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2024-07-08T22:02:15Z

Yari: Per PNC 06/30/2024, added Article IV Section 2 part 1c, changed Article III Section 2 part 3, and added Article III Section 1 Part 4.

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==ARTICLE I: Pirate Party of the United States of America==
These Bylaws shall govern the association known as the Pirate Party of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as the Party.

The term “state” as used in these articles includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

==ARTICLE II: Object==
===Section 1: Mission===
The Party shall:
# Give voice to the Core Values of the Party.
# Adopt and promote statements of policy which implement these Core Values.
# Nominate and assist in the election of Pirate candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, and support Party and Party-endorsed candidates for public office.
# Promote the growth of state and local Pirate Parties, and assist in their activities. Engage in any other activities incidental or related to the above

===Section 2: Core Values===
Pursuant to this mission, we, the Pirate Party of the United States of America, form the Party on the basis of the following Core Values:
# We stand for open culture. No one should have the power to prevent the free exchange and expression of ideas, tools, or works.
# We stand for transparency and openness. Government activities should not be hidden from the public.
# We stand for individual privacy. The amount of oppression in a society is inversely proportional to its privacy protections. Individuals must be free to make personal decisions that do not harm another person.
# We are anti-monopoly. No monopoly should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from: being freely used, expressed, exchanged, recombined, or taught; nor to violate individual privacy or human rights. A creator's right to be compensated for their work or idea is only acceptable within these limitations.
# We stand for individuals over institutions. Universal human rights apply only to human beings, and not to corporations, limited liability organizations, or other group entities.
# We are a post-ideological values-based meritocracy. We place all options on the table. We choose a specific approach because the available evidence shows that it is the best way to promote our values. We do not make decisions based merely on tradition, popularity, authority or political expediency.
# We are egalitarian. We believe in equality and a level playing field. We accept input from all sources, and we value all people equally.
# We actively practice these values. We hold ourselves accountable for our own adherence to these principles.

==ARTICLE III: Membership ==
===Section 1: Pirate National Committee Membership===
# At least two delegates from each State Pirate Party which meets the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Representatives. A State which sends Representatives to the PNC shall be considered a Member State with Representation in the PNC for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each State Pirate Party which does not yet meet the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Observers. A State which sends Observers to the PNC shall be considered an Observer State for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each Subcommittee formed by the PNC as set forth in Art. VII, hereinafter referred to as Subcommittee Liaisons.
# All Representatives, Observers, Subcommittee Liaisons, and other delegates from State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of their date of appointment.
===Section 2: State Eligibility===
In order to be eligible to send Representatives to the PNC, a state must:
# Be home to a Pirate Party which is actively attempting to grow.
# Adhere to the Core Values.
# Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and be at least 18 years of age.
# Regularly send a Representative to attend PNC meetings.
# Maintain an active web presence with an easy method of contact by prospective members.
# Apply for Representation, as set forth in Art. III §3.
# Ratify the PNC Bylaws
===Section 3: Representation===
The process by which states may apply for Representation in the PNC is as follows:
# The Applicant State shall ask a current Representative in the PNC to be a Sponsor for their application.
# At a PNC meeting, the Sponsor shall move to grant Representation to the Applicant State, which shall pass by majority vote. At least one prospective Representative from the Applicant State shall attend this meeting.
# If the motion passes, the prospective Representatives from the Applicant State shall be declared Representatives to the PNC. The Applicant State shall be declared a Member State of the PNC.
# If the motion does not pass, the prospective Representative(s) from the Applicant State shall be declared to be Observer(s), and the Applicant State an Observer State. The Applicant State shall be informed by the PNC what actions it must take to be eligible for Representation.
# At the PNC’s discretion, an Observer State may be granted a Probationary Membership, as set forth in Art. III §4, by a majority vote.
# Alternatively to Art. III §3.3, the Sponsor may move to declare the prospective Representative(s) of the Applicant State to be declared Observer(s), in the event that the Sponsor does not believe that the Applicant State is eligible for Member State status.
===Section 4: Probation===
# A State may be declared, by majority vote of the PNC, a Probationary State if any of the following conditions are met:
## No Representative from the Pirate Party of the State attends two consecutive PNC meetings, or:
## If the Pirate Party of the State no longer meets the requirements set forth in §3 An observer state can apply for probationary status as a stepping-stone to full membership. Art. III §2.
# The following subsections describe the Probationary process:
## The status of Probationary State shall persist for a minimum of one month.
## After this month, the PNC shall review whether or not the Pirate Party of the Probationary Member State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2.
## If the PNC finds that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2, the Probationary State shall be declared a Member State. Otherwise, the Probationary State shall be declared an Observer State.
## In the event that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State has been dissolved, has become inactive, or is otherwise uncontactable, the PNC may use its discretion to eject the Probationary State from the PNC instead of declaring it to be an Observer as per Art. III §4.
# Special cases:
## At any time throughout the probationary period, the Representatives of the Probationary State may voluntarily declare their state to be an Observer, ending the Probationary process.
## If the Pirate Party of a State does not adhere to the Core Values, the PNC shall not put the State on Probation but shall eject it by a ¾ (three-fourths) majority vote.
===Section 5: Voting Rights===
# Officers and Subcommittee Liaisons shall not participate in PNC votes, unless the Officer or Subcommittee Liaison in question is also acting as a State Representative, each recognized state delegation, without regard to delegation size, shall have one vote.
# All other PNC participants shall vote according to these Bylaws.
===Section 6: Registration of Representatives===
All primary and alternate Representatives of each Member or Observer state must be registered with the Captain or Quartermaster.

==ARTICLE IV: Officers==
===Section 1: Positions===

The PNC shall be facilitated by the following officers:

# The Captain or Chair, who shall manage all administration and operations of the PNC, act as the chairperson and primary spokesperson of the party, and facilitate PNC meetings.
# The First Officer or Vice-Chair, who shall assist the Captain in managing the administration and operations of the PNC, and act as primary leader of USPP committees and secondary spokesperson of the party. The First Officer will assume responsisbility for all meetings held by party recognized committees and conduct business on behalf of the Captain or the Quartermaster, in the event that either is absent or incapacitated.
# The Quartermaster or Treasurer, who shall manage all accounts of funds and the recording and reporting those funds to members, governmental campaign finance agencies and the general public.
# The Scribe or Secretary, who shall keep records of the minutes and logs for meetings, tally votes, and maintain a database of the members who compose the PNC as set forth in Art. III §1.
# The Lookout or State Moderator, who shall ensure that disputes between states have an impartial party who will help produce a resolution. This person will also work with each state party to develop and enforce a Pirate Code of Conduct.
# The Beancounter or Auditor, who shall ensure that national party funds, or such funds disbursed to state parties, were used appropriately.
# The Swarmcare Manager, who shall welcome new activists and state parties into the swarm and continually measure the overall health of it. A typical task would be to call new activists just to make them feel welcome, and tell them when the next events — social as well as operational — take place.
# The Webadmin or Director of the On-line, who shall coordinate volunteers to maintain the on-line infrastructure of the party, such as its websites, blogs and wikis.
# The Director of Public Relations, who shall administrate social media accounts, advise the PNC on its image and reputation, readily communicate with the public and press, and orchestrate opportunities for Pirates to appear publicly.

The PNC shall elect assistants to all officers, except Captain and First Officer, as well as additional spokespeople, as are deemed necessary.

===Section 2: Eligibility===
# To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must:
## be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists;
## attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum;
## Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election;
# To be eligible to hold the position of Captain set forth in Art. IV §1.1, a candidate must not be a Representative of a Member State, or must abdicate the role of Representative upon election as Captain.

===Section 3: Election===
Election of Officers shall occur:
# For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
## During the annual meeting, any member of the public who provides their name, address, phone number and email address, shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
## During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
# For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
# The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
## Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
## Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
## Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

==ARTICLE V: Executive==
===Section 1: Purpose===
# The fundamental purpose of the Pirate National Committee, hereinafter referred to as the PNC, is to serve as the governing and organizing body for the Party.
# The PNC shall adopt the most open, inclusive and egalitarian procedures and technologies available for running the Party’s web presence, for collaboration, and for conducting its own meetings.
# Unless expressly stated in the United States Pirate Cooperative Association (USPCA) bylaws, the Pirate National Committee shall be considered the operating board of the United States Pirate Cooperative Association.
===Section 2: Platforms===
# The PNC shall adopt platforms, policies or positions to the USPP platform, as it sees fit, by a majority vote. Adoptions to the USPP platform shall be mandatory for all member states to have in their platform as well.
# The PNC may also adopt "Approved Platform Positions", which are platforms, policies or positions that are not to be adopted to the USPP platform, but shall be approved for state parties to adopt to their individual platforms should they wish.
===Section 3: No Confidence Measure===
# At any time during a PNC meeting, any Member State’s Representative or acting Representative may call for a vote of No Confidence on the grounds that the PNC’s processes are fundamentally unfair or fatally flawed, and that new Officers are needed. Once seconded, there shall not be a delay of more than 30 minutes in voting on such a motion, and it requires a ⅗ (three-fifths) majority to pass.
# If a No Confidence measure passes, then the following sequence of events shall occur:
## The terms of all PNC Officers shall end immediately.
## The Representative who motioned for the No Confidence measure shall act as Temporary Captain, and the Representative who seconded it shall act as Temporary First Officer and Quartermaster.
## The Temporary Officers shall immediately facilitate the selection of new permanent Officers.

==ARTICLE VI: Meetings==
===Section 1: PNC Meeting===
# The PNC shall meet as frequently as its members shall decide, but not less than once per year.
# The PNC shall use the most effective and most inclusive collaboration tools available to meet and vote on decisions, such as Jitsi or IRC.
# A quorum shall be 50% of all states, Probationary states, and Observer states, where Member states are counted as one and Probationary and Observer states are counted as one-half.
# The agenda for each meeting shall be finalized and publicly posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting in question.
===Section 2: Annual Meeting===
The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
# hold officer elections.
# hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations must be completed and published a minimum of five days before the election. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

===Section 3: Building State Parties===
# The Party shall hold such meetings and/or social gatherings as may be needed to build the membership of the party at a state and local level.
# The Party shall use all means at its disposal to provide support to such groups as shall arise at a state level, as well as locally, nationally and internationally to support this goal of facilitating the creation of State Parties in all 50 States and every US Territory.
# A yearly convention shall be held for the purposes of party elections at a date specified by the PNC.
===Section 4: Purpose, Membership, and Operations===
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.

==Article VII: Committees -- Purpose, Membership, and Operations==
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.
# The PNC may specify the operating procedures of a Subcommittee and any criteria for its membership not otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Any operating procedures or membership criteria not specified by the PNC shall be determined by the members of the Subcommittee.

==ARTICLE VIII: Parliamentary Authority==
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) shall govern the Party in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Party may adopt.

==ARTICLE IX: Amendment==
# In general, these Bylaws can be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the PNC. Initial ratification requires the same two-thirds majority vote of the temporary PNC.
# Following ratification by the PNC, this initial Bylaws or any amendment to it must be ratified by two-thirds of State Parties using their own internal ratification procedures. The votes of Pirate Parties located in Observer States and Probationary States are not counted for Bylaws ratification or amendment.

==ARTICLE X: Dissolution==
# Dissolution of this PNC by consent shall require the unanimous agreement of the Member States together with a simple majority vote of Member States and Observer States at a General Meeting which has been publicized at least 30 days in advance to all Member States and Observer States of the PNC for the purpose of taking this vote.
# Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the PNC, after all of its liabilities and obligations have been paid, satisfied, and discharged, all of the assets of the PNC shall be distributed for such educational, charitable and scientific purposes as the Member States (or such other persons as may be in charge of liquidation) shall determine. If an agreement cannot be met for the disbursment of funds, then a court of arbitration may be consulted.

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= Revision History =

* [[PNC 09/09/19]]
* [[PNC 12/13/20]]
* [[PNC 03/28/21]]
* [[PNC 11/21/21]]
* [[PNC 01/16/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/10/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/17/2022]]
* [[PNC 09/18/2022]]
* [[PNC 04/02/2023]]
* [[PNC 06/30/2024]]

PNC 06/30/2024

2024-07-08T21:59:25Z

Yari: /* Bylaw Amendment #1 */

The June 30th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

====Bylaw Amendment #1====
Add Article IV Section 2 part 1c:
:"Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election;"

====Bylaw Amendment #2====
Change Article III Section 2 part 3, which reads:
:"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
such that it will read:
:"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and be at least 18 years of age."

====Bylaw Amendment #3====
Add Article III Section 1 Part 4:
:"All Representatives, Observers, Subcommittee Liaisons, and other delegates from State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of their date of appointment."

