Delegate Allocation

Problem: We are currently required to use a meeting hall with seating for 1050 delegates when actual attendance over the last four conventions has ranged from 314 to 814 delegates. This drives up the costs to the delegates and makes the room look empty on C-SPAN.

Solution: Reset the delegate allocation from about 1050 to about 750 (525+225), which is about the highest number of delegates we can reasonably expect to attend.

Benefits: Better predictability of the number of delegates means the room can be sized more appropriately, keeping costs down for the delegates and making the room look more energetic on television.


ARTICLE 11: CONVENTIONS

4. Affiliate Party Delegate Entitlements:
Each affiliate party shall be entitled to send delegates to each Regular Convention on the following basis:
   a. One delegate for each 0.14 0.2 percent, or fraction thereof, of the total Party sustaining membership in that affiliate; provided that at least one such delegate must be a resident of that State or District.
   b. One delegate for each 0.35 0.5 percent, or fraction thereof, of the votes cast nationwide for the Libertarian Party candidate in the most recent presidential election, cast in that affiliate's state.