I’m going to announce my intention to run for the National Chairman (and try to steal all of Phil’s ACA members
)
Okay, so when should we have a convention? Should we have an emergency convention, since we don’t have a Chairman? Or should we wait until the June elections?
And about candidates for the June races… We have a Presidential candidate (John Dibble) who looks like he has a good chance of winning. I’m not going to be running for any office in June (I’ll be in the middle of my term.)
This is a list of all the races between now and the Presidential race, plus all of the AFLP members that
can run,
are running and
are not runningMAY 20TH:
Mideast Governor:
South Park Republican, Milk_and_cereal and A18JUNE 3RD:
Northeast Governor: No one
JUNE 17TH:
Presidential:
John DibbleNortheast Senate: No one
Mideast Senate:
South Park Republican, Milk_and_cereal and A18Southeast Senate:
John DibbleMidwest Senate:
MissCatholic and
CheeseWhizPacific Senate: No one
Out of these I think the only person that we could run in these races is Milk_and_cereal, but if he wants to run, he’d have to become more active on the Fantasy boards.
Here are some bylaws I have written:
Duties of the National Chair
The duties of the National Chairman consist of opening and closing convention, endorsement votes, emergency meetings and anything else not specified to a certain post.
Duties of the Deputy Chair
The duties of the Deputy Chairman are to perform the duties of the National Chairman when he or she is unable or not present, for any reason, and in the event that the National Chairman resigns or is expelled, the Deputy Chair shall assume the position of the National Chair.
Duties of the Regional Chairmen
The duties of the Regional Chairmen shall be to recommend candidates for endorsement to the National body, specifically, the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor (if applicable.) They will also make recommendations on regional ballot initiatives (if any.)
Conventions
The Convention shall be held one month before every Federal election and will last two weeks unless a motion to extend the Convention is voted on and passes. Members will elect a new National Chairman, Deputy Chairman and the Regional Chairmen; they will also vote on any revisions to the platform or bylaws. Regional Chairmen shall be elected by the members in that specific Region only. Only currently registered members shall be able to run for a Chairman position.
Endorsement Vote
Two weeks before an election the members shall vote on endorsements in each race. A candidate must obtain over half the vote in order to receive the endorsement. If, after the endorsement vote, another candidate enters the race, there must be a motion made by a member, and seconded, to have another endorsement vote. If another member of the AFLP enters, another endorsement vote shall take place immediately. If there is a special election, an emergency endorsement vote shall take place immediately.
Banning a Member
If any member of the party feels that another member has done something inappropriate which he or she feel deserves a violation review, that person may make a motion to do so. If this motion is seconded, then the members of the party must partake in a debate. This debate shall end when a twenty-four hour period has passed without debate. After the debate, there shall be two votes: One among the Chairmen and one among the Membership. The motion must pass with 60% or more, in each round of voting, in order for the member to be banned.
Is there anything I missed?
And would anyone like to make an AFLP website?