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:02:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we will start off with ID's Drew Bingaman, Captain USPP
<mavsben> Ben Horlick, USPP Quartermaster & TX Rep
<kusanagi__> Liz Gorski, NY, observer
<Wanda_FL> Wanda Ward, FL Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee, pr director and massachusetts rep
<DreadPirateDrew> Mitch did you join us @pmchi
<NomadOfNorad> David Hall, one of the outreach people for Florida PP.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, any relation to Brad?
<NomadOfNorad> Not that I'm aware of
<kusanagi__> Ah, ok
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<yari> ahoy!
<Wanda_FL> ahoy Yari! we're doing IDs rn
<DreadPirateDrew> Ahoy Yari! We are in the midst of ID's
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and State Moderator
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks!
<mavsben> howdy yari
<yari> hey howdy
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<kusanagi__> howdy howdy
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim representative
<Jester> howdy all
<DreadPirateDrew> Ben is there anything to report from the treasurer's desk?
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<sopphey> sorry i'm late
<Wanda_FL> you couldve been later
<mavsben> No real updates this week. Since the deadline for the first report isn't for a couple weeks, Im sequencing that behind some other life stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome, Thanks Ben.
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or reports? Just go
<mavsben> Yari i pinged you on discord to get access to the donor info from the website, whenever you get a chance to get around to that let me know please
<sopphey> ID: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo, TX, Swarmcare Manager
<pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<sopphey> anyone from vs team here?
<yari> mavsben I saw that, will work on it after pnc
<mavsben> Awesome thanks!
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think anyone from team supreme is here
<mavsben> general question - do y'all think there would be interest in a book club? could be fun
<mavsben> dunno if there'd be a critical mass though
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that would be fine for like, a social meeting
<sopphey> OK. Update about team supreme. We're working on a proposal to send newsletters with pirate things and Supreme updates/styles. We're looking for volunteers.
<Jester> I'd be down for a book club
<Wanda_FL> I think that's something some people would be interested
<Jester> I'm currently reading "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn, amazing read also horrifying
<mavsben> yeah, something outside of formal PNC meetings
<sopphey> Non Supreme updates: Also, the global pirate beers changed in name and concept. Having a time for a Americas chat.
<sopphey> Last update. I'm setting up regional meetings starting Jul 20 for the mid atlantic pirates!
<mavsben> cool!
<DreadPirateDrew> V will you be on the jitsi next week? I would love to have you promote those things
<sopphey> Yes I should be on Jitsi next week. We can also work on the idea to media process from Ty
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so are we ready to discus minor thing?
<sopphey> Next thing I want to ask is do we want to do a camera walk and a talk like a pirate day? Bc if so, I won't be organizing those. Just volunteering.
<sopphey> That was my last update. :)
<mavsben> what day is that again?
<kusanagi__> talk like a pirate sept 19
<kusanagi__> iirc
<sopphey> Camera walk would happen around sep 11
<mavsben> tyty
<sopphey> yes sep 19 for talk piratey day
<pmchi> Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, which I will take the day off for and take the lead on organizing if V would like to simply volunteer
<pmchi> I got in contact with Marcus Rediker who is interested in participating in a Talk like a Pirate event; so I’ll finish this layup
<sopphey> We'll see Mitch. If we get more volunteers for the email blasts I'll be able to volunteer for TLAP
<pmchi> As for another camera walk, I’d love to
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or discussion on these items?
<sopphey> No further comments/updates.
<mavsben> nothing on my end - ill throw something in the discord and see if I can get some interest on the book club idea
<mavsben> motion to adjourn
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing a second to that motion
<kusanagi__> Adjourn the meeting?
<Jester> I'd say adjourn
<Wanda_FL> I dont think we're ready for that yet?
<DreadPirateDrew> That is a second.
<pmchi> Don’t we need to discuss new business?
<kusanagi__> I thought there was another point of discussion..
<Jester> that's fine, what is the new stuff?
<mavsben> if there's other business, go for it
<DreadPirateDrew> We can do that if Ben would like to withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> or we vote
<mavsben> yeah ill withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thanks\
<DreadPirateDrew> So let's discus the issue.
<Jester> What is the issue?
<DreadPirateDrew> The question of minors and party involvement
<Jester> Ah yes, now I remember
<Jester> There's two sides I feel to this
<sopphey> What's the purpose of this discussion? To change bylaws?
<Jester> The first is my idealistic side that says minors should instead be in a much more managed young pirates program like how other parties do as they aren't really "mature" enough yet to really handle party respobsibilities.
<mavsben> Yeah, similar to v, can we get the background and question at hand?
<Jester> My second side is my realistic side that says we can't afford making such a division considering our current manpower and funding limitations. As well as the fact that we just aren't large enough to be considering this sort of thing in a practical manner.
<Wanda_FL> I agree Ben, vaguely gesturing to the issue at hand doesn't exactly cut it
<mavsben> Im just not sure what we're talking about
<Wanda_FL> exactly
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so we have a group that is working on affiliate status and at least one of the potential PNC reps would be under 18
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<4xprod> hi
<kusanagi__> Can that rep be a member of the party by law?
<4xprod> actually i should join in computer
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<Jester> So that means that one of our actual PNC national members would be under 18 once this group reaches affiliate status. Are any members of this group above the age of majority?
<sopphey> One person is, the second is not.
<kusanagi__> So, for the second, does the state say who can or cannot be a member of a political party?
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<Jester> why would this group introduce two new PNC representatives?
<NomadOfNorad> Well, I could at least picture younger kids being in a proposed Young Pirates, with ones getting closer to 18 gaining more responsibility, potentially allowing for what is going on with that one PP group
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<4x_productions> I am in New York
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, name please
<4x_productions> Susam
<Jester> Is this a two state group that would be joining or is this something like the Illinois/Chicagoland situation?
<pmchi> IDing should be [NAME], [STATE]
<kusanagi__> Jester, it's a state
<4x_productions> Susam, New York
<kusanagi__> particularly delaware
<mavsben> To Liz's questions - is there a legal reason why they couldn't be a rep or is this more a question of "do we want to allow minors to be able to join PNC"?
<mavsben> or serve as state reps to PNC I guess
<kusanagi__> mavsben, my questions are structured.
<kusanagi__> If this person cannot join a political party by law, then they cannot be a representative of the PNC
<mavsben> yeah
<kusanagi__> Bylaws state that the rep must be a member
<Jester> kusanagi__ is correct here I'm afraid, as much as my anarchist tendencies wanna argue ethics and whatnot
<NomadOfNorad> How are matters of teen members handled in the PP groups on the other side of the Pond?
<kusanagi__> This may change with voting age legistlation being introduced to lower the voting age.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, usually a young pirates group.
<NomadOfNorad> And yeah, there is that
<Wanda_FL> How does one even define a member with a party like this though?
<kusanagi__> even with the voting age being lowered potentially, I don't feel comfortable wiuth anyone under 18 as a PNC rep.
<NomadOfNorad> Anyway, a US Young Pirates group sounds fine by me, we'd just need to sit down and work out what the standards are for those in it
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, we have one.
<NomadOfNorad> ah
<Wanda_FL> well we have one but it isnt exactly active
<Jester> I agree here, having someone that young on the PNC wouldn't be kosher with other political parties in the USA or kosher with the government.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, a member would be defined as someone who works in the party and generally has the ability to register to vote and is of age of majority.
<Wanda_FL> is it defined that way in the bylaws?
<kusanagi__> I'm saying generally because there are some other things here that I don't know, and I ain't got time to be doing all the research.
<sopphey> Honestly, we need to protect minors. Being on the PNC means you are a public individual. Even being a chair of a committee leads to the public eye.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, yes
<kusanagi__> 100% need to protect them
<Wanda_FL> Alright then
<sopphey> Bringing in the cause of "has to be able to register to vote" troubles me for a different conversation.
<DreadPirateDrew> My suggestion would be to Amend bylaws Article 4 section 2 under number 1 to add "18 years of age or older"
<sopphey> *clause
<kusanagi__> We have already had issues with a particular individual attacking minors who were involbved with us as well, and that's the last thing that they should be exposed to.
<kusanagi__> sopphey, yeah, that's why i'm saying generally
<kusanagi__> in all the research i've done this week playing the not study or write thesis game, that seems to be the factor
<NomadOfNorad> Or maybe phrase the clause to something like "18 years or older, unless their distrist has set a lower voting age."
<Jester> I would agree with Drew here, it seems like amending the bylaws in that way would be the best way to handle this
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, even then, anyone under 18 should not be a PNC rep.
<mavsben> Are there specific laws forbidding that or do they just define party membership based on voting?
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that's the thing, it seems like in everything I've read (not just NY) you join a party as a part of the process to register to vote.
<sopphey> Seems to be state by state. There are multiple reasons why an individual cannot register to vote.
<mavsben> I know it's the latter in Texas. its not a rule but the state determines which party you belong to based on which primary you vote in so its a secondary requirement
<mavsben> You can register to a party when you register to vote, but voting is an automatic determination
<Eli> Are non-voting reps allowed? If so we could allow prople under 18 to be non-voting reps until they're over 18 where they become voting representatives
<kusanagi__> Eli, not really
<sopphey> non-voting reps still need to ID
<mavsben> But point being, I'd say I'd prefer to keep PNC membership 18+ out of the general interest of protecting minors independently of what the laws are
<sopphey> I am not comfortable with that, though it's been done before.
<pmchi> My views generally reflect Liz's concerns and I agree with her assessment. Likewise, I think simply the age clause Drew suggested would suffice. We DO need to protect minors. It is a dangerous game and it’s honestly no game at all. Young Pirates should also be codified (if it’s not already). They should be able to meet amongst themselves and, from 18-25, you’ll be able to be apart of both and can be the Young Pirate liaison anyways
<4x_productions> yeah age of majority makes sense to select as the baseline
<Jester> Remember just because we have ideals doesn't mean we can always follow them. We have to show some measure of protecting children considering the current political situation
<kusanagi__> It's not even the situation
<mavsben> and like Mitch is saying, we're not precluding them from any involvement at all
<DreadPirateDrew> This change should be the least divisive. as I have seen nothing in my research that should preclude minors in any of our standard activities
<4x_productions> its far too easy for a youth to fully not understand the ideals of what they preach as well considering they're just exploring the world and the politics that shape the world
<pmchi> I think protecting children is a tried and true Pirate ideal. I've read enough Pirate literature to know children on the ships weren’t expected to do adult jobs and work and were kept out of danger as best as possible
<kusanagi__> We have had several members targeted, too. And as a parent, if ANYONE did to my kid what that individual did to others? And it was because of a group they were doing work with? yeah no, hellfire.
<Jester> I agree with pmchi and drew here, we can just amend the bylaws to include 18 years or older
<kusanagi__> My kid is very close in age to the person who brought this issue up. The mere idea of it sets me aflame.
<DreadPirateDrew> Would someone like to make a motion?
<kusanagi__> I'd love to see Young Pirates as a good home for younger people
<pmchi> Before I make some motions, can I get a checker to see if we have, in fact, codified Young Pirates USA?
<4x_productions> and because youth will not follow the ideals fully as they don't know much better, they may end up contradicting unintentionally as well not being well read in politics generally makes you not understand the grand scope of the game at play
<yari> pmchi we have not in the bylaws
<yari> but it was a motion of the PNC in the past that is codified that way
<mavsben> I would like to motion to add a clause 4 to Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws stating "All delegates, Representatives, and Observers appointed by the respective State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of the appointment date."
<Eli> Seconded
<Jester> secoonded
<DreadPirateDrew> discussion?
<Wanda_FL> to clarify, would that still allow minor observers unsanctioned by the state parties to attend?
<yari> yes. observer status is an official designation
<mavsben> I think this is the cleanest way to do it
<mavsben> yeah you can still "observe" the meeting without being an official "Observer"
<yari> ^
<Wanda_FL> ok
<Jester> yes
<sopphey> Will they have to ID
<4x_productions> neat
<kusanagi__> observer is the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> Keep in mind the section I referenced is for the rest of the board
<sopphey> The board?
<kusanagi__> Can we also change Art III, Sec 2 ?
<kusanagi__> That would be the part that also needs to specify
<kusanagi__> Point 3 currently reads "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
<kusanagi__> If possible, can we cahnge that to read "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date."
<pmchi> Motion to add the wording to Article III, Sec. 2.3 "and must be at least 18 years of age"
<DreadPirateDrew> lets stay on this specifically as it was seconded
<mavsben> That would be covered - that representative must be 18+ by section 1
<Jester> So we can amend all lines regarding pirate party officials or representatives to be 18 or older
<sopphey> no discussion to the motion as posed by TX
<mavsben> and drew - officers only become an issue if someone is elected, not the issue we're dealing with right now but we'd have to change that too
<Wanda_FL> yeah, I believe adding that would be redundant if this goes through
<DreadPirateDrew> That's true.
<kusanagi__> Redundancy is fine in legal dox, which this is
<pmchi> ^
<kusanagi__> in fact, it's prefered
<Jester> having redudancy is good in case someone starts saying "well what did the people who wrote this mean actually"
<Jester> like the debate over the 2nd amendment
<kusanagi__> exactly
<kusanagi__> the more you can explicitly say things, i've found, the better
<kusanagi__> because there will be armchair lawyers who will debate things like this
<Jester> Now the debate on the constitution is a whole other story, but the more deliberate we are now the better
<DreadPirateDrew> am I calling the question on this first amendment?
<yari> call it
<DreadPirateDrew> The question has been called. Please vote
<mavsben> Aye
<yari> aye
<Eli> Aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> that's everyone right? I think it passed
<mavsben> do we want to handle the officer question now too? I think that's an Article IV Section 2 Clause 1 addition of a subclause 3 saying 18+
<Jester> nah couldn't have *sarcasm*
<sopphey> So do we need a second motion for Article III: Section 2, #3
<DreadPirateDrew> I await motions
<Jester> I'd say we settle all accounts regarding the age issue now and make the rulings on this
<pmchi> We need a second
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Official proposed wording Ben?
<mavsben> Ok yeah - motion to add a subclause 3 to clause 1 of Section 2 "Eligibility" stating that the a candidate must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."
<Jester> We need the full statement as amended ben
<mavsben> As amended:
<mavsben> ah that's hard to do in irc
<kusanagi__> it's copy and paste if you're on a full client :)
* kusanagi__ nerds out
<mavsben> im on my laptop at the bar, sue me xD
<kusanagi__> :P
* sopphey sues
<Wanda_FL> lol
<NomadOfNorad> So, editting the bylaws while munching on beer-nuts? :)
<mavsben> Section 2: Eligibility To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must: be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists; attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potentia
<mavsben> frick
<kusanagi__> you just need point 3
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think it's gonna go in any formatting
<Jester> > how fresh is this kid
<kusanagi__> mavsben, would "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date." be acceptable to you/
<mavsben> potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum; and Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election
<mavsben> that's a third item
<NomadOfNorad> works for me.
<mavsben> this is about the officers rn
<kusanagi__> oh
<kusanagi__> don't mind me, going back under my desk now
<4x_productions> so do they need to ID?
<Jester> that should work
<DreadPirateDrew> Are we clear as mud now?
<mavsben> I think the initial appointment of reps is covered by the first amendment but if y'all want to restate it for the avoidance of doubt I have no problem with that though
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, yes
<4x_productions> ok
<4x_productions> can i censor my address on the id tho
<mavsben> its just state if you're comfortable with that
<Wanda_FL> that isnt the kind of ID they meant I dont think
<pmchi> You don’t need to give your full address when you ID
<mavsben> we just mean identifying yourself, not showing your ID
<4x_productions> my id has my full address on it
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, i can go over that with you later, but you don't need your ID card
<4x_productions> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> We're not scanning government issued ID
<Wanda_FL> they meant like identify who you are, not show your photo ID 4x
<4x_productions> ohhh okay
<pmchi> You only need to state your name and state for the record
<mavsben> im not tryna put my address on stream either don't worry hahaha
<Wanda_FL> yeah, nobody here wants to be that unsecure
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so back to business, are we ready to vote?
<NomadOfNorad> Yeah, identifying for these meetings just needs something like "I'm Denny, in Texas" or whatever. (Or would it just need to be "Texas"?)
<DreadPirateDrew> Calling the question?
<mavsben> I forget if the person who submitted the motion can call the vote
<mavsben> (I think you can just run the vote)
<DreadPirateDrew> OK calling the question, please vote now
<Jester> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<Eli> Aye
<NomadOfNorad> aye
<4x_productions> aye
<sopphey> 6 out of 6 is a winner
<Wanda_FL> that's two more ayes than we should have
<mavsben> Ok so with those two, we've said minors cannot serve as state delegates in any capacity and minors cannot be elected to PNC officer positions
<DreadPirateDrew> That was my take
<mavsben> the remaining question is do we think a third amendment to cover the initial appointment as well?
<pmchi> Better safe than sorry
<mavsben> I think that's redundant but if people want it, I don't think there's a reason not to
<pmchi> To echo kusanagi__ earlier: redundancy is good in a legal doc, preferred even
<Jester> agreed let's do it
<4x_productions> well again the more you explain the harder to misintrepret
<4x_productions> so redudancy isnt too problematic
<mavsben> yeah, Im gucci wit it
<DreadPirateDrew> would someone like to write up the amendment?
<mavsben> I'd like to submit a motion to amend subclause 3 of Section 2 State Eligibility Article III to state: "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be at least 18 years of age and active members of the state's Pirate Party."
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Ben, is there a second?
<mavsben> liz / v - does this get to what y'all wanted?
<sopphey> It works, yes
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Can I just call the question?
<Jester> I'd say call it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so let's vote on this amendment and also I would like someone to take ownership of getting the bylaws updated on the wiki
<Wanda_FL> if you send the exact text to me I think I can do it
<Jester> aye
<mavsben> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> and yeah Wanda - I can get the edits worked up into a doc
<Eli> Aye
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<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? Mitch?
<Wanda_FL> aye :c
<DreadPirateDrew> I think we lost pmchi but I think it still maths
<Jester> yea we should be good
<Jester> any other business we should take care of?
<Wanda_FL> wait hold on
<DreadPirateDrew> yes wanda?
<mavsben> 5/8 < 2/3 unfortunately
<sopphey> We;re 6
<sopphey> It was 5/6
<Wanda_FL> ok, I guess that adds up
<Wanda_FL> for some reason I thought we had 9 PNC states instead of 7
<Jester> yea we are good
<mavsben> oh is it 9 now?
<mavsben> thought it was 8
<DreadPirateDrew> and PA's rep is not in the meeting
<Wanda_FL> its 7
<NomadOfNorad> well, Florida PP recently joined
<sopphey> oh phew
<sopphey> I didnt math correctly eithe
<DreadPirateDrew> Yes it's 7
<sopphey> ok cool
<mavsben> ohhh
<mavsben> yee
<sopphey> only 43 to go
<mavsben> ok cool
<Wanda_FL> you're forgetting the territories
<sopphey> cool cool
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<mavsben> so we're all settled then ya?
<Jester> do we have any other business to take care of?
<mavsben> nothing from me
<Wanda_FL> oh also, I cant edit the bylaws article
<Wanda_FL> and I have a question
<DreadPirateDrew> OK Ben will get write ups to Wanda and update the wiki. Thank you
<Wanda_FL> I dont have the perms to edit it Drew
<yari> i can edit it
<yari> if someone gives me the exact phrasing
<mavsben> Ok cool, yeah ill get that to you yari
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome.
<Wanda_FL> but my question is, do state parties need to meet to ratify the amendments? or is our rep's aye vote considered ratification by the state parties?
<sopphey> The bylaws aren't strict on that front. But, I try to get the state parties meeting anyway as a sign of life.
<mavsben> The vote of PNC is the "ratification" per se - you vote in your capacity as the representative of your state
<DreadPirateDrew> I was taking the votes as ratification
<sopphey> Oh, that one.
<Jester> We aren't at the point anyway that we can suddenly have all of our states get together to meet to decide to accept these changes if it was even how this worked
<mavsben> That's why its a vote of the state reps and not the full reps + officers group
<DreadPirateDrew> State votes only
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<Wanda_FL> well, I just know the bylaws state that state parties must ratify any amendments to the bylaws and it kinda seems like a somewhat dangerous leap to interpret state reps as the party themselves rather than representatives of the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> How do you all wish to proceed?
<mavsben> I'd say that the recall mechanism is a consideration of the state parties themselves but I hear you
<Wanda_FL> I just want to be sure the FLPP is remaining in compliance with the bylaws
<Jester> Completely agreeing with Wanda, but we have to also be concerned with practical matters in regards to how small and disjointed we are
<mavsben> Maybe we put that in the category of things to think about, but not for this meeting?
<Jester> agreed
<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? opinion?
<Wanda_FL> well I was asking a question in the first place
<yari> motion to adjourn
<mavsben> second
<Jester> seconded
<Wanda_FL> I dont really have any opinion, I just want to make sure the FLPP remains in compliance with the bylaws
<yari> wanda, you are in compliance. no need to ratify
<Wanda_FL> Alright, thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> We'll all burn together
<sopphey> Not I
<sopphey> jk
<Jester> some of us already are
<Jester> <<<<<
<sopphey> Are we done?
<DreadPirateDrew> does anyone object to adjourning?
<Jester> not from me
<Wanda_FL> nothing here
<NomadOfNorad> I'm fine with adjourning, too
22:32:53 <DreadPirateDrew> OK. We're done. Thanks everyone, next week Jitsi

