Party Officers/Staff must follow MN Law & Party Constitution
CD 2 Endorsed Candidate being IGNORED by Party Officers who support Removal of Dels for same issue
When MNGOP Officers withhold support from an ENDORSED Candidate, should they be subject to immediate removal? The rules they apply to caucus attendees and delegates to BPOU, CD and State Conventions and State Central should be applied more vigorously to those elected officers who increasingly wield power to attack the base to protect the power of establishment officers and canddates the PEOPLE oppose.
CD 7 Convention threatened with NULLIFICATION if it didn't toe the line for Party Officers
When CD 7 Delegates were attempting to Seat the 37 OTTER Tail Delegates duly elected to the BPOU Convention at precinct caucuses on February 27, 2024 and then duly elected to the CD Convention on April 13, 2024 at the OTC BPOU Convention, The ED of the Party threatened those Delegates with the nullification of the ENTIRE CD 7 COnvention.
Delegates Disenfranchised after Required Otter Tail BPOU Convention was Called & HELD with Quorum
The OTC BPOU Committee called the meeting under the MNGOP Constitution, the delegates and seated alternates formed a quorum and conducted business as required. The OTC Delegates PROTECTED the MNGOP from Loss of Major Party Status.
Otter Tail BPOU Convention REQUIRED, Called & HELD after QUORUM was formed
The OTC BPOU Committee called the meeting under the MNGOP Constitution, the delegates and seated alternates formed a quorum and conducted business as required. The OTC Delegates PROTECTED the MNGOP from Loss of Major Party Status.
Precinct Caucus Forms Ignored Law
The Party intentionally created new forms that ignored the legal requirements. State Exec was informed of concerns about these forms and chose to do nothing. This failure led to the issues in Otter Tail.
MNGOP Leaders interfere with Delegate Duty to provide oversight
Delegates to State Central tried to raise serious issues about mismanagment of the Party and were prevented from bringing those concerns, as required by the Constitution. The Party "leaders" attempted to have delgates and alternates removed from the December 2023 SSC meeting by telling venue the delegates were not a part of the meeting. The Party continues to deny lists to Delegates as requested.
Legal Matters NOT Disclosed to SSC
The MNGOP is engaged in litigation on multiple fronts because of the actions of the current Chair. The Attorneys do NOT represent the Chair- they represent the interests of the members of the Party. These attorneys have a duty to the BODY of the MNGOP to ensure the members' interests are being served.
State Exec Continues to meet in "Executive Session" to prevent Delegates from providing oversight
Since February, 2022, State Exec has met under rules of Executive Session to hide issues from the Delegates and Alternates. This must be stopped IMMEDIATELY!
Between the end of August and the end of October, the MNGOP was asked to call a State Central Committee to address SERIOUS concerns. This meeting needed to be held PRIOR to the filing of a certification of compliance with statutes and Party governing documents BECAUSE the PARTY is NOT IN COMPLIANCE.
The path to compliance was not difficult.
The Chair ignored the requests and knowingly filed a false certification with the MN Secretary of State.
At any time, after December 1, 2023 any person or entity may challenge the Party Certification. The facts are filed and public because the MN SOS has placed them in the public domain, as it was required to do.
The Chair has placed MAJOR PARTY STATUS in jeopardy.
Constitution and Amendments
IN THE SPRING OF 2022, THE CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FACT THAT MN Stat 202A.12 REQUIRES Constitutions and Amendments to be filed with the MN SOS - AS THEY ARE PASSED.
The current Chair & Deputy Chair failed to comply with this requirement & failed to convene a state convention in 2023 to address the issue.
In 2022, the State Convention was forced to block vote on amendments because there was not time to finish business. The Minutes (which are dated incorrectly) are clear- only the amendments were voted on- not the Constitution.
The Chair announced, on August 25, 2023 that he filed a document that states it is an amended document. What did that document amend? It amended nothing or the constitution last filed in 1988.
The Chair confirmed the Party's non-compliance.
Time to fix the Party from the bottom up, as is required by the Constitution and Rules.
The Party MUST Comply with its Constitution & Rules
This means all provisions in the Constitution and Bylaws, at every level of the Party, must be followed.
This means that any BPOU or CD that disenfranchised Delegates and Alternates is NOT in compliance unless remedied.
This means all bodies of the Party must have Constitutions and bylaws CONSISTENT with the Party documents.
The Party must CERTIFY Compliance with its Constitution & Rules and 202A.12 & 202A.13
This Party has not been and is not in compliance with its Constitution & Rules. Officers of the Party have encouraged conduct, at the encouragement of or with the advice of attorneys who are better puffers than truth-tellers.
PARTY ATTORNEYS HAVE FAILED
Any attorney paid for by the Party is obligated to protect the interests of the State Convention, which along with the Constitution, governs State Central. The State Executive Committee is not the client.
Any attorney that advises delegates to ignore the plain language of MN statutes and the Party constitution & rules is derelict.