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Central Committee urges publication of signatory names and seeks emergency state meeting on signature verification
Summary
Delegates passed motions asking that candidates who failed to win 60% at the state convention publish names of signatories for primary-ballot qualification and that state central committee convene an emergency meeting to address signature verification and ballot recognition.
A motion by Courtenay Ellison asked the Central Committee to request that candidates who did not reach a 60% delegate threshold at the state convention publish the names of all signatories submitted to qualify for the primary ballot, and to give candidates access to view those signatures. The motion was amended on the floor to replace the word "signatures" with "names of all signatories," to require publication to citizens rather than merely "release," and to add immediate access for candidates; the amended motion was adopted.
Separately, John Wilson moved that the Central Committee request, in writing and within three days, that each state central committee member demand an emergency state central committee meeting with agenda items including verifying signatures by an independent third party, providing candidates ongoing access to verify signatures, and recognizing convention candidates who received at least 60% of delegate votes as party ballot candidates. That motion was adopted per the meeting minutes.
Provenance: New-business motions and adopted amendments are recorded in the meeting minutes.