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PNC 06/30/2024

2024-07-08T21:58:05Z

Yari:

The June 30th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

====Bylaw Amendment #1====
Add Article IV Section 2 part 1c:
:"Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."

====Bylaw Amendment #2====
Change Article III Section 2 part 3, which reads:
:"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
such that it will read:
:"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and be at least 18 years of age."

====Bylaw Amendment #3====
Add Article III Section 1 Part 4:
:"All Representatives, Observers, Subcommittee Liaisons, and other delegates from State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of their date of appointment."

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:02:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we will start off with ID's Drew Bingaman, Captain USPP
<mavsben> Ben Horlick, USPP Quartermaster & TX Rep
<kusanagi__> Liz Gorski, NY, observer
<Wanda_FL> Wanda Ward, FL Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee, pr director and massachusetts rep
<DreadPirateDrew> Mitch did you join us @pmchi
<NomadOfNorad> David Hall, one of the outreach people for Florida PP.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, any relation to Brad?
<NomadOfNorad> Not that I'm aware of
<kusanagi__> Ah, ok
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<yari> ahoy!
<Wanda_FL> ahoy Yari! we're doing IDs rn
<DreadPirateDrew> Ahoy Yari! We are in the midst of ID's
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and State Moderator
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks!
<mavsben> howdy yari
<yari> hey howdy
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<kusanagi__> howdy howdy
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim representative
<Jester> howdy all
<DreadPirateDrew> Ben is there anything to report from the treasurer's desk?
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<sopphey> sorry i'm late
<Wanda_FL> you couldve been later
<mavsben> No real updates this week. Since the deadline for the first report isn't for a couple weeks, Im sequencing that behind some other life stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome, Thanks Ben.
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or reports? Just go
<mavsben> Yari i pinged you on discord to get access to the donor info from the website, whenever you get a chance to get around to that let me know please
<sopphey> ID: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo, TX, Swarmcare Manager
<pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<sopphey> anyone from vs team here?
<yari> mavsben I saw that, will work on it after pnc
<mavsben> Awesome thanks!
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think anyone from team supreme is here
<mavsben> general question - do y'all think there would be interest in a book club? could be fun
<mavsben> dunno if there'd be a critical mass though
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that would be fine for like, a social meeting
<sopphey> OK. Update about team supreme. We're working on a proposal to send newsletters with pirate things and Supreme updates/styles. We're looking for volunteers.
<Jester> I'd be down for a book club
<Wanda_FL> I think that's something some people would be interested
<Jester> I'm currently reading "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn, amazing read also horrifying
<mavsben> yeah, something outside of formal PNC meetings
<sopphey> Non Supreme updates: Also, the global pirate beers changed in name and concept. Having a time for a Americas chat.
<sopphey> Last update. I'm setting up regional meetings starting Jul 20 for the mid atlantic pirates!
<mavsben> cool!
<DreadPirateDrew> V will you be on the jitsi next week? I would love to have you promote those things
<sopphey> Yes I should be on Jitsi next week. We can also work on the idea to media process from Ty
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so are we ready to discus minor thing?
<sopphey> Next thing I want to ask is do we want to do a camera walk and a talk like a pirate day? Bc if so, I won't be organizing those. Just volunteering.
<sopphey> That was my last update. :)
<mavsben> what day is that again?
<kusanagi__> talk like a pirate sept 19
<kusanagi__> iirc
<sopphey> Camera walk would happen around sep 11
<mavsben> tyty
<sopphey> yes sep 19 for talk piratey day
<pmchi> Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, which I will take the day off for and take the lead on organizing if V would like to simply volunteer
<pmchi> I got in contact with Marcus Rediker who is interested in participating in a Talk like a Pirate event; so I’ll finish this layup
<sopphey> We'll see Mitch. If we get more volunteers for the email blasts I'll be able to volunteer for TLAP
<pmchi> As for another camera walk, I’d love to
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or discussion on these items?
<sopphey> No further comments/updates.
<mavsben> nothing on my end - ill throw something in the discord and see if I can get some interest on the book club idea
<mavsben> motion to adjourn
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing a second to that motion
<kusanagi__> Adjourn the meeting?
<Jester> I'd say adjourn
<Wanda_FL> I dont think we're ready for that yet?
<DreadPirateDrew> That is a second.
<pmchi> Don’t we need to discuss new business?
<kusanagi__> I thought there was another point of discussion..
<Jester> that's fine, what is the new stuff?
<mavsben> if there's other business, go for it
<DreadPirateDrew> We can do that if Ben would like to withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> or we vote
<mavsben> yeah ill withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thanks\
<DreadPirateDrew> So let's discus the issue.
<Jester> What is the issue?
<DreadPirateDrew> The question of minors and party involvement
<Jester> Ah yes, now I remember
<Jester> There's two sides I feel to this
<sopphey> What's the purpose of this discussion? To change bylaws?
<Jester> The first is my idealistic side that says minors should instead be in a much more managed young pirates program like how other parties do as they aren't really "mature" enough yet to really handle party respobsibilities.
<mavsben> Yeah, similar to v, can we get the background and question at hand?
<Jester> My second side is my realistic side that says we can't afford making such a division considering our current manpower and funding limitations. As well as the fact that we just aren't large enough to be considering this sort of thing in a practical manner.
<Wanda_FL> I agree Ben, vaguely gesturing to the issue at hand doesn't exactly cut it
<mavsben> Im just not sure what we're talking about
<Wanda_FL> exactly
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so we have a group that is working on affiliate status and at least one of the potential PNC reps would be under 18
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<4xprod> hi
<kusanagi__> Can that rep be a member of the party by law?
<4xprod> actually i should join in computer
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<Jester> So that means that one of our actual PNC national members would be under 18 once this group reaches affiliate status. Are any members of this group above the age of majority?
<sopphey> One person is, the second is not.
<kusanagi__> So, for the second, does the state say who can or cannot be a member of a political party?
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<Jester> why would this group introduce two new PNC representatives?
<NomadOfNorad> Well, I could at least picture younger kids being in a proposed Young Pirates, with ones getting closer to 18 gaining more responsibility, potentially allowing for what is going on with that one PP group
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<4x_productions> I am in New York
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, name please
<4x_productions> Susam
<Jester> Is this a two state group that would be joining or is this something like the Illinois/Chicagoland situation?
<pmchi> IDing should be [NAME], [STATE]
<kusanagi__> Jester, it's a state
<4x_productions> Susam, New York
<kusanagi__> particularly delaware
<mavsben> To Liz's questions - is there a legal reason why they couldn't be a rep or is this more a question of "do we want to allow minors to be able to join PNC"?
<mavsben> or serve as state reps to PNC I guess
<kusanagi__> mavsben, my questions are structured.
<kusanagi__> If this person cannot join a political party by law, then they cannot be a representative of the PNC
<mavsben> yeah
<kusanagi__> Bylaws state that the rep must be a member
<Jester> kusanagi__ is correct here I'm afraid, as much as my anarchist tendencies wanna argue ethics and whatnot
<NomadOfNorad> How are matters of teen members handled in the PP groups on the other side of the Pond?
<kusanagi__> This may change with voting age legistlation being introduced to lower the voting age.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, usually a young pirates group.
<NomadOfNorad> And yeah, there is that
<Wanda_FL> How does one even define a member with a party like this though?
<kusanagi__> even with the voting age being lowered potentially, I don't feel comfortable wiuth anyone under 18 as a PNC rep.
<NomadOfNorad> Anyway, a US Young Pirates group sounds fine by me, we'd just need to sit down and work out what the standards are for those in it
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, we have one.
<NomadOfNorad> ah
<Wanda_FL> well we have one but it isnt exactly active
<Jester> I agree here, having someone that young on the PNC wouldn't be kosher with other political parties in the USA or kosher with the government.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, a member would be defined as someone who works in the party and generally has the ability to register to vote and is of age of majority.
<Wanda_FL> is it defined that way in the bylaws?
<kusanagi__> I'm saying generally because there are some other things here that I don't know, and I ain't got time to be doing all the research.
<sopphey> Honestly, we need to protect minors. Being on the PNC means you are a public individual. Even being a chair of a committee leads to the public eye.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, yes
<kusanagi__> 100% need to protect them
<Wanda_FL> Alright then
<sopphey> Bringing in the cause of "has to be able to register to vote" troubles me for a different conversation.
<DreadPirateDrew> My suggestion would be to Amend bylaws Article 4 section 2 under number 1 to add "18 years of age or older"
<sopphey> *clause
<kusanagi__> We have already had issues with a particular individual attacking minors who were involbved with us as well, and that's the last thing that they should be exposed to.
<kusanagi__> sopphey, yeah, that's why i'm saying generally
<kusanagi__> in all the research i've done this week playing the not study or write thesis game, that seems to be the factor
<NomadOfNorad> Or maybe phrase the clause to something like "18 years or older, unless their distrist has set a lower voting age."
<Jester> I would agree with Drew here, it seems like amending the bylaws in that way would be the best way to handle this
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, even then, anyone under 18 should not be a PNC rep.
<mavsben> Are there specific laws forbidding that or do they just define party membership based on voting?
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that's the thing, it seems like in everything I've read (not just NY) you join a party as a part of the process to register to vote.
<sopphey> Seems to be state by state. There are multiple reasons why an individual cannot register to vote.
<mavsben> I know it's the latter in Texas. its not a rule but the state determines which party you belong to based on which primary you vote in so its a secondary requirement
<mavsben> You can register to a party when you register to vote, but voting is an automatic determination
<Eli> Are non-voting reps allowed? If so we could allow prople under 18 to be non-voting reps until they're over 18 where they become voting representatives
<kusanagi__> Eli, not really
<sopphey> non-voting reps still need to ID
<mavsben> But point being, I'd say I'd prefer to keep PNC membership 18+ out of the general interest of protecting minors independently of what the laws are
<sopphey> I am not comfortable with that, though it's been done before.
<pmchi> My views generally reflect Liz's concerns and I agree with her assessment. Likewise, I think simply the age clause Drew suggested would suffice. We DO need to protect minors. It is a dangerous game and it’s honestly no game at all. Young Pirates should also be codified (if it’s not already). They should be able to meet amongst themselves and, from 18-25, you’ll be able to be apart of both and can be the Young Pirate liaison anyways
<4x_productions> yeah age of majority makes sense to select as the baseline
<Jester> Remember just because we have ideals doesn't mean we can always follow them. We have to show some measure of protecting children considering the current political situation
<kusanagi__> It's not even the situation
<mavsben> and like Mitch is saying, we're not precluding them from any involvement at all
<DreadPirateDrew> This change should be the least divisive. as I have seen nothing in my research that should preclude minors in any of our standard activities
<4x_productions> its far too easy for a youth to fully not understand the ideals of what they preach as well considering they're just exploring the world and the politics that shape the world
<pmchi> I think protecting children is a tried and true Pirate ideal. I've read enough Pirate literature to know children on the ships weren’t expected to do adult jobs and work and were kept out of danger as best as possible
