Motion to Amend Article IX “Endorsement of Candidates” Section 1

Mover: Hector Roos, on behalf of Candidates Committee

I move to amend the following section under LPF Constitution as follows:

Strike language Article IX, “Endorsement of Candidates”, Section 1 in the LPF Constitution “have registered as LPF candidates with the Florida Division of Elections” from the following:

Section 1. Candidates shall be eligible for endorsement as official LPF candidates if they are members of the LPF, have registered as LPF candidates with the Florida Division of Elections, and meet all requirements of the office to which they seek election.

Therefore, language in Article III, Section 2 in the LPF Constitution to now read:

Section 1. Candidates shall be eligible for endorsement as official LPF candidates if they are members of the LPF and meet all requirements of the office to which they seek election.

Rational:
The current language of LPF Constitution Article IX, “Endorsement of Candidates”, Section 1 attempts to constrain the LPF Executive Committee to endorsing Libertarians only state-level candidates despite most counties without county-level LPF affiliates. As a result, this language causes an undue burden on the LPF from supporting candidates for office and should be stricken.

Original version of this floor motion can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XUcxhowaSAI4nj75ailupXI57HkbmUQS/view?usp=share_link