Since we did not appoint a bylaws committee, we will act as if the bylaws committee made no proposals. Beginning precisely at 7PM ET on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 (the opening of the convention), the floor is open for bylaws amendment motions through this thread. Each motion must be seconded. The floor will be open for 24 hours. Then we will post all seconded proposals for votes as quickly as possible after 7PM on Thursday. Those polls will be open 24 hours. This is all in accordance with Article 11, Section i of the bylaws.

MOTIONS

Reword Article 11 section a) to:

a) The Party shall hold a regular Convention in every even-numbered year after 2006, at a time selected by the National Committee, opening at noon on the Wednesday preceding Memorial Day and closing at noon the following Wednesday

Motion failed.

Change Article 11 section e) to:

e) No later than 180 days prior to each regular convention, the National Committee shall solicit applications for appointment to a Bylaws Committee. No later than 90 days prior to the regular convention, the National Committee shall have selected, appointed and announced the composition of the Bylaws Committee composed of not more than seven members. The Bylaws Committee shall elect its chair from among its members and shall choose its own methods of deliberation, provided that its operations are conducted in a manner consistent with transparency, openness to member and public input, and availability to the membership and the public of archives of its proceedings. The Bylaws Committee's task shall be to publish, prior to the opening of the convention, a list of bylaws amendment proposals to be voted on by the Party's members.

Motion failed.

Reword the first sentence of Article 8 section c) to read:

“c) Prior to the beginning of the Party's organizational convention, and during the first 90 days”

Motion passed.

Add Section j) to Article 8:

If a member of the National Committee resigns, the position shall after 24 hours be deemed vacant and filled by the membership in a special election, the method of election being identical to that described in section (c) above, with the exception that nominations shall open within three days of the resignation and remain open for three days, and that the member poll shall begin at the close of nominations and remain open for seven days.

Motion passed.

Change Article 9, section b to:

b) The National Committee shall be composed of seven members, including the officers referred to in Article 8 one Eastern Representative, one Western Representative and two members elected at-large by the membership. National Committee members shall be a members of the Party.
Eastern Rep; shall be from a State east of the Mississippi River
Western Rep; shall be from a State west of the Mississippi River
Eastern and Western Rep's shall be nominated and elected from members of the respective region.

Motion failed.

Amend the first sentence of Article 11 Section m to read:

Notice of the party's intent to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency of the United States shall be published on the Party's web site on the day following the previous presidential election, and nominations shall be opened, to be made through the appended comments form.

AND the 3rd sentence to read:

All nominations and candidate affirmations must be received prior to the opening of the Presidential Nomination convention to be held not less than 365 days before the Presidential Election.

Motion failed.