<kusanagi__> We have had several members targeted, too. And as a parent, if ANYONE did to my kid what that individual did to others? And it was because of a group they were doing work with? yeah no, hellfire.
<Jester> I agree with pmchi and drew here, we can just amend the bylaws to include 18 years or older
<kusanagi__> My kid is very close in age to the person who brought this issue up. The mere idea of it sets me aflame.
<DreadPirateDrew> Would someone like to make a motion?
<kusanagi__> I'd love to see Young Pirates as a good home for younger people
<pmchi> Before I make some motions, can I get a checker to see if we have, in fact, codified Young Pirates USA?
<4x_productions> and because youth will not follow the ideals fully as they don't know much better, they may end up contradicting unintentionally as well not being well read in politics generally makes you not understand the grand scope of the game at play
<yari> pmchi we have not in the bylaws
<yari> but it was a motion of the PNC in the past that is codified that way
<mavsben> I would like to motion to add a clause 4 to Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws stating "All delegates, Representatives, and Observers appointed by the respective State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of the appointment date."
<Eli> Seconded
<Jester> secoonded
<DreadPirateDrew> discussion?
<Wanda_FL> to clarify, would that still allow minor observers unsanctioned by the state parties to attend?
<yari> yes. observer status is an official designation
<mavsben> I think this is the cleanest way to do it
<mavsben> yeah you can still "observe" the meeting without being an official "Observer"
<yari> ^
<Wanda_FL> ok
<Jester> yes
<sopphey> Will they have to ID
<4x_productions> neat
<kusanagi__> observer is the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> Keep in mind the section I referenced is for the rest of the board
<sopphey> The board?
<kusanagi__> Can we also change Art III, Sec 2 ?
<kusanagi__> That would be the part that also needs to specify
<kusanagi__> Point 3 currently reads "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
<kusanagi__> If possible, can we cahnge that to read "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date."
<pmchi> Motion to add the wording to Article III, Sec. 2.3 "and must be at least 18 years of age"
<DreadPirateDrew> lets stay on this specifically as it was seconded
<mavsben> That would be covered - that representative must be 18+ by section 1
<Jester> So we can amend all lines regarding pirate party officials or representatives to be 18 or older
<sopphey> no discussion to the motion as posed by TX
<mavsben> and drew - officers only become an issue if someone is elected, not the issue we're dealing with right now but we'd have to change that too
<Wanda_FL> yeah, I believe adding that would be redundant if this goes through
<DreadPirateDrew> That's true.
<kusanagi__> Redundancy is fine in legal dox, which this is
<pmchi> ^
<kusanagi__> in fact, it's prefered
<Jester> having redudancy is good in case someone starts saying "well what did the people who wrote this mean actually"
<Jester> like the debate over the 2nd amendment
<kusanagi__> exactly
<kusanagi__> the more you can explicitly say things, i've found, the better
<kusanagi__> because there will be armchair lawyers who will debate things like this
<Jester> Now the debate on the constitution is a whole other story, but the more deliberate we are now the better
<DreadPirateDrew> am I calling the question on this first amendment?
<yari> call it
<DreadPirateDrew> The question has been called. Please vote
<mavsben> Aye
<yari> aye
<Eli> Aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> that's everyone right? I think it passed
<mavsben> do we want to handle the officer question now too? I think that's an Article IV Section 2 Clause 1 addition of a subclause 3 saying 18+
<Jester> nah couldn't have *sarcasm*
<sopphey> So do we need a second motion for Article III: Section 2, #3
<DreadPirateDrew> I await motions
<Jester> I'd say we settle all accounts regarding the age issue now and make the rulings on this
<pmchi> We need a second
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Official proposed wording Ben?
<mavsben> Ok yeah - motion to add a subclause 3 to clause 1 of Section 2 "Eligibility" stating that the a candidate must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."
<Jester> We need the full statement as amended ben
<mavsben> As amended:
<mavsben> ah that's hard to do in irc
<kusanagi__> it's copy and paste if you're on a full client :)
* kusanagi__ nerds out
<mavsben> im on my laptop at the bar, sue me xD
<kusanagi__> :P
* sopphey sues
<Wanda_FL> lol
<NomadOfNorad> So, editting the bylaws while munching on beer-nuts? :)
<mavsben> Section 2: Eligibility To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must: be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists; attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potentia
<mavsben> frick
<kusanagi__> you just need point 3
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think it's gonna go in any formatting
<Jester> > how fresh is this kid
<kusanagi__> mavsben, would "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date." be acceptable to you/
<mavsben> potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum; and Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election
<mavsben> that's a third item
<NomadOfNorad> works for me.
<mavsben> this is about the officers rn
<kusanagi__> oh
<kusanagi__> don't mind me, going back under my desk now
<4x_productions> so do they need to ID?
<Jester> that should work
<DreadPirateDrew> Are we clear as mud now?
<mavsben> I think the initial appointment of reps is covered by the first amendment but if y'all want to restate it for the avoidance of doubt I have no problem with that though
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, yes
<4x_productions> ok
<4x_productions> can i censor my address on the id tho
<mavsben> its just state if you're comfortable with that
<Wanda_FL> that isnt the kind of ID they meant I dont think
<pmchi> You don’t need to give your full address when you ID
<mavsben> we just mean identifying yourself, not showing your ID
<4x_productions> my id has my full address on it
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, i can go over that with you later, but you don't need your ID card
<4x_productions> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> We're not scanning government issued ID
<Wanda_FL> they meant like identify who you are, not show your photo ID 4x
<4x_productions> ohhh okay
<pmchi> You only need to state your name and state for the record
<mavsben> im not tryna put my address on stream either don't worry hahaha
<Wanda_FL> yeah, nobody here wants to be that unsecure
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so back to business, are we ready to vote?
<NomadOfNorad> Yeah, identifying for these meetings just needs something like "I'm Denny, in Texas" or whatever. (Or would it just need to be "Texas"?)
<DreadPirateDrew> Calling the question?
<mavsben> I forget if the person who submitted the motion can call the vote
<mavsben> (I think you can just run the vote)
<DreadPirateDrew> OK calling the question, please vote now
<Jester> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<Eli> Aye
<NomadOfNorad> aye
<4x_productions> aye
<sopphey> 6 out of 6 is a winner
<Wanda_FL> that's two more ayes than we should have
<mavsben> Ok so with those two, we've said minors cannot serve as state delegates in any capacity and minors cannot be elected to PNC officer positions
<DreadPirateDrew> That was my take
<mavsben> the remaining question is do we think a third amendment to cover the initial appointment as well?
<pmchi> Better safe than sorry
<mavsben> I think that's redundant but if people want it, I don't think there's a reason not to
<pmchi> To echo kusanagi__ earlier: redundancy is good in a legal doc, preferred even
<Jester> agreed let's do it
<4x_productions> well again the more you explain the harder to misintrepret
<4x_productions> so redudancy isnt too problematic
<mavsben> yeah, Im gucci wit it
<DreadPirateDrew> would someone like to write up the amendment?
<mavsben> I'd like to submit a motion to amend subclause 3 of Section 2 State Eligibility Article III to state: "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be at least 18 years of age and active members of the state's Pirate Party."
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Ben, is there a second?
<mavsben> liz / v - does this get to what y'all wanted?
<sopphey> It works, yes
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Can I just call the question?
<Jester> I'd say call it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so let's vote on this amendment and also I would like someone to take ownership of getting the bylaws updated on the wiki
<Wanda_FL> if you send the exact text to me I think I can do it
<Jester> aye
<mavsben> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> and yeah Wanda - I can get the edits worked up into a doc
<Eli> Aye
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<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? Mitch?
<Wanda_FL> aye :c
<DreadPirateDrew> I think we lost pmchi but I think it still maths
<Jester> yea we should be good
<Jester> any other business we should take care of?
<Wanda_FL> wait hold on
<DreadPirateDrew> yes wanda?
<mavsben> 5/8 < 2/3 unfortunately
<sopphey> We;re 6
<sopphey> It was 5/6
<Wanda_FL> ok, I guess that adds up
<Wanda_FL> for some reason I thought we had 9 PNC states instead of 7
<Jester> yea we are good
<mavsben> oh is it 9 now?
<mavsben> thought it was 8
<DreadPirateDrew> and PA's rep is not in the meeting
<Wanda_FL> its 7
<NomadOfNorad> well, Florida PP recently joined
<sopphey> oh phew
<sopphey> I didnt math correctly eithe
<DreadPirateDrew> Yes it's 7
<sopphey> ok cool
<mavsben> ohhh
<mavsben> yee
<sopphey> only 43 to go
<mavsben> ok cool
<Wanda_FL> you're forgetting the territories
<sopphey> cool cool
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<mavsben> so we're all settled then ya?
<Jester> do we have any other business to take care of?
<mavsben> nothing from me
<Wanda_FL> oh also, I cant edit the bylaws article
<Wanda_FL> and I have a question
<DreadPirateDrew> OK Ben will get write ups to Wanda and update the wiki. Thank you
<Wanda_FL> I dont have the perms to edit it Drew
<yari> i can edit it
<yari> if someone gives me the exact phrasing
<mavsben> Ok cool, yeah ill get that to you yari
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome.
<Wanda_FL> but my question is, do state parties need to meet to ratify the amendments? or is our rep's aye vote considered ratification by the state parties?
<sopphey> The bylaws aren't strict on that front. But, I try to get the state parties meeting anyway as a sign of life.
<mavsben> The vote of PNC is the "ratification" per se - you vote in your capacity as the representative of your state
<DreadPirateDrew> I was taking the votes as ratification
<sopphey> Oh, that one.
<Jester> We aren't at the point anyway that we can suddenly have all of our states get together to meet to decide to accept these changes if it was even how this worked
<mavsben> That's why its a vote of the state reps and not the full reps + officers group
<DreadPirateDrew> State votes only
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<Wanda_FL> well, I just know the bylaws state that state parties must ratify any amendments to the bylaws and it kinda seems like a somewhat dangerous leap to interpret state reps as the party themselves rather than representatives of the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> How do you all wish to proceed?
<mavsben> I'd say that the recall mechanism is a consideration of the state parties themselves but I hear you
<Wanda_FL> I just want to be sure the FLPP is remaining in compliance with the bylaws
<Jester> Completely agreeing with Wanda, but we have to also be concerned with practical matters in regards to how small and disjointed we are
<mavsben> Maybe we put that in the category of things to think about, but not for this meeting?
<Jester> agreed
<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? opinion?
<Wanda_FL> well I was asking a question in the first place
<yari> motion to adjourn
<mavsben> second
<Jester> seconded
<Wanda_FL> I dont really have any opinion, I just want to make sure the FLPP remains in compliance with the bylaws
<yari> wanda, you are in compliance. no need to ratify
<Wanda_FL> Alright, thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> We'll all burn together
<sopphey> Not I
<sopphey> jk
<Jester> some of us already are
<Jester> <<<<<
<sopphey> Are we done?
<DreadPirateDrew> does anyone object to adjourning?
<Jester> not from me
<Wanda_FL> nothing here
<NomadOfNorad> I'm fine with adjourning, too
22:32:53 <DreadPirateDrew> OK. We're done. Thanks everyone, next week Jitsi

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PNC 06/30/2024

2024-07-08T21:56:57Z

Yari:

The June 30th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

====Bylaw Amendment #1====
Add Article IV Section 2 part 1c:
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"Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."

====Bylaw Amendment #2====
Change Article III Section 2 part 3, which reads:
"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
such that it will read:
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"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and be at least 18 years of age."

====Bylaw Amendment #3====
Add Article III Section 1 Part 4:
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"All Representatives, Observers, Subcommittee Liaisons, and other delegates from State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of their date of appointment."

