The Libertarian Party of New York's Rules Committee is tasked with reviewing and recommending amendments to the party rules. The committee has existed in various forms over the history of the party. On November 11, 2019, a committee was started by the State Committee called the "Party Rules Committee." This committee was dissolved on June 2, 2019. A new Rules Committee was established in 2019.
History
The first mention of any bylaws or rules committee was in the September 1973 issue of the Free Libertarian Newsletter, in which Bob Cassella was appointed chair to replace Paul Lepanto.
The committee existed in different ways over the years, including a committee in 2015 that discussed bylaws after an in-person meeting in Utica, and the FLP bylaws were amended for a final time in 2016.
A Party Rules Committee was established in November 2018, and existed in different capacities afterward. The Party Rules Committee under the FLP was dissolved on June 2, 2019.
On February 24, 2019, a committee was created by the Interim State Committee in which Fred Cole and Mark Glogowski were nominated and accepted to chair the committee. Gary Popkin was nominated but declined. Cole was elected Chair by a vote of 8-7-2. The committee had little activity until the spring of 2020 and no such meeting is known to have been held until April 14, 2020, although there were discussions going back to March 2020 among those who later became members of the committee.
Currently, the committee is chaired by Andrew Kolstee.
Current Members
- Chair
- Members
Former
Chairs
Members
| Name
|
Start
|
End
|
Notes
|
| 2018—2019 Interation
|
| Mark Axinn
|
November 11, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
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| Gary Donoyan
|
November 11, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
Omitted from Sharpe Rules Committee
|
| James Rosenbeck
|
November 11, 2018
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June 2, 2019
|
|
| Blay Tarnoff
|
November 11, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
Omitted from Sharpe Rules Committee
|
| Brian Waddell
|
November 11, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Gary Popkin
|
November 11, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Tucker Coburn
|
December 2, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Paul Grindle
|
December 2, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Mark Glogowski
|
December 2, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Andrew Kolstee
|
December 2, 2018
|
June 2, 2019
|
|
| Larry Sharpe
|
December 2, 2018
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June 2, 2019
|
|
| 2019—2020 Interation
|
| Fred Cole
|
February 24, 2019
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September 29, 2020
|
|
| 2020—present Interation
|
| Tony D'Orazio
|
April 15, 2020
|
September 29, 2020
|
as ex-officio
|
| Cody Anderson
|
April 14, 2020
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October 23, 2022
|
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| Mark Glogowski
|
April 14, 2020
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March 21, 2023
|
|
| Lora Newell
|
April 14, 2020
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October 23, 2022
|
|
| James Dayton
|
January 10, 2021
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April 19, 2021
|
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| Gary Popkin
|
March 2, 2021
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October 11, 2022
|
|
| Brandon Lyon
|
August 24, 2022
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September 18, 2022
|
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| Justin Carman
|
November 29, 2022
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February 20, 2024
|
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| Adam Magoon
|
November 29, 2022
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March 26, 2024
|
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| Michael Rebmann
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November 29, 2022
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August 15, 2024
|
|
| Karyn Thompson
|
January 31, 2023
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September 29, 2024
|
|
Meetings
2018
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
Notes
|
| December 5, 2018 |
|
Jim Rosenbeck |
— |
|
| December 14, 2018 |
|
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
| December 16, 2018 |
|
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
| December 17, 2018 |
|
Larry Sharpe |
— |
Present: Larry Sharpe, Tucker Coburn, Paul Grindle, Mark Glogowski, Andrew Kolstee, Gary Popkin
|
| December 19, 2018 |
4:00 PM |
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
| December 19, 2018 |
10:00 PM |
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
| December 20, 2018 |
3:00 PM |
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
| December 20, 2018 |
8:00 PM |
Larry Sharpe |
— |
|
2020
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
Notes
|
| April 14, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
Fred Cole |
— |
Present: Fred Cole, Cody Anderson, Mark Glogowski, Andrew Kolstee, Lora Newell, Christopher Olenski
|
| April 21, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
Fred Cole |
— |
Absent: Tony D'Orazio
|
| May 5, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
Fred Cole |
— |
|
| May 7, 2020 |
6:00 PM |
Fred Cole |
— |
Present: Fred Cole, Cody Anderson, Mark Glogowski, Andrew Kolstee, Lora Newell, Christopher Olenski
|
| May 12, 2020 |
5:00 PM |
Fred Cole |
— |
|
| August 4, 2020 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
Present: Andrew Kolstee, Cody Anderson, Brandon Lyon, James Dayton, Paul Sechrist, Mark Glogowski, Pietro Geraci, others
|
| August 5, 2020 |
|
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
|
| August 11, 2020 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
|
| August 12, 2020 |
|
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
|
| August 25, 2020 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
|
| August 31, 2020 |
|
Andrew Kolstee (informal) |
— |
|
2021
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
| January 10, 2021 |
7:00 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 11, 2021 |
7:00 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| February 18, 2021 |
7:00 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| March 2, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| March 23, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| April 20, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| May 4, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| May 18, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| June 1, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| June 15, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| June 29, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| December 14, 2021 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
2022
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
| January 12, 2022 |
8:00 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 26, 2022 |
8:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| February 9, 2022 |
8:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| February 23, 2022 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| March 9, 2022 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| August 10, 2022 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| August 24, 2022 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| August 30, 2022 |
7:30 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| September 8, 2022 |
8:00 PM |
Paul Grindle |
Minutes (info)
|
| November 29, 2022 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| December 13, 2022 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
2023
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
| January 10, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 24, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 31, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| February 5, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| March 21, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| May 9, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| June 13, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| August 8, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| October 24, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| November 28, 2023 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
2024
| Date
|
Time
|
Chair
|
Minutes
|
| January 9, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 11, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| January 30, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| February 22, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| April 9, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| June 11, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| July 30, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (info)
|
| August 8, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (draft) (info)
|
| September 12, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (draft) (info)
|
| November 12, 2024 |
7:00 PM |
Andrew Kolstee |
Minutes (draft) (info)
|
2025