It is the national Libertarian Party convention. The Party is not the same thing as the Libertarian National Committee. Many get these confused because the abbreviations are the same (LNC – Libertarian national convention and Libertarian National Committee – that abbreviation in the Party only validly refers to the latter). - This should be reviewed and revised.
Article VIII, Section 4 is problematic as it states that the LPF Standing Rules shall be subordinate to the adopted parliamentary authority. Review of these sections to make RONR subordinate to the Standing Rules and Special Rules of Order is valid.(see RONR 2:12, and specifically 2:15). It is also unwise to refer to your Standing Rules as such as it does contain not just standing rules but special rules of order, but things are what they are, not what they are called (RONR 2:24), but calling that document a “Policy Manual” or “Standing Rules and Special Rules of Order” would be more accurate.
ABM Referrals 6/7/25 (only one item)
Floor motions – Constitution
Title: Motion to Require Regional Representatives to Reside in Their Region
Mover: Lisa Gansky, seconded by Joe Sokol (Duval)
Motion: I move to amend the Constitution of the Libertarian Party of Florida Article III, Section 3, subsection E to require that each Regional Representative shall reside in the region they represent. If a Regional Representative moves out of the region they represent, they must resign. A Regional Representative who does not reside in the region is ineligible to serve.
Regional Representatives for each region shall be regularly elected at each Annual Business Meeting by a majority of delegates present that reside in the region. Each Regional Representative shall reside in their region.
Rationale: The intent behind this motion is to ensure that Regional Representatives are best positioned to serve the counties within their region. This amendment ensures that only individuals with a direct connection to the region they represent will serve, protecting the integrity of the Executive Committee (EC) as well as minimizing the opportunity for bad actors to take up a slot on the EC.
A motion to refer this item to the Rules Committee as a commitment for next year was made and seconded by Gabriel Wozniak (Volusia). The motion passed.
A second item considering realignment and reduction of regions was discussed but ultimately not referred to rules.
New Business
10/19 Executive Meeting - Standing Rule for Treasurer to read out the disbursement of funds during each executive session. This standing rule was created in the 2025 annual business meeting. Tabled to next month.
Discussion
Discussion about NAP removals.
Notice of Next Meeting
Next meeting is October 27, 2025, 8:00pm.
Adjournment meeting adjourned at 9:25pm Eastern.
Call To Order – 8:15 pm Eastern
Location: LPF Discord – Meeting Room A Voice Channel
Determination of Quorum
Thompson (Chair), Willey(Vice Chair), Turney (Sec) as members; Johnson (not present), Appler (not present), Gansky as Ex Oficio
Public Comment
No public present.
Member Reports
Discussion of 10/19 EC meeting and the current Treasurer not following the standing rules for reporting disbursements at the EC meeting. Discussion that the standing rules are intended to set minimum standards for compliance with the treasurer.
Approval of Minutes
- Minutes for 8/18 for approval
Old Business
Parliamentarian Comments 3/29/25 to Matt Johnson - Reviewed sections to commit for future work.
Article II, Section 5 states that there is a right to select None of the Above (NOTA) as defined in the Bylaws, but the problem is that there is no such definition in the Bylaws. - Need to find reference and update reference or eliminate the reference clause from the Constitution.
Article III, Section 6.D provides that all records of the Party are to be made readily available to the membership. This is unwise considering there could be confidential reports that should not be. The Rules Committee may wish to consider some carve-outs for personnel, contractual negotiations, political strategy requiring confidentiality, and legal issues. That list is not exhaustive but mirrors what qualifies for confidentiality at the national level. - This section is worth addressing.
Article III, Section 6.E talks about motions being considered for an electronic vote
without meeting as prescribed in the Bylaws and Standing Rules. However, there is no mention of electronic voting in the Bylaws. It is mentioned in the Standing Rules, but there must be an explicit authorization for electronic voting in your Bylaws in order to be able to do them (RONR 1.1fn1, 9:30ff – this mentions only electronic meetings, but it is referring to any other method of conducting business other than a physical gathering in a single room, 45:57). This reference in the Constitution might be construed as an authorization by inference, but I would not. This is a serious problem that must be addressed if you want to ensure that your electronic business is legitimate.Note, this would also include the idea that attendance at your board meetings is also permitted to be by telephone or other electronic means. This is not valid unless authorized in your Bylaws. This should be reviewed and added.
Article V, Section 3 refers to the national convention as the Libertarian National Committee Business Meeting, but that is not correct. It is the national Libertarian Party convention. The Party is not the same thing as the Libertarian National Committee. Many get these confused because the abbreviations are the same (LNC – Libertarian national convention and Libertarian National Committee – that abbreviation in the Party only validly refers to the latter). - This should be reviewed and revised.
Article VIII, Section 4 is problematic as it states that the LPF Standing Rules shall be subordinate to the adopted parliamentary authority. Review of these sections to make RONR subordinate to the Standing Rules and Special Rules of Order is valid.(see RONR 2:12, and specifically 2:15). It is also unwise to refer to your Standing Rules as such as it does contain not just standing rules but special rules of order, but things are what they are, not what they are called (RONR 2:24), but calling that document a “Policy Manual” or “Standing Rules and Special Rules of Order” would be more accurate.
ABM Referrals 6/7/25 (only one item)
Floor motions – Constitution
Title: Motion to Require Regional Representatives to Reside in Their Region
Mover: Lisa Gansky, seconded by Joe Sokol (Duval)
Motion: I move to amend the Constitution of the Libertarian Party of Florida Article III, Section 3, subsection E to require that each Regional Representative shall reside in the region they represent. If a Regional Representative moves out of the region they represent, they must resign. A Regional Representative who does not reside in the region is ineligible to serve.
Regional Representatives for each region shall be regularly elected at each Annual Business Meeting by a majority of delegates present that reside in the region. Each Regional Representative shall reside in their region.
Rationale: The intent behind this motion is to ensure that Regional Representatives are best positioned to serve the counties within their region. This amendment ensures that only individuals with a direct connection to the region they represent will serve, protecting the integrity of the Executive Committee (EC) as well as minimizing the opportunity for bad actors to take up a slot on the EC.
A motion to refer this item to the Rules Committee as a commitment for next year was made and seconded by Gabriel Wozniak (Volusia). The motion passed.
A second item considering realignment and reduction of regions was discussed but ultimately not referred to rules.
New Business
10/19 Executive Meeting - Standing Rule for Treasurer to read out the disbursement of funds during each executive session. This standing rule was created in the 2025 annual business meeting. Tabled to next month.
Discussion
Discussion about NAP removals.
Notice of Next Meeting
Next meeting is October 27, 2025, 8:00pm.
Adjournment meeting adjourned at 9:25pm Eastern.