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:02:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we will start off with ID's Drew Bingaman, Captain USPP
<mavsben> Ben Horlick, USPP Quartermaster & TX Rep
<kusanagi__> Liz Gorski, NY, observer
<Wanda_FL> Wanda Ward, FL Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee, pr director and massachusetts rep
<DreadPirateDrew> Mitch did you join us @pmchi
<NomadOfNorad> David Hall, one of the outreach people for Florida PP.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, any relation to Brad?
<NomadOfNorad> Not that I'm aware of
<kusanagi__> Ah, ok
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<yari> ahoy!
<Wanda_FL> ahoy Yari! we're doing IDs rn
<DreadPirateDrew> Ahoy Yari! We are in the midst of ID's
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and State Moderator
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks!
<mavsben> howdy yari
<yari> hey howdy
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<kusanagi__> howdy howdy
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim representative
<Jester> howdy all
<DreadPirateDrew> Ben is there anything to report from the treasurer's desk?
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<sopphey> sorry i'm late
<Wanda_FL> you couldve been later
<mavsben> No real updates this week. Since the deadline for the first report isn't for a couple weeks, Im sequencing that behind some other life stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome, Thanks Ben.
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or reports? Just go
<mavsben> Yari i pinged you on discord to get access to the donor info from the website, whenever you get a chance to get around to that let me know please
<sopphey> ID: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo, TX, Swarmcare Manager
<pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<sopphey> anyone from vs team here?
<yari> mavsben I saw that, will work on it after pnc
<mavsben> Awesome thanks!
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think anyone from team supreme is here
<mavsben> general question - do y'all think there would be interest in a book club? could be fun
<mavsben> dunno if there'd be a critical mass though
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that would be fine for like, a social meeting
<sopphey> OK. Update about team supreme. We're working on a proposal to send newsletters with pirate things and Supreme updates/styles. We're looking for volunteers.
<Jester> I'd be down for a book club
<Wanda_FL> I think that's something some people would be interested
<Jester> I'm currently reading "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn, amazing read also horrifying
<mavsben> yeah, something outside of formal PNC meetings
<sopphey> Non Supreme updates: Also, the global pirate beers changed in name and concept. Having a time for a Americas chat.
<sopphey> Last update. I'm setting up regional meetings starting Jul 20 for the mid atlantic pirates!
<mavsben> cool!
<DreadPirateDrew> V will you be on the jitsi next week? I would love to have you promote those things
<sopphey> Yes I should be on Jitsi next week. We can also work on the idea to media process from Ty
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so are we ready to discus minor thing?
<sopphey> Next thing I want to ask is do we want to do a camera walk and a talk like a pirate day? Bc if so, I won't be organizing those. Just volunteering.
<sopphey> That was my last update. :)
<mavsben> what day is that again?
<kusanagi__> talk like a pirate sept 19
<kusanagi__> iirc
<sopphey> Camera walk would happen around sep 11
<mavsben> tyty
<sopphey> yes sep 19 for talk piratey day
<pmchi> Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, which I will take the day off for and take the lead on organizing if V would like to simply volunteer
<pmchi> I got in contact with Marcus Rediker who is interested in participating in a Talk like a Pirate event; so I’ll finish this layup
<sopphey> We'll see Mitch. If we get more volunteers for the email blasts I'll be able to volunteer for TLAP
<pmchi> As for another camera walk, I’d love to
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or discussion on these items?
<sopphey> No further comments/updates.
<mavsben> nothing on my end - ill throw something in the discord and see if I can get some interest on the book club idea
<mavsben> motion to adjourn
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing a second to that motion
<kusanagi__> Adjourn the meeting?
<Jester> I'd say adjourn
<Wanda_FL> I dont think we're ready for that yet?
<DreadPirateDrew> That is a second.
<pmchi> Don’t we need to discuss new business?
<kusanagi__> I thought there was another point of discussion..
<Jester> that's fine, what is the new stuff?
<mavsben> if there's other business, go for it
<DreadPirateDrew> We can do that if Ben would like to withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> or we vote
<mavsben> yeah ill withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thanks\
<DreadPirateDrew> So let's discus the issue.
<Jester> What is the issue?
<DreadPirateDrew> The question of minors and party involvement
<Jester> Ah yes, now I remember
<Jester> There's two sides I feel to this
<sopphey> What's the purpose of this discussion? To change bylaws?
<Jester> The first is my idealistic side that says minors should instead be in a much more managed young pirates program like how other parties do as they aren't really "mature" enough yet to really handle party respobsibilities.
<mavsben> Yeah, similar to v, can we get the background and question at hand?
<Jester> My second side is my realistic side that says we can't afford making such a division considering our current manpower and funding limitations. As well as the fact that we just aren't large enough to be considering this sort of thing in a practical manner.
<Wanda_FL> I agree Ben, vaguely gesturing to the issue at hand doesn't exactly cut it
<mavsben> Im just not sure what we're talking about
<Wanda_FL> exactly
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so we have a group that is working on affiliate status and at least one of the potential PNC reps would be under 18
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<4xprod> hi
<kusanagi__> Can that rep be a member of the party by law?
<4xprod> actually i should join in computer
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<Jester> So that means that one of our actual PNC national members would be under 18 once this group reaches affiliate status. Are any members of this group above the age of majority?
<sopphey> One person is, the second is not.
<kusanagi__> So, for the second, does the state say who can or cannot be a member of a political party?
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<Jester> why would this group introduce two new PNC representatives?
<NomadOfNorad> Well, I could at least picture younger kids being in a proposed Young Pirates, with ones getting closer to 18 gaining more responsibility, potentially allowing for what is going on with that one PP group
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<4x_productions> I am in New York
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, name please
<4x_productions> Susam
<Jester> Is this a two state group that would be joining or is this something like the Illinois/Chicagoland situation?
<pmchi> IDing should be [NAME], [STATE]
<kusanagi__> Jester, it's a state
<4x_productions> Susam, New York
<kusanagi__> particularly delaware
<mavsben> To Liz's questions - is there a legal reason why they couldn't be a rep or is this more a question of "do we want to allow minors to be able to join PNC"?
<mavsben> or serve as state reps to PNC I guess
<kusanagi__> mavsben, my questions are structured.
<kusanagi__> If this person cannot join a political party by law, then they cannot be a representative of the PNC
<mavsben> yeah
<kusanagi__> Bylaws state that the rep must be a member
<Jester> kusanagi__ is correct here I'm afraid, as much as my anarchist tendencies wanna argue ethics and whatnot
<NomadOfNorad> How are matters of teen members handled in the PP groups on the other side of the Pond?
<kusanagi__> This may change with voting age legistlation being introduced to lower the voting age.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, usually a young pirates group.
<NomadOfNorad> And yeah, there is that
<Wanda_FL> How does one even define a member with a party like this though?
<kusanagi__> even with the voting age being lowered potentially, I don't feel comfortable wiuth anyone under 18 as a PNC rep.
<NomadOfNorad> Anyway, a US Young Pirates group sounds fine by me, we'd just need to sit down and work out what the standards are for those in it
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, we have one.
<NomadOfNorad> ah
<Wanda_FL> well we have one but it isnt exactly active
<Jester> I agree here, having someone that young on the PNC wouldn't be kosher with other political parties in the USA or kosher with the government.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, a member would be defined as someone who works in the party and generally has the ability to register to vote and is of age of majority.
<Wanda_FL> is it defined that way in the bylaws?
<kusanagi__> I'm saying generally because there are some other things here that I don't know, and I ain't got time to be doing all the research.
<sopphey> Honestly, we need to protect minors. Being on the PNC means you are a public individual. Even being a chair of a committee leads to the public eye.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, yes
<kusanagi__> 100% need to protect them
<Wanda_FL> Alright then
<sopphey> Bringing in the cause of "has to be able to register to vote" troubles me for a different conversation.
<DreadPirateDrew> My suggestion would be to Amend bylaws Article 4 section 2 under number 1 to add "18 years of age or older"
<sopphey> *clause
<kusanagi__> We have already had issues with a particular individual attacking minors who were involbved with us as well, and that's the last thing that they should be exposed to.
<kusanagi__> sopphey, yeah, that's why i'm saying generally
<kusanagi__> in all the research i've done this week playing the not study or write thesis game, that seems to be the factor
<NomadOfNorad> Or maybe phrase the clause to something like "18 years or older, unless their distrist has set a lower voting age."
<Jester> I would agree with Drew here, it seems like amending the bylaws in that way would be the best way to handle this
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, even then, anyone under 18 should not be a PNC rep.
<mavsben> Are there specific laws forbidding that or do they just define party membership based on voting?
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that's the thing, it seems like in everything I've read (not just NY) you join a party as a part of the process to register to vote.
<sopphey> Seems to be state by state. There are multiple reasons why an individual cannot register to vote.
<mavsben> I know it's the latter in Texas. its not a rule but the state determines which party you belong to based on which primary you vote in so its a secondary requirement
<mavsben> You can register to a party when you register to vote, but voting is an automatic determination
<Eli> Are non-voting reps allowed? If so we could allow prople under 18 to be non-voting reps until they're over 18 where they become voting representatives
<kusanagi__> Eli, not really
<sopphey> non-voting reps still need to ID
<mavsben> But point being, I'd say I'd prefer to keep PNC membership 18+ out of the general interest of protecting minors independently of what the laws are
<sopphey> I am not comfortable with that, though it's been done before.
<pmchi> My views generally reflect Liz's concerns and I agree with her assessment. Likewise, I think simply the age clause Drew suggested would suffice. We DO need to protect minors. It is a dangerous game and it’s honestly no game at all. Young Pirates should also be codified (if it’s not already). They should be able to meet amongst themselves and, from 18-25, you’ll be able to be apart of both and can be the Young Pirate liaison anyways
<4x_productions> yeah age of majority makes sense to select as the baseline
<Jester> Remember just because we have ideals doesn't mean we can always follow them. We have to show some measure of protecting children considering the current political situation
<kusanagi__> It's not even the situation
<mavsben> and like Mitch is saying, we're not precluding them from any involvement at all
<DreadPirateDrew> This change should be the least divisive. as I have seen nothing in my research that should preclude minors in any of our standard activities
<4x_productions> its far too easy for a youth to fully not understand the ideals of what they preach as well considering they're just exploring the world and the politics that shape the world
<pmchi> I think protecting children is a tried and true Pirate ideal. I've read enough Pirate literature to know children on the ships weren’t expected to do adult jobs and work and were kept out of danger as best as possible
<kusanagi__> We have had several members targeted, too. And as a parent, if ANYONE did to my kid what that individual did to others? And it was because of a group they were doing work with? yeah no, hellfire.
<Jester> I agree with pmchi and drew here, we can just amend the bylaws to include 18 years or older
<kusanagi__> My kid is very close in age to the person who brought this issue up. The mere idea of it sets me aflame.
<DreadPirateDrew> Would someone like to make a motion?
<kusanagi__> I'd love to see Young Pirates as a good home for younger people
<pmchi> Before I make some motions, can I get a checker to see if we have, in fact, codified Young Pirates USA?
<4x_productions> and because youth will not follow the ideals fully as they don't know much better, they may end up contradicting unintentionally as well not being well read in politics generally makes you not understand the grand scope of the game at play
<yari> pmchi we have not in the bylaws
<yari> but it was a motion of the PNC in the past that is codified that way
<mavsben> I would like to motion to add a clause 4 to Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws stating "All delegates, Representatives, and Observers appointed by the respective State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of the appointment date."
<Eli> Seconded
<Jester> secoonded
<DreadPirateDrew> discussion?
<Wanda_FL> to clarify, would that still allow minor observers unsanctioned by the state parties to attend?
<yari> yes. observer status is an official designation
<mavsben> I think this is the cleanest way to do it
<mavsben> yeah you can still "observe" the meeting without being an official "Observer"
<yari> ^
<Wanda_FL> ok
<Jester> yes
<sopphey> Will they have to ID
<4x_productions> neat
<kusanagi__> observer is the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> Keep in mind the section I referenced is for the rest of the board
<sopphey> The board?
<kusanagi__> Can we also change Art III, Sec 2 ?
<kusanagi__> That would be the part that also needs to specify
<kusanagi__> Point 3 currently reads "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
<kusanagi__> If possible, can we cahnge that to read "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date."
<pmchi> Motion to add the wording to Article III, Sec. 2.3 "and must be at least 18 years of age"
<DreadPirateDrew> lets stay on this specifically as it was seconded
<mavsben> That would be covered - that representative must be 18+ by section 1
<Jester> So we can amend all lines regarding pirate party officials or representatives to be 18 or older
<sopphey> no discussion to the motion as posed by TX
<mavsben> and drew - officers only become an issue if someone is elected, not the issue we're dealing with right now but we'd have to change that too
<Wanda_FL> yeah, I believe adding that would be redundant if this goes through
<DreadPirateDrew> That's true.
<kusanagi__> Redundancy is fine in legal dox, which this is
<pmchi> ^
<kusanagi__> in fact, it's prefered
<Jester> having redudancy is good in case someone starts saying "well what did the people who wrote this mean actually"
<Jester> like the debate over the 2nd amendment
<kusanagi__> exactly
<kusanagi__> the more you can explicitly say things, i've found, the better
<kusanagi__> because there will be armchair lawyers who will debate things like this
<Jester> Now the debate on the constitution is a whole other story, but the more deliberate we are now the better
<DreadPirateDrew> am I calling the question on this first amendment?
<yari> call it
<DreadPirateDrew> The question has been called. Please vote
<mavsben> Aye
<yari> aye
<Eli> Aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> that's everyone right? I think it passed
<mavsben> do we want to handle the officer question now too? I think that's an Article IV Section 2 Clause 1 addition of a subclause 3 saying 18+
<Jester> nah couldn't have *sarcasm*
<sopphey> So do we need a second motion for Article III: Section 2, #3
<DreadPirateDrew> I await motions
<Jester> I'd say we settle all accounts regarding the age issue now and make the rulings on this
<pmchi> We need a second
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Official proposed wording Ben?
<mavsben> Ok yeah - motion to add a subclause 3 to clause 1 of Section 2 "Eligibility" stating that the a candidate must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."
<Jester> We need the full statement as amended ben
<mavsben> As amended:
<mavsben> ah that's hard to do in irc
<kusanagi__> it's copy and paste if you're on a full client :)
* kusanagi__ nerds out
<mavsben> im on my laptop at the bar, sue me xD
<kusanagi__> :P
* sopphey sues
<Wanda_FL> lol
<NomadOfNorad> So, editting the bylaws while munching on beer-nuts? :)
<mavsben> Section 2: Eligibility To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must: be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists; attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potentia
<mavsben> frick
<kusanagi__> you just need point 3
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think it's gonna go in any formatting
<Jester> > how fresh is this kid
<kusanagi__> mavsben, would "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date." be acceptable to you/
<mavsben> potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum; and Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election
<mavsben> that's a third item
<NomadOfNorad> works for me.
<mavsben> this is about the officers rn
<kusanagi__> oh
<kusanagi__> don't mind me, going back under my desk now
<4x_productions> so do they need to ID?
<Jester> that should work
<DreadPirateDrew> Are we clear as mud now?
<mavsben> I think the initial appointment of reps is covered by the first amendment but if y'all want to restate it for the avoidance of doubt I have no problem with that though
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, yes
<4x_productions> ok
<4x_productions> can i censor my address on the id tho
<mavsben> its just state if you're comfortable with that
<Wanda_FL> that isnt the kind of ID they meant I dont think
<pmchi> You don’t need to give your full address when you ID
<mavsben> we just mean identifying yourself, not showing your ID
<4x_productions> my id has my full address on it
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, i can go over that with you later, but you don't need your ID card
<4x_productions> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> We're not scanning government issued ID
<Wanda_FL> they meant like identify who you are, not show your photo ID 4x
<4x_productions> ohhh okay
<pmchi> You only need to state your name and state for the record
<mavsben> im not tryna put my address on stream either don't worry hahaha
<Wanda_FL> yeah, nobody here wants to be that unsecure
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so back to business, are we ready to vote?
<NomadOfNorad> Yeah, identifying for these meetings just needs something like "I'm Denny, in Texas" or whatever. (Or would it just need to be "Texas"?)
<DreadPirateDrew> Calling the question?
<mavsben> I forget if the person who submitted the motion can call the vote
<mavsben> (I think you can just run the vote)
<DreadPirateDrew> OK calling the question, please vote now
<Jester> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<Eli> Aye
<NomadOfNorad> aye
<4x_productions> aye
<sopphey> 6 out of 6 is a winner
<Wanda_FL> that's two more ayes than we should have
<mavsben> Ok so with those two, we've said minors cannot serve as state delegates in any capacity and minors cannot be elected to PNC officer positions
<DreadPirateDrew> That was my take
<mavsben> the remaining question is do we think a third amendment to cover the initial appointment as well?
<pmchi> Better safe than sorry
<mavsben> I think that's redundant but if people want it, I don't think there's a reason not to
<pmchi> To echo kusanagi__ earlier: redundancy is good in a legal doc, preferred even
<Jester> agreed let's do it
<4x_productions> well again the more you explain the harder to misintrepret
<4x_productions> so redudancy isnt too problematic
<mavsben> yeah, Im gucci wit it
<DreadPirateDrew> would someone like to write up the amendment?
<mavsben> I'd like to submit a motion to amend subclause 3 of Section 2 State Eligibility Article III to state: "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be at least 18 years of age and active members of the state's Pirate Party."
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Ben, is there a second?
<mavsben> liz / v - does this get to what y'all wanted?
<sopphey> It works, yes
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Can I just call the question?
<Jester> I'd say call it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so let's vote on this amendment and also I would like someone to take ownership of getting the bylaws updated on the wiki
<Wanda_FL> if you send the exact text to me I think I can do it
<Jester> aye
<mavsben> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> and yeah Wanda - I can get the edits worked up into a doc
<Eli> Aye
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<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? Mitch?
<Wanda_FL> aye :c
<DreadPirateDrew> I think we lost pmchi but I think it still maths
<Jester> yea we should be good
<Jester> any other business we should take care of?
<Wanda_FL> wait hold on
<DreadPirateDrew> yes wanda?
<mavsben> 5/8 < 2/3 unfortunately
<sopphey> We;re 6
<sopphey> It was 5/6
<Wanda_FL> ok, I guess that adds up
<Wanda_FL> for some reason I thought we had 9 PNC states instead of 7
<Jester> yea we are good
<mavsben> oh is it 9 now?
<mavsben> thought it was 8
<DreadPirateDrew> and PA's rep is not in the meeting
<Wanda_FL> its 7
<NomadOfNorad> well, Florida PP recently joined
<sopphey> oh phew
<sopphey> I didnt math correctly eithe
<DreadPirateDrew> Yes it's 7
<sopphey> ok cool
<mavsben> ohhh
<mavsben> yee
<sopphey> only 43 to go
<mavsben> ok cool
<Wanda_FL> you're forgetting the territories
<sopphey> cool cool
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<mavsben> so we're all settled then ya?
<Jester> do we have any other business to take care of?
<mavsben> nothing from me
<Wanda_FL> oh also, I cant edit the bylaws article
<Wanda_FL> and I have a question
<DreadPirateDrew> OK Ben will get write ups to Wanda and update the wiki. Thank you
<Wanda_FL> I dont have the perms to edit it Drew
<yari> i can edit it
<yari> if someone gives me the exact phrasing
<mavsben> Ok cool, yeah ill get that to you yari
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome.
<Wanda_FL> but my question is, do state parties need to meet to ratify the amendments? or is our rep's aye vote considered ratification by the state parties?
<sopphey> The bylaws aren't strict on that front. But, I try to get the state parties meeting anyway as a sign of life.
<mavsben> The vote of PNC is the "ratification" per se - you vote in your capacity as the representative of your state
<DreadPirateDrew> I was taking the votes as ratification
<sopphey> Oh, that one.
<Jester> We aren't at the point anyway that we can suddenly have all of our states get together to meet to decide to accept these changes if it was even how this worked
<mavsben> That's why its a vote of the state reps and not the full reps + officers group
<DreadPirateDrew> State votes only
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<Wanda_FL> well, I just know the bylaws state that state parties must ratify any amendments to the bylaws and it kinda seems like a somewhat dangerous leap to interpret state reps as the party themselves rather than representatives of the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> How do you all wish to proceed?
<mavsben> I'd say that the recall mechanism is a consideration of the state parties themselves but I hear you
<Wanda_FL> I just want to be sure the FLPP is remaining in compliance with the bylaws
<Jester> Completely agreeing with Wanda, but we have to also be concerned with practical matters in regards to how small and disjointed we are
<mavsben> Maybe we put that in the category of things to think about, but not for this meeting?
<Jester> agreed
<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? opinion?
<Wanda_FL> well I was asking a question in the first place
<yari> motion to adjourn
<mavsben> second
<Jester> seconded
<Wanda_FL> I dont really have any opinion, I just want to make sure the FLPP remains in compliance with the bylaws
<yari> wanda, you are in compliance. no need to ratify
<Wanda_FL> Alright, thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> We'll all burn together
<sopphey> Not I
<sopphey> jk
<Jester> some of us already are
<Jester> <<<<<
<sopphey> Are we done?
<DreadPirateDrew> does anyone object to adjourning?
<Jester> not from me
<Wanda_FL> nothing here
<NomadOfNorad> I'm fine with adjourning, too
22:32:53 <DreadPirateDrew> OK. We're done. Thanks everyone, next week Jitsi

