For Discussion - Policy Manual Committee proposal for Subordinate Committees
Secretary LNC
Section 1.01 COMMITTEES
1) Committee Appointments
These committees have special appointment procedures as follows:
Committee Name | Size | Member Selection | Chair Selection |
Advertising & Publication Review | No more than five (5), all LNC Members | LNC | * Committee selected |
Affiliate Support Committee | Seven (7) members | Committee Chair selected by LNC Chair; three (3) LNC Regional Representatives or Alternates selected by the Committee Chair; three (3) members selected by the LNC | LNC Chair selects from pool of LNC At-Large, LNC Regional Representatives, and the LNC Vice Chair |
Audit | One (1) non-officer LNC member and two (2) non-LNC members, excluding the Assistant Treasurer (Bylaws 9.2) | Non-officer LNC members | * Committee selected |
Awards | Five (5) members, including up to two (2) non-LNC members | LNC - Each cycle strive to keep two (2) members of past Awards Committee | * Committee selected |
Ballot Access | Seven (7) Party members, no less than three (3) of which shall be LNC members; plus up to five (5) non-voting advisory members with topic expertise | LNC members selected by LNC using approval voting, non-LNC members selected by the LNC Chair; non-voting advisory members selected by the LNC Chair on the recommendation of the Ballot Access Coordinator | *Committee selected |
Candidate Support Committee | Three (3) LNC members and four (4) non-LNC members of the LP | LNC members elected by the LNC; non-LNC members appointed by the LNC Chair based on recommendations from the LNC members of the committee | * Committee selected |
Convention Oversight | Seven (7) members, with a minimum of four (4) LNC members, plus a minimum of two (2) non-LNC members who are recommended by the Convention Oversight Committee. The Secretary is an ex-officio non-voting member. | LNC | LNC |
Employment Policy and Compensation | Three (3) LNC members other than the LNC Chair | LNC | * Committee selected |
Executive | Four (4) officers plus any number of LNC members excluding alternates | LNC | LNC Chair selected |
Historical Preservation Committee | A minimum of five (5) and up to seven (7) members | Committee Chair selected by LNC; remaining members selected by the Committee Chair | LNC |
Information Services Committee | Two (2) LNC members, plus up to five (5) non-LNC members who are recommended by the IS Committee | LNC Chair | * Committee selected |
* See below regarding interim chairs
2) Committee Terms of Office
With the exception of the Convention Oversight Committee and Ballot Access Committee, the terms of office of all project managers, committee chairs, and committee members shall expire with the administration that appoints them, or when their successors are chosen, whichever occurs first. The term of office for the Convention Oversight Committee shall expire ninety (90) days following the close of the convention. The term of office for the Ballot Access Committee shall expire upon the presentation of the report described in Section 2.02(10).
3) Subordinate Committees
With the exception of the Advertising & Publication Review Committee, Audit Committee, and Employment Policy and Compensation Committee, committees created by this Policy Manual may appoint subordinate committees to delegate specific tasks provided that their decisions are ratified by, and become the work product of, the delegating committee.
