8pm – 9pm

National RLC Rules – RLC Official Business
Delegate consideration of Bylaw Revisions,
Resolutions, National Officer and Board Elections.

Proposed Convention Resolutions and the nomination of any National Officers must be submitted to Convention staff for distribution to all delegates prior to the Convention.

All current dues-paid members are certified delegates 
and may participate in Official Business at no cost.  

Bylaws

Revision 1: Rule 5
Rule 5. Candidate Endorsements

A. The endorsement of candidates for federal office U.S. Congress may be proposed by a majority vote of either the executive committee of the Caucus or the Chartered State where a candidate is to be elected. No proposal for endorsement shall be official or made public until it has been confirmed by a majority vote of the other executive committee.

C. Chartered State executive committees, or such body as the Charter State Bylaws specify, may endorse candidates for any state legislative seat or state cabinet-level positions, but endorsements of candidates for state executive  offices Governor shall require the same confirmation as candidates for federal offices;

D. A primary candidate for President of the United States may not be endorsed by the Caucus in the absence of *by* a majority vote of the Board and each 3/4 of the active and voting Chartered state’s executive committees.

Revision 2: Article VIII
Article VIII: State Charters

Section 3: The Board may suspend or revoke a State Charter by majority vote whenever a Charter is shown to be in violation of its own, or National, Bylaws and Rules.

Revision 3: New Rule 9

   Rule 9. RLC National Regions
 Four Regions are composed of the following states and districts:

  1. Eastern Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
  2. Southern Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
  3. Midwestern Region: Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , North Dakota , Ohio , South Dakota and Wisconsin .
  4. Western Region: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Guam.

Statement

No proposed amendments to the Statement of Principles and Positions
had been submitted for consideration at the time of this draft.

Resolutions

No proposed Convention Resolutions had been submitted for consideration at the time of this draft.

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Officers

Chair:

Open Seat

Current:
William Westmiller

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Vice-Chair:

Open Seat

Current:
Phil Blumel

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*Inform any National Board Member if you would like to be nominated for this position.

Secretary:

Open Seat

Current:
Thomas Sewell

Nominated:

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Treasurer:

Incumbent

Current:
Jeff Palmer

Nominated:

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At-Large Directors:

Five Positions

Current:
Aaron Biterman – WI
Jerry Cameron – FL
Richard Freedman – MA
Bennett Kopp - AZ
Dave Nalle – TX

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[Only applies if Bylaws Revision #3 is adopted]

Alternate Directors:

Three or More

Current:
Peter Bearse - NH
Mike Hewitt – MI
Robert Honerkamp – GA
Ken Lindell - ME
Carol McGuire - NH
Dan McGuire - NH
Dan Rego - CA

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