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PNC 06/30/2024

2024-07-08T21:54:55Z

Yari: /* Summary */

The June 30th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

Bylaw Amendment #1
Add Article IV Section 2 part 1c:
"Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."

Bylaw Amendment #2
Change Article III Section 2 part 3, which reads:
"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
such that it will read:
"Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and be at least 18 years of age."

Bylaw Amendment #3
Add Article III Section 1 Part 4:
"All Representatives, Observers, Subcommittee Liaisons, and other delegates from State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of their date of appointment."

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:02:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we will start off with ID's Drew Bingaman, Captain USPP
<mavsben> Ben Horlick, USPP Quartermaster & TX Rep
<kusanagi__> Liz Gorski, NY, observer
<Wanda_FL> Wanda Ward, FL Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee, pr director and massachusetts rep
<DreadPirateDrew> Mitch did you join us @pmchi
<NomadOfNorad> David Hall, one of the outreach people for Florida PP.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, any relation to Brad?
<NomadOfNorad> Not that I'm aware of
<kusanagi__> Ah, ok
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<yari> ahoy!
<Wanda_FL> ahoy Yari! we're doing IDs rn
<DreadPirateDrew> Ahoy Yari! We are in the midst of ID's
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and State Moderator
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks!
<mavsben> howdy yari
<yari> hey howdy
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<kusanagi__> howdy howdy
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim representative
<Jester> howdy all
<DreadPirateDrew> Ben is there anything to report from the treasurer's desk?
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<sopphey> sorry i'm late
<Wanda_FL> you couldve been later
<mavsben> No real updates this week. Since the deadline for the first report isn't for a couple weeks, Im sequencing that behind some other life stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome, Thanks Ben.
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or reports? Just go
<mavsben> Yari i pinged you on discord to get access to the donor info from the website, whenever you get a chance to get around to that let me know please
<sopphey> ID: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo, TX, Swarmcare Manager
<pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<sopphey> anyone from vs team here?
<yari> mavsben I saw that, will work on it after pnc
<mavsben> Awesome thanks!
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think anyone from team supreme is here
<mavsben> general question - do y'all think there would be interest in a book club? could be fun
<mavsben> dunno if there'd be a critical mass though
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that would be fine for like, a social meeting
<sopphey> OK. Update about team supreme. We're working on a proposal to send newsletters with pirate things and Supreme updates/styles. We're looking for volunteers.
<Jester> I'd be down for a book club
<Wanda_FL> I think that's something some people would be interested
<Jester> I'm currently reading "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn, amazing read also horrifying
<mavsben> yeah, something outside of formal PNC meetings
<sopphey> Non Supreme updates: Also, the global pirate beers changed in name and concept. Having a time for a Americas chat.
<sopphey> Last update. I'm setting up regional meetings starting Jul 20 for the mid atlantic pirates!
<mavsben> cool!
<DreadPirateDrew> V will you be on the jitsi next week? I would love to have you promote those things
<sopphey> Yes I should be on Jitsi next week. We can also work on the idea to media process from Ty
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so are we ready to discus minor thing?
<sopphey> Next thing I want to ask is do we want to do a camera walk and a talk like a pirate day? Bc if so, I won't be organizing those. Just volunteering.
<sopphey> That was my last update. :)
<mavsben> what day is that again?
<kusanagi__> talk like a pirate sept 19
<kusanagi__> iirc
<sopphey> Camera walk would happen around sep 11
<mavsben> tyty
<sopphey> yes sep 19 for talk piratey day
<pmchi> Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, which I will take the day off for and take the lead on organizing if V would like to simply volunteer
<pmchi> I got in contact with Marcus Rediker who is interested in participating in a Talk like a Pirate event; so I’ll finish this layup
<sopphey> We'll see Mitch. If we get more volunteers for the email blasts I'll be able to volunteer for TLAP
<pmchi> As for another camera walk, I’d love to
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or discussion on these items?
<sopphey> No further comments/updates.
<mavsben> nothing on my end - ill throw something in the discord and see if I can get some interest on the book club idea
<mavsben> motion to adjourn
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing a second to that motion
<kusanagi__> Adjourn the meeting?
<Jester> I'd say adjourn
<Wanda_FL> I dont think we're ready for that yet?
<DreadPirateDrew> That is a second.
<pmchi> Don’t we need to discuss new business?
<kusanagi__> I thought there was another point of discussion..
<Jester> that's fine, what is the new stuff?
<mavsben> if there's other business, go for it
<DreadPirateDrew> We can do that if Ben would like to withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> or we vote
<mavsben> yeah ill withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thanks\
<DreadPirateDrew> So let's discus the issue.
<Jester> What is the issue?
<DreadPirateDrew> The question of minors and party involvement
<Jester> Ah yes, now I remember
<Jester> There's two sides I feel to this
<sopphey> What's the purpose of this discussion? To change bylaws?
<Jester> The first is my idealistic side that says minors should instead be in a much more managed young pirates program like how other parties do as they aren't really "mature" enough yet to really handle party respobsibilities.
<mavsben> Yeah, similar to v, can we get the background and question at hand?
<Jester> My second side is my realistic side that says we can't afford making such a division considering our current manpower and funding limitations. As well as the fact that we just aren't large enough to be considering this sort of thing in a practical manner.
<Wanda_FL> I agree Ben, vaguely gesturing to the issue at hand doesn't exactly cut it
<mavsben> Im just not sure what we're talking about
<Wanda_FL> exactly
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so we have a group that is working on affiliate status and at least one of the potential PNC reps would be under 18
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<4xprod> hi
<kusanagi__> Can that rep be a member of the party by law?
<4xprod> actually i should join in computer
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<Jester> So that means that one of our actual PNC national members would be under 18 once this group reaches affiliate status. Are any members of this group above the age of majority?
<sopphey> One person is, the second is not.
<kusanagi__> So, for the second, does the state say who can or cannot be a member of a political party?
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<Jester> why would this group introduce two new PNC representatives?
<NomadOfNorad> Well, I could at least picture younger kids being in a proposed Young Pirates, with ones getting closer to 18 gaining more responsibility, potentially allowing for what is going on with that one PP group
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<4x_productions> I am in New York
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, name please
<4x_productions> Susam
<Jester> Is this a two state group that would be joining or is this something like the Illinois/Chicagoland situation?
<pmchi> IDing should be [NAME], [STATE]
<kusanagi__> Jester, it's a state
<4x_productions> Susam, New York
<kusanagi__> particularly delaware
<mavsben> To Liz's questions - is there a legal reason why they couldn't be a rep or is this more a question of "do we want to allow minors to be able to join PNC"?
<mavsben> or serve as state reps to PNC I guess
<kusanagi__> mavsben, my questions are structured.
<kusanagi__> If this person cannot join a political party by law, then they cannot be a representative of the PNC
<mavsben> yeah
<kusanagi__> Bylaws state that the rep must be a member
<Jester> kusanagi__ is correct here I'm afraid, as much as my anarchist tendencies wanna argue ethics and whatnot
<NomadOfNorad> How are matters of teen members handled in the PP groups on the other side of the Pond?
<kusanagi__> This may change with voting age legistlation being introduced to lower the voting age.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, usually a young pirates group.
<NomadOfNorad> And yeah, there is that
<Wanda_FL> How does one even define a member with a party like this though?
<kusanagi__> even with the voting age being lowered potentially, I don't feel comfortable wiuth anyone under 18 as a PNC rep.
<NomadOfNorad> Anyway, a US Young Pirates group sounds fine by me, we'd just need to sit down and work out what the standards are for those in it
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, we have one.
<NomadOfNorad> ah
<Wanda_FL> well we have one but it isnt exactly active
<Jester> I agree here, having someone that young on the PNC wouldn't be kosher with other political parties in the USA or kosher with the government.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, a member would be defined as someone who works in the party and generally has the ability to register to vote and is of age of majority.
<Wanda_FL> is it defined that way in the bylaws?
<kusanagi__> I'm saying generally because there are some other things here that I don't know, and I ain't got time to be doing all the research.
<sopphey> Honestly, we need to protect minors. Being on the PNC means you are a public individual. Even being a chair of a committee leads to the public eye.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, yes
<kusanagi__> 100% need to protect them
<Wanda_FL> Alright then
<sopphey> Bringing in the cause of "has to be able to register to vote" troubles me for a different conversation.
<DreadPirateDrew> My suggestion would be to Amend bylaws Article 4 section 2 under number 1 to add "18 years of age or older"
<sopphey> *clause
<kusanagi__> We have already had issues with a particular individual attacking minors who were involbved with us as well, and that's the last thing that they should be exposed to.
<kusanagi__> sopphey, yeah, that's why i'm saying generally
<kusanagi__> in all the research i've done this week playing the not study or write thesis game, that seems to be the factor
<NomadOfNorad> Or maybe phrase the clause to something like "18 years or older, unless their distrist has set a lower voting age."
<Jester> I would agree with Drew here, it seems like amending the bylaws in that way would be the best way to handle this
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, even then, anyone under 18 should not be a PNC rep.
<mavsben> Are there specific laws forbidding that or do they just define party membership based on voting?
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that's the thing, it seems like in everything I've read (not just NY) you join a party as a part of the process to register to vote.
<sopphey> Seems to be state by state. There are multiple reasons why an individual cannot register to vote.
<mavsben> I know it's the latter in Texas. its not a rule but the state determines which party you belong to based on which primary you vote in so its a secondary requirement
<mavsben> You can register to a party when you register to vote, but voting is an automatic determination
<Eli> Are non-voting reps allowed? If so we could allow prople under 18 to be non-voting reps until they're over 18 where they become voting representatives
<kusanagi__> Eli, not really
<sopphey> non-voting reps still need to ID
<mavsben> But point being, I'd say I'd prefer to keep PNC membership 18+ out of the general interest of protecting minors independently of what the laws are
<sopphey> I am not comfortable with that, though it's been done before.
<pmchi> My views generally reflect Liz's concerns and I agree with her assessment. Likewise, I think simply the age clause Drew suggested would suffice. We DO need to protect minors. It is a dangerous game and it’s honestly no game at all. Young Pirates should also be codified (if it’s not already). They should be able to meet amongst themselves and, from 18-25, you’ll be able to be apart of both and can be the Young Pirate liaison anyways
<4x_productions> yeah age of majority makes sense to select as the baseline
<Jester> Remember just because we have ideals doesn't mean we can always follow them. We have to show some measure of protecting children considering the current political situation
<kusanagi__> It's not even the situation
<mavsben> and like Mitch is saying, we're not precluding them from any involvement at all
