Libertarian Party Committee Adopts Change To How Vice Presidential Candidates Are Nominated - Jack News:
September 20, 2017 - "The committee that develops bylaws and rules for the Libertarian Party’s national convention over the weekend adopted changes to the process for nominating candidates for Vice President of the United States.
"Under the current and rather unique system used by the Libertarian Party, the nation’s third largest party, the convention first nominates a presidential candidate and then moves on to separately nominate a vice presidential candidate....
"The adopted change would have the party move to nominate the two offices together as a slate. Each candidate for the presidential nomination will be paired up with their desired running mate for presentation to the convention. A single vote would be held to determine which slate of candidates is nominated.
"The 6-1 decision by the Bylaws and Rules Committee, with two abstentions, now rests in the hands of the 2018 Libertarian National Convention, to be held over July 4 weekend in New Orleans. The proposal needs to clear a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
"Many found persuasive the observation that the moment after the conclusion of the presidential nomination is a time of peak attention and media coverage. It is a moment usually broadcast live on national TV, and the normal expectation would be for the candidate to accept the nomination and take their victory lap with a speech to rally the troops and encourage party unity.
"Instead, under the current process, [Gary Johnson was] forced to spend that moment in the spotlight beseeching convention delegates to approve [William Weld, his] desired vice-presidential nominee....
"At the same time, in order to accommodate the unexpected, it is also possible for the convention to split the question by a simple majority, reverting back to the old system of nominating for vice president separately.
"This could conceivably occur if, for example, two presidential candidates both failed to clear the 50 percent threshold on the first ballot, and both agreed on the convention floor to drop their own running mates and form a unity ticket."
Read more: https://thejacknews.com/politics/political-highlights/libertarian-party-bylaws-committee-change-way-vice-president-candidates-nominated/
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September 20, 2017 - "The committee that develops bylaws and rules for the Libertarian Party’s national convention over the weekend adopted changes to the process for nominating candidates for Vice President of the United States.
"Under the current and rather unique system used by the Libertarian Party, the nation’s third largest party, the convention first nominates a presidential candidate and then moves on to separately nominate a vice presidential candidate....
"The adopted change would have the party move to nominate the two offices together as a slate. Each candidate for the presidential nomination will be paired up with their desired running mate for presentation to the convention. A single vote would be held to determine which slate of candidates is nominated.
"The 6-1 decision by the Bylaws and Rules Committee, with two abstentions, now rests in the hands of the 2018 Libertarian National Convention, to be held over July 4 weekend in New Orleans. The proposal needs to clear a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
"Many found persuasive the observation that the moment after the conclusion of the presidential nomination is a time of peak attention and media coverage. It is a moment usually broadcast live on national TV, and the normal expectation would be for the candidate to accept the nomination and take their victory lap with a speech to rally the troops and encourage party unity.
"Instead, under the current process, [Gary Johnson was] forced to spend that moment in the spotlight beseeching convention delegates to approve [William Weld, his] desired vice-presidential nominee....
"At the same time, in order to accommodate the unexpected, it is also possible for the convention to split the question by a simple majority, reverting back to the old system of nominating for vice president separately.
"This could conceivably occur if, for example, two presidential candidates both failed to clear the 50 percent threshold on the first ballot, and both agreed on the convention floor to drop their own running mates and form a unity ticket."
Read more: https://thejacknews.com/politics/political-highlights/libertarian-party-bylaws-committee-change-way-vice-president-candidates-nominated/
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