Editing Constitutional Amendments (section)

= Allen’s Preliminary Recommendations following 2018 General Election =

Allen Small, Leader at the time of the 2018 General Election, made a number of recommendations based on his experience leading up to and during the Election. [[Exec:August 7, 2018 Minutes#Allen.E2.80.99s_Preliminary_Recommendations_following_2018_General_Election|His Recommendations ]] were presented at the August 7, 2018 Meeting. You can download his original document [[Media:Allen%E2%80%99s_Preliminary_Recommendations_following_2018_General_Election.docx|here]]. This was the prime motivation for creating a committee to draft amendments to the Party's Constitution and Bylaws for presentation at the Convention to be held in November 2019. 

Allen's recommendations have the objective of, '''"Protecting the fundamental purpose of the party by changing the way the Executive Committee and Candidates are selected."''' See [[#Article_3_-_Purpose|Article 3]] below.

The following is the text of his recommendations, divided as to recommendations that require amendments to the Constitution and/or Bylaws (Items 2 - 5, 7 and 8) or those which may be implemented by the Leader and Campaign Director for the next election or By-election (Items 1, 6 and 9). Two recommendations can be implemented by the Executive Committee (Items 8 and 10).  
(Item 8 was split into two parts, assuming that the Campaign Director is to be a new voting Officer on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may decide on Facebook ads, etc.)

The items are renumbered below. 

== Recommendations requiring Amendments ==

* Allen's Item 2 - To Join the Party change the declaration to: 
** To be a Member of the Party, select "I am for liberty, free markets, property rights and limited government.”
**  To be an Associate of the Party, select "I wish to be a non-voting Associate of the Party.”
**  See [[#Article 4 - MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE STATUS|Article 4]] below
* Allen's Item 3 - To be eligible for election to the Party Executive Committee, a nominee must be a voting member of the Party for at least 60 days prior to an AGM or Convention. See [[#Article 6 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE|Article 6]] below.
* Allen's Item 4 - To be eligible for election as Leader or Deputy Leader, a nominee must have held a position on the Executive Committee for not less than one year. See [[#Article 6 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE|Article 6]] below.
* Allen's Item 5 - To be eligible for election to the Ethics Committee, a nominee must have held a position on the Executive Committee for not less than one year. See [[#Article 8 - Ethics Committee|Article 8]] below. 
* Allen's Item 7 - Redefine the duties of the Officers of the Exec Comm. – prior to the next Convention. See [[#Article 6 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE|Article 6]] below.
* Allen's Item 8 - Create a Communications team led by a Communications Director to do Website updates, Facebook/Twitter ads/email answers – contact info etc. See [[#Article 6 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE|Article 6]] below.

== Recommendations to be considered for implementation at the next election ==

* Allen's Item 7 - Qualifying/Endorsing/Vetting candidates – each prospective candidate requires the approval of at least of 1 member of the Exec. committee or 2 ordinary members of the Party who will vouch for them.
** this amendment will essentially eliminate the paper and parachute candidates that were used as an essential part of the 2018 campaign to reach a near full slate of candidates. --[[User:CMDavidson|CMDavidson]] 19:45, 11 August 2019 (EDT)
* Allen's Item 5 - To be a candidate: candidates must sign an updated version (needs to be updated) of the [https://www.ontariolibertarian.ca/sites/ontariolibertarian.ca.d6/files/Candidate%20Application_0.pdf Candidate Application Form] and accept terms of candidacy including posting rudimentary profile info including written disclosure of campaign plans to Campaign Director upon being accepted as candidate. Candidates must provide an active email address that must be posted on our website to allow for contact from media people or requests for campaign signs etc. especially during election periods.
** Jim had all candidates sign this updated version of the Candidate Application for the 2018 Election. It does not cover all of the items recommended above. However we have the candidate's email ID (and phone number) on CRM, and verified with the F0400 Nomination form. 
** Could have a volunteer interview each candidate (like a reporter) and draft their profiles.
** Leaders notes - Campaign committee should be allowed to to determine
* Allen's Item 9 - Create teams in each region with sign posting responsibility during elections
** We assigned Regional Coordinators in 2014 (or earlier?).  It may be essential to do so in 2022, especially of we don't have 3-4 people with lots of time to recruit, vet, collect signatures and get candidates registered.  Posting signs could be one of their responsibilities. --[[User:LibertarianCFO|Jim McIntosh]] 21:16, 23 March 2019 (EDT)

== Recommendations to be considered by the Executive Committee ==
# Continue to buy Facebook page ads – build “likes”. Use Facebook groups to organize and message members.
# Rent long term storage space for party materials/signs etc. somewhere in GTA.