Proposal to add to after-action report: Update NOTA
Rob Latham
In liberty,
Rob Latham
Proposal #____ Update None of the Above
ARTICLE 10. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE and RULE 7. NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Problem: The option to vote “None of the Above” is a hallowed tradition in our Party. But the presence of NOTA on the ballot can be confusing, especially when appearing alongside candidates on a ballot. If “None of the Above,” above what?
Solution: Replace “None of the Above” with “None of these Candidates.”
Benefits: Replacing “None of the Above” with “None of these Candidates” employs and evokes the term of art that humiliated a mendacious Uniparty warmonger, Nikki Haley, who lost to “None of these Candidates” in a partisan Nevada primary this year. The term “None of these Candidates” is also less confusing than “None of the Above” on a ballot.
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If Adopted, Will Read |
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ARTICLE 10: CONVENTIONS 7. Votes cast for "None of these Candidates" in voting on the Party's nominees for President and Vice-President, the Party officers, and at-large members of the National Committee, shall be considered valid. Should a majority of the votes be cast for "None of these Candidates" in the Presidential or Vice-Presidential balloting, no candidate shall be "None of these Candidates" be selected for any Party office, that position shall be declared vacant and none of the losing candidates for that position may be selected to fill the vacancy for that term of office. … 5. Nominating and seconding speeches for each candidate shall be limited in duration as follows: a.
President: Total of 16 minutes;
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delegate who collects the required number of nominating tokens so designated
may speak up to 5 minutes in favor of voting for "None of these
Candidates," which may still be referred to nostalgically as “NOTA.” |
Chuck Moulton
On Feb 7, 2024, at 7:02 PM, Rob Latham <freeu...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Rob Latham
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Rob Latham
You can vote no on that one, too, Mr. Bracco. ☺️
Tom Rowlette
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