<DreadPirateDrew> This change should be the least divisive. as I have seen nothing in my research that should preclude minors in any of our standard activities
<4x_productions> its far too easy for a youth to fully not understand the ideals of what they preach as well considering they're just exploring the world and the politics that shape the world
<pmchi> I think protecting children is a tried and true Pirate ideal. I've read enough Pirate literature to know children on the ships weren’t expected to do adult jobs and work and were kept out of danger as best as possible
<kusanagi__> We have had several members targeted, too. And as a parent, if ANYONE did to my kid what that individual did to others? And it was because of a group they were doing work with? yeah no, hellfire.
<Jester> I agree with pmchi and drew here, we can just amend the bylaws to include 18 years or older
<kusanagi__> My kid is very close in age to the person who brought this issue up. The mere idea of it sets me aflame.
<DreadPirateDrew> Would someone like to make a motion?
<kusanagi__> I'd love to see Young Pirates as a good home for younger people
<pmchi> Before I make some motions, can I get a checker to see if we have, in fact, codified Young Pirates USA?
<4x_productions> and because youth will not follow the ideals fully as they don't know much better, they may end up contradicting unintentionally as well not being well read in politics generally makes you not understand the grand scope of the game at play
<yari> pmchi we have not in the bylaws
<yari> but it was a motion of the PNC in the past that is codified that way
<mavsben> I would like to motion to add a clause 4 to Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws stating "All delegates, Representatives, and Observers appointed by the respective State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of the appointment date."
<Eli> Seconded
<Jester> secoonded
<DreadPirateDrew> discussion?
<Wanda_FL> to clarify, would that still allow minor observers unsanctioned by the state parties to attend?
<yari> yes. observer status is an official designation
<mavsben> I think this is the cleanest way to do it
<mavsben> yeah you can still "observe" the meeting without being an official "Observer"
<yari> ^
<Wanda_FL> ok
<Jester> yes
<sopphey> Will they have to ID
<4x_productions> neat
<kusanagi__> observer is the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> Keep in mind the section I referenced is for the rest of the board
<sopphey> The board?
<kusanagi__> Can we also change Art III, Sec 2 ?
<kusanagi__> That would be the part that also needs to specify
<kusanagi__> Point 3 currently reads "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
<kusanagi__> If possible, can we cahnge that to read "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date."
<pmchi> Motion to add the wording to Article III, Sec. 2.3 "and must be at least 18 years of age"
<DreadPirateDrew> lets stay on this specifically as it was seconded
<mavsben> That would be covered - that representative must be 18+ by section 1
<Jester> So we can amend all lines regarding pirate party officials or representatives to be 18 or older
<sopphey> no discussion to the motion as posed by TX
<mavsben> and drew - officers only become an issue if someone is elected, not the issue we're dealing with right now but we'd have to change that too
<Wanda_FL> yeah, I believe adding that would be redundant if this goes through
<DreadPirateDrew> That's true.
<kusanagi__> Redundancy is fine in legal dox, which this is
<pmchi> ^
<kusanagi__> in fact, it's prefered
<Jester> having redudancy is good in case someone starts saying "well what did the people who wrote this mean actually"
<Jester> like the debate over the 2nd amendment
<kusanagi__> exactly
<kusanagi__> the more you can explicitly say things, i've found, the better
<kusanagi__> because there will be armchair lawyers who will debate things like this
<Jester> Now the debate on the constitution is a whole other story, but the more deliberate we are now the better
<DreadPirateDrew> am I calling the question on this first amendment?
<yari> call it
<DreadPirateDrew> The question has been called. Please vote
<mavsben> Aye
<yari> aye
<Eli> Aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> that's everyone right? I think it passed
<mavsben> do we want to handle the officer question now too? I think that's an Article IV Section 2 Clause 1 addition of a subclause 3 saying 18+
<Jester> nah couldn't have *sarcasm*
<sopphey> So do we need a second motion for Article III: Section 2, #3
<DreadPirateDrew> I await motions
<Jester> I'd say we settle all accounts regarding the age issue now and make the rulings on this
<pmchi> We need a second
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Official proposed wording Ben?
<mavsben> Ok yeah - motion to add a subclause 3 to clause 1 of Section 2 "Eligibility" stating that the a candidate must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."
<Jester> We need the full statement as amended ben
<mavsben> As amended:
<mavsben> ah that's hard to do in irc
<kusanagi__> it's copy and paste if you're on a full client :)
* kusanagi__ nerds out
<mavsben> im on my laptop at the bar, sue me xD
<kusanagi__> :P
* sopphey sues
<Wanda_FL> lol
<NomadOfNorad> So, editting the bylaws while munching on beer-nuts? :)
<mavsben> Section 2: Eligibility To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must: be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists; attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potentia
<mavsben> frick
<kusanagi__> you just need point 3
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think it's gonna go in any formatting
<Jester> > how fresh is this kid
<kusanagi__> mavsben, would "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date." be acceptable to you/
<mavsben> potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum; and Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election
<mavsben> that's a third item
<NomadOfNorad> works for me.
<mavsben> this is about the officers rn
<kusanagi__> oh
<kusanagi__> don't mind me, going back under my desk now
<4x_productions> so do they need to ID?
<Jester> that should work
<DreadPirateDrew> Are we clear as mud now?
<mavsben> I think the initial appointment of reps is covered by the first amendment but if y'all want to restate it for the avoidance of doubt I have no problem with that though
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, yes
<4x_productions> ok
<4x_productions> can i censor my address on the id tho
<mavsben> its just state if you're comfortable with that
<Wanda_FL> that isnt the kind of ID they meant I dont think
<pmchi> You don’t need to give your full address when you ID
<mavsben> we just mean identifying yourself, not showing your ID
<4x_productions> my id has my full address on it
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, i can go over that with you later, but you don't need your ID card
<4x_productions> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> We're not scanning government issued ID
<Wanda_FL> they meant like identify who you are, not show your photo ID 4x
<4x_productions> ohhh okay
<pmchi> You only need to state your name and state for the record
<mavsben> im not tryna put my address on stream either don't worry hahaha
<Wanda_FL> yeah, nobody here wants to be that unsecure
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so back to business, are we ready to vote?
<NomadOfNorad> Yeah, identifying for these meetings just needs something like "I'm Denny, in Texas" or whatever. (Or would it just need to be "Texas"?)
<DreadPirateDrew> Calling the question?
<mavsben> I forget if the person who submitted the motion can call the vote
<mavsben> (I think you can just run the vote)
<DreadPirateDrew> OK calling the question, please vote now
<Jester> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<Eli> Aye
<NomadOfNorad> aye
<4x_productions> aye
<sopphey> 6 out of 6 is a winner
<Wanda_FL> that's two more ayes than we should have
<mavsben> Ok so with those two, we've said minors cannot serve as state delegates in any capacity and minors cannot be elected to PNC officer positions
<DreadPirateDrew> That was my take
<mavsben> the remaining question is do we think a third amendment to cover the initial appointment as well?
<pmchi> Better safe than sorry
<mavsben> I think that's redundant but if people want it, I don't think there's a reason not to
<pmchi> To echo kusanagi__ earlier: redundancy is good in a legal doc, preferred even
<Jester> agreed let's do it
<4x_productions> well again the more you explain the harder to misintrepret
<4x_productions> so redudancy isnt too problematic
<mavsben> yeah, Im gucci wit it
<DreadPirateDrew> would someone like to write up the amendment?
<mavsben> I'd like to submit a motion to amend subclause 3 of Section 2 State Eligibility Article III to state: "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be at least 18 years of age and active members of the state's Pirate Party."
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Ben, is there a second?
<mavsben> liz / v - does this get to what y'all wanted?
<sopphey> It works, yes
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Can I just call the question?
<Jester> I'd say call it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so let's vote on this amendment and also I would like someone to take ownership of getting the bylaws updated on the wiki
<Wanda_FL> if you send the exact text to me I think I can do it
<Jester> aye
<mavsben> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> and yeah Wanda - I can get the edits worked up into a doc
<Eli> Aye
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<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? Mitch?
<Wanda_FL> aye :c
<DreadPirateDrew> I think we lost pmchi but I think it still maths
<Jester> yea we should be good
<Jester> any other business we should take care of?
<Wanda_FL> wait hold on
<DreadPirateDrew> yes wanda?
<mavsben> 5/8 < 2/3 unfortunately
<sopphey> We;re 6
<sopphey> It was 5/6
<Wanda_FL> ok, I guess that adds up
<Wanda_FL> for some reason I thought we had 9 PNC states instead of 7
<Jester> yea we are good
<mavsben> oh is it 9 now?
<mavsben> thought it was 8
<DreadPirateDrew> and PA's rep is not in the meeting
<Wanda_FL> its 7
<NomadOfNorad> well, Florida PP recently joined
<sopphey> oh phew
<sopphey> I didnt math correctly eithe
<DreadPirateDrew> Yes it's 7
<sopphey> ok cool
<mavsben> ohhh
<mavsben> yee
<sopphey> only 43 to go
<mavsben> ok cool
<Wanda_FL> you're forgetting the territories
<sopphey> cool cool
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<mavsben> so we're all settled then ya?
<Jester> do we have any other business to take care of?
<mavsben> nothing from me
<Wanda_FL> oh also, I cant edit the bylaws article
<Wanda_FL> and I have a question
<DreadPirateDrew> OK Ben will get write ups to Wanda and update the wiki. Thank you
<Wanda_FL> I dont have the perms to edit it Drew
<yari> i can edit it
<yari> if someone gives me the exact phrasing
<mavsben> Ok cool, yeah ill get that to you yari
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome.
<Wanda_FL> but my question is, do state parties need to meet to ratify the amendments? or is our rep's aye vote considered ratification by the state parties?
<sopphey> The bylaws aren't strict on that front. But, I try to get the state parties meeting anyway as a sign of life.
<mavsben> The vote of PNC is the "ratification" per se - you vote in your capacity as the representative of your state
<DreadPirateDrew> I was taking the votes as ratification
<sopphey> Oh, that one.
<Jester> We aren't at the point anyway that we can suddenly have all of our states get together to meet to decide to accept these changes if it was even how this worked
<mavsben> That's why its a vote of the state reps and not the full reps + officers group
<DreadPirateDrew> State votes only
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<Wanda_FL> well, I just know the bylaws state that state parties must ratify any amendments to the bylaws and it kinda seems like a somewhat dangerous leap to interpret state reps as the party themselves rather than representatives of the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> How do you all wish to proceed?
<mavsben> I'd say that the recall mechanism is a consideration of the state parties themselves but I hear you
<Wanda_FL> I just want to be sure the FLPP is remaining in compliance with the bylaws
<Jester> Completely agreeing with Wanda, but we have to also be concerned with practical matters in regards to how small and disjointed we are
<mavsben> Maybe we put that in the category of things to think about, but not for this meeting?
<Jester> agreed
<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? opinion?
<Wanda_FL> well I was asking a question in the first place
<yari> motion to adjourn
<mavsben> second
<Jester> seconded
<Wanda_FL> I dont really have any opinion, I just want to make sure the FLPP remains in compliance with the bylaws
<yari> wanda, you are in compliance. no need to ratify
<Wanda_FL> Alright, thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> We'll all burn together
<sopphey> Not I
<sopphey> jk
<Jester> some of us already are
<Jester> <<<<<
<sopphey> Are we done?
<DreadPirateDrew> does anyone object to adjourning?
<Jester> not from me
<Wanda_FL> nothing here
<NomadOfNorad> I'm fine with adjourning, too
22:32:53 <DreadPirateDrew> OK. We're done. Thanks everyone, next week Jitsi

