Platform Committee 2024

This page is for the National Conventions 2024 Platform Committee.

Read-Only Discussion List

Public Read-Only Discussion List

Data used for determination of state affiliates entitled to Platform Committee seats

Bylaws Provisions

ARTICLE 11: OTHER COMMITTEES
1.	There shall be a Platform Committee, a Bylaws and Rules Committee, and a Credentials Committee for each regular convention. The National Committee shall appoint a temporary chair of each committee to serve until each committee selects its own chair.
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3.	The Platform Committee shall consist of 20 members selected as follows:
a.	One member by each of the five affiliate parties having the greatest per capita sustaining membership as determined for convention delegate allocations at the most recent regular convention.
b.	One member by each of the 10 affiliate parties having the largest sustaining memberships, excluding those affiliates from (a), as determined for convention delegate allocations at the most recent regular convention.
c.	Five members selected by the National Committee.
d.	These members shall be selected no later than the last day of the fifth month prior to the regular convention.
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5.	Ranked alternates may be named by the appointing bodies to fill any vacancies or absences in the convention committees.

Calculations Per Capita

State	Number of National BSM Members	Population	Per Capita Percentage	Per Capita Rank
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire	224	1,377,529	.016261	1
Wyoming Libertarian Party	65	576,851	.011268	2
Libertarian Party of Colorado	625	5,773,714	.0108429	3
Alaska Libertarian Party	72	733,391	.009817	4
Libertarian Party of Nevada	250	3,104,614	.008052	5

Calculations Per National Membership Rank

State	Number of National BSM Members	National Membership Rank	Comments
Libertarian Party of California	1,810	1
Libertarian Party of Texas	1,310	2
Libertarian Party of Florida	940	3
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania	860	4
Libertarian Party of New York	808	5
Libertarian Party of Virginia	690	6
Libertarian Party of Ohio	686	7
Libertarian Party of Colorado	625	8	Removed from this as also in the top 5 per capita.
Libertarian Party of Michigan	579	9
Libertarian Party of Georgia	565	10
Libertarian Party of Illinois	553	11

• National Membership numbers used are from figures used for delegate allocations for the 2022 National Convention: See National Membership Numbers Used for Delegate Allocations
• Population numbers used are from the 2020 census [see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/population-change-data-table.pdf]

Interim Chair

On November 12, 2023, upon motion of LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos, Mike Seebeck was appointed by the LNC as interim Chair.

Permanent Chair and Secretary

On January 23, 2024, Mike Seebeck was elected permanent Chair and Marc Montoni was elected Secretary.

On March 26, 2024, Marc Montoni resigned as Secretary and was succeeded by John Thompson.

Documents

2024 Platform Committee Report

Proposals

Date	Video Recording	Minutes
1/23/24	Inaugural Meeting video
1/30/24	Second Meeting video
2/06/24	Third Meeting video
2/13/24	Fourth Meeting video
2/20/24	Fifth Meeting video
2/27/24	Sixth Meeting video
3/05/24	Seventh Meeting video
3/12/24	Eighth Meeting video
3/19/24	Ninth Meeting video
3/26/24	Tenth Meeting video
4/02/24	Eleventh Meeting video
4/09/24	Twelfth Meeting video
4/16/24	Thirteenth Meeting video
4/23/24	Fourteenth Meeting video
4/30/24	Fifteenth Meeting video
5/07/24	Sixteenth Meeting video
5/23/24	Convention Meeting video

2024 Platform Committee Proposals
Proposal Name	Introduced By	Introduction Date	Committee Vote Date	Committee Voting Result
Proposal A - 3.4 Free Trade and Migration	Michael Seebeck	01/30/2024	02/6/2024	9-1-1 postponed indefinitely
Proposal B - 1.10 Space Exploration	2022 Platform Committee	01/30/2024	01/30/2024	10-5-1 Passes
Proposal C - 2.15 Agorism	Michael Seebeck	01/30/2024	01/30/2024	11-5-0 Passes
Proposal D - 1.5 Parental Rights	Michael Seebeck	02/13/2024	02/13/2024	7-5-4 Passes
Proposal E - 1.4 Personal Relationships	2022 Platform Committee	02/20/2024	02/20/2024	9-5-1 Passes
Proposal F - 1.4 Personal Relationships	Michael Seebeck	02/20/2024	02/20/2024	6-7-2 Fails
Proposal G - 2.5 Government Debt	Luke Ensor,Gary Alvstad	02/20/2024	02/20/2024	15-1-0 Passes
Proposal H - 2.10 Sex Work	Gary Alvstad	02/27/2024	02/27/2024	9-6-0 Passes
Proposal I - 2.x Intellectual Property	Dave Benner	02/27/2024	02/27/2024	12-3-0 Passes
Proposal J - 3.1 National Defense	Luke Ensor	03/05/2024	03/05/2024	15-0-0 Passes
Proposal K - 3.1 Veterans	Michael Seebeck	03/12/2024	03/12/2024	13-0-1 Passes
Proposal L - Preamble	Michael Seebeck	3/12/2024	3/12/2024	12-1-1 Passes
Proposal M - 3.4 Free Trade and Migration	Dave Benner, Albert Veldhuyzen	03/19/2024	03/19/2024	4-11-0 Fails
Proposal N - 2.1 Aggression, Property, and Contract	Gary Alvstad	03/19/2024	03/19/2024	3-9-3 Fails
Proposal O - 3.3 International Affairs	Michael Seebeck	03/19/2024	03/19/2024	15-0-0 Passes
Proposal P - 2.13 Health Care	Michael Seebeck	03/26/2024	03/26/2024	13-3-0 Passes
Proposal Q - 3.X Separation of Federal State, and Local Governments	Michael Seebeck	03/26/2024	04/02/2024	10-5-1 Passes
Proposal R - 2.4 Government Finance and Spending	Michael Seebeck	04/09/2024	04/16/2024	w/o objection Passes
Proposal S - 1.9 Self-Defense	Michael Seebeck	04/16/2024	04/16/2024	14-1-0 Passes