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PNC 06/30/2024

2024-07-01T03:21:04Z

Yari: created

The June 30th, 2024 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.
==Agenda==

=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:02:36 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we will start off with ID's Drew Bingaman, Captain USPP
<mavsben> Ben Horlick, USPP Quartermaster & TX Rep
<kusanagi__> Liz Gorski, NY, observer
<Wanda_FL> Wanda Ward, FL Rep
<Eli> Eli McGee, pr director and massachusetts rep
<DreadPirateDrew> Mitch did you join us @pmchi
<NomadOfNorad> David Hall, one of the outreach people for Florida PP.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, any relation to Brad?
<NomadOfNorad> Not that I'm aware of
<kusanagi__> Ah, ok
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<yari> ahoy!
<Wanda_FL> ahoy Yari! we're doing IDs rn
<DreadPirateDrew> Ahoy Yari! We are in the midst of ID's
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and State Moderator
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks!
<mavsben> howdy yari
<yari> hey howdy
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<kusanagi__> howdy howdy
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim representative
<Jester> howdy all
<DreadPirateDrew> Ben is there anything to report from the treasurer's desk?
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<sopphey> sorry i'm late
<Wanda_FL> you couldve been later
<mavsben> No real updates this week. Since the deadline for the first report isn't for a couple weeks, Im sequencing that behind some other life stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome, Thanks Ben.
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or reports? Just go
<mavsben> Yari i pinged you on discord to get access to the donor info from the website, whenever you get a chance to get around to that let me know please
<sopphey> ID: Sarai "Sopphey Vance" Oviedo, TX, Swarmcare Manager
<pmchi> Jolly Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<sopphey> anyone from vs team here?
<yari> mavsben I saw that, will work on it after pnc
<mavsben> Awesome thanks!
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think anyone from team supreme is here
<mavsben> general question - do y'all think there would be interest in a book club? could be fun
<mavsben> dunno if there'd be a critical mass though
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that would be fine for like, a social meeting
<sopphey> OK. Update about team supreme. We're working on a proposal to send newsletters with pirate things and Supreme updates/styles. We're looking for volunteers.
<Jester> I'd be down for a book club
<Wanda_FL> I think that's something some people would be interested
<Jester> I'm currently reading "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn, amazing read also horrifying
<mavsben> yeah, something outside of formal PNC meetings
<sopphey> Non Supreme updates: Also, the global pirate beers changed in name and concept. Having a time for a Americas chat.
<sopphey> Last update. I'm setting up regional meetings starting Jul 20 for the mid atlantic pirates!
<mavsben> cool!
<DreadPirateDrew> V will you be on the jitsi next week? I would love to have you promote those things
<sopphey> Yes I should be on Jitsi next week. We can also work on the idea to media process from Ty
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so are we ready to discus minor thing?
<sopphey> Next thing I want to ask is do we want to do a camera walk and a talk like a pirate day? Bc if so, I won't be organizing those. Just volunteering.
<sopphey> That was my last update. :)
<mavsben> what day is that again?
<kusanagi__> talk like a pirate sept 19
<kusanagi__> iirc
<sopphey> Camera walk would happen around sep 11
<mavsben> tyty
<sopphey> yes sep 19 for talk piratey day
<pmchi> Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, which I will take the day off for and take the lead on organizing if V would like to simply volunteer
<pmchi> I got in contact with Marcus Rediker who is interested in participating in a Talk like a Pirate event; so I’ll finish this layup
<sopphey> We'll see Mitch. If we get more volunteers for the email blasts I'll be able to volunteer for TLAP
<pmchi> As for another camera walk, I’d love to
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other updates or discussion on these items?
<sopphey> No further comments/updates.
<mavsben> nothing on my end - ill throw something in the discord and see if I can get some interest on the book club idea
<mavsben> motion to adjourn
<DreadPirateDrew> I am not seeing a second to that motion
<kusanagi__> Adjourn the meeting?
<Jester> I'd say adjourn
<Wanda_FL> I dont think we're ready for that yet?
<DreadPirateDrew> That is a second.
<pmchi> Don’t we need to discuss new business?
<kusanagi__> I thought there was another point of discussion..
<Jester> that's fine, what is the new stuff?
<mavsben> if there's other business, go for it
<DreadPirateDrew> We can do that if Ben would like to withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> or we vote
<mavsben> yeah ill withdraw the motion
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thanks\
<DreadPirateDrew> So let's discus the issue.
<Jester> What is the issue?
<DreadPirateDrew> The question of minors and party involvement
<Jester> Ah yes, now I remember
<Jester> There's two sides I feel to this
<sopphey> What's the purpose of this discussion? To change bylaws?
<Jester> The first is my idealistic side that says minors should instead be in a much more managed young pirates program like how other parties do as they aren't really "mature" enough yet to really handle party respobsibilities.
<mavsben> Yeah, similar to v, can we get the background and question at hand?
<Jester> My second side is my realistic side that says we can't afford making such a division considering our current manpower and funding limitations. As well as the fact that we just aren't large enough to be considering this sort of thing in a practical manner.
<Wanda_FL> I agree Ben, vaguely gesturing to the issue at hand doesn't exactly cut it
<mavsben> Im just not sure what we're talking about
<Wanda_FL> exactly
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so we have a group that is working on affiliate status and at least one of the potential PNC reps would be under 18
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<4xprod> hi
<kusanagi__> Can that rep be a member of the party by law?
<4xprod> actually i should join in computer
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<Jester> So that means that one of our actual PNC national members would be under 18 once this group reaches affiliate status. Are any members of this group above the age of majority?
<sopphey> One person is, the second is not.
<kusanagi__> So, for the second, does the state say who can or cannot be a member of a political party?
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<Jester> why would this group introduce two new PNC representatives?
<NomadOfNorad> Well, I could at least picture younger kids being in a proposed Young Pirates, with ones getting closer to 18 gaining more responsibility, potentially allowing for what is going on with that one PP group
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<4x_productions> I am in New York
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, name please
<4x_productions> Susam
<Jester> Is this a two state group that would be joining or is this something like the Illinois/Chicagoland situation?
<pmchi> IDing should be [NAME], [STATE]
<kusanagi__> Jester, it's a state
<4x_productions> Susam, New York
<kusanagi__> particularly delaware
<mavsben> To Liz's questions - is there a legal reason why they couldn't be a rep or is this more a question of "do we want to allow minors to be able to join PNC"?
<mavsben> or serve as state reps to PNC I guess
<kusanagi__> mavsben, my questions are structured.
<kusanagi__> If this person cannot join a political party by law, then they cannot be a representative of the PNC
<mavsben> yeah
<kusanagi__> Bylaws state that the rep must be a member
<Jester> kusanagi__ is correct here I'm afraid, as much as my anarchist tendencies wanna argue ethics and whatnot
<NomadOfNorad> How are matters of teen members handled in the PP groups on the other side of the Pond?
<kusanagi__> This may change with voting age legistlation being introduced to lower the voting age.
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, usually a young pirates group.
<NomadOfNorad> And yeah, there is that
<Wanda_FL> How does one even define a member with a party like this though?
<kusanagi__> even with the voting age being lowered potentially, I don't feel comfortable wiuth anyone under 18 as a PNC rep.
<NomadOfNorad> Anyway, a US Young Pirates group sounds fine by me, we'd just need to sit down and work out what the standards are for those in it
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, we have one.
<NomadOfNorad> ah
<Wanda_FL> well we have one but it isnt exactly active
<Jester> I agree here, having someone that young on the PNC wouldn't be kosher with other political parties in the USA or kosher with the government.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, a member would be defined as someone who works in the party and generally has the ability to register to vote and is of age of majority.
<Wanda_FL> is it defined that way in the bylaws?
<kusanagi__> I'm saying generally because there are some other things here that I don't know, and I ain't got time to be doing all the research.
<sopphey> Honestly, we need to protect minors. Being on the PNC means you are a public individual. Even being a chair of a committee leads to the public eye.
<kusanagi__> Wanda_FL, yes
<kusanagi__> 100% need to protect them
<Wanda_FL> Alright then
<sopphey> Bringing in the cause of "has to be able to register to vote" troubles me for a different conversation.
<DreadPirateDrew> My suggestion would be to Amend bylaws Article 4 section 2 under number 1 to add "18 years of age or older"
<sopphey> *clause
<kusanagi__> We have already had issues with a particular individual attacking minors who were involbved with us as well, and that's the last thing that they should be exposed to.
<kusanagi__> sopphey, yeah, that's why i'm saying generally
<kusanagi__> in all the research i've done this week playing the not study or write thesis game, that seems to be the factor
<NomadOfNorad> Or maybe phrase the clause to something like "18 years or older, unless their distrist has set a lower voting age."
<Jester> I would agree with Drew here, it seems like amending the bylaws in that way would be the best way to handle this
<kusanagi__> NomadOfNorad, even then, anyone under 18 should not be a PNC rep.
<mavsben> Are there specific laws forbidding that or do they just define party membership based on voting?
<kusanagi__> mavsben, that's the thing, it seems like in everything I've read (not just NY) you join a party as a part of the process to register to vote.
<sopphey> Seems to be state by state. There are multiple reasons why an individual cannot register to vote.
<mavsben> I know it's the latter in Texas. its not a rule but the state determines which party you belong to based on which primary you vote in so its a secondary requirement
<mavsben> You can register to a party when you register to vote, but voting is an automatic determination
<Eli> Are non-voting reps allowed? If so we could allow prople under 18 to be non-voting reps until they're over 18 where they become voting representatives
<kusanagi__> Eli, not really
<sopphey> non-voting reps still need to ID
<mavsben> But point being, I'd say I'd prefer to keep PNC membership 18+ out of the general interest of protecting minors independently of what the laws are
<sopphey> I am not comfortable with that, though it's been done before.
<pmchi> My views generally reflect Liz's concerns and I agree with her assessment. Likewise, I think simply the age clause Drew suggested would suffice. We DO need to protect minors. It is a dangerous game and it’s honestly no game at all. Young Pirates should also be codified (if it’s not already). They should be able to meet amongst themselves and, from 18-25, you’ll be able to be apart of both and can be the Young Pirate liaison anyways
<4x_productions> yeah age of majority makes sense to select as the baseline
<Jester> Remember just because we have ideals doesn't mean we can always follow them. We have to show some measure of protecting children considering the current political situation
<kusanagi__> It's not even the situation
<mavsben> and like Mitch is saying, we're not precluding them from any involvement at all
<DreadPirateDrew> This change should be the least divisive. as I have seen nothing in my research that should preclude minors in any of our standard activities
<4x_productions> its far too easy for a youth to fully not understand the ideals of what they preach as well considering they're just exploring the world and the politics that shape the world
<pmchi> I think protecting children is a tried and true Pirate ideal. I've read enough Pirate literature to know children on the ships weren’t expected to do adult jobs and work and were kept out of danger as best as possible
<kusanagi__> We have had several members targeted, too. And as a parent, if ANYONE did to my kid what that individual did to others? And it was because of a group they were doing work with? yeah no, hellfire.
<Jester> I agree with pmchi and drew here, we can just amend the bylaws to include 18 years or older
<kusanagi__> My kid is very close in age to the person who brought this issue up. The mere idea of it sets me aflame.
<DreadPirateDrew> Would someone like to make a motion?
<kusanagi__> I'd love to see Young Pirates as a good home for younger people
<pmchi> Before I make some motions, can I get a checker to see if we have, in fact, codified Young Pirates USA?
<4x_productions> and because youth will not follow the ideals fully as they don't know much better, they may end up contradicting unintentionally as well not being well read in politics generally makes you not understand the grand scope of the game at play
<yari> pmchi we have not in the bylaws
<yari> but it was a motion of the PNC in the past that is codified that way
<mavsben> I would like to motion to add a clause 4 to Article III Section 1 of the Bylaws stating "All delegates, Representatives, and Observers appointed by the respective State Pirate Parties must be at least 18 years of age as of the appointment date."
<Eli> Seconded
<Jester> secoonded
<DreadPirateDrew> discussion?
<Wanda_FL> to clarify, would that still allow minor observers unsanctioned by the state parties to attend?
<yari> yes. observer status is an official designation
<mavsben> I think this is the cleanest way to do it
<mavsben> yeah you can still "observe" the meeting without being an official "Observer"
<yari> ^
<Wanda_FL> ok
<Jester> yes
<sopphey> Will they have to ID
<4x_productions> neat
<kusanagi__> observer is the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> Keep in mind the section I referenced is for the rest of the board
<sopphey> The board?
<kusanagi__> Can we also change Art III, Sec 2 ?
<kusanagi__> That would be the part that also needs to specify
<kusanagi__> Point 3 currently reads "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party."
<kusanagi__> If possible, can we cahnge that to read "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date."
<pmchi> Motion to add the wording to Article III, Sec. 2.3 "and must be at least 18 years of age"
<DreadPirateDrew> lets stay on this specifically as it was seconded
<mavsben> That would be covered - that representative must be 18+ by section 1
<Jester> So we can amend all lines regarding pirate party officials or representatives to be 18 or older
<sopphey> no discussion to the motion as posed by TX
<mavsben> and drew - officers only become an issue if someone is elected, not the issue we're dealing with right now but we'd have to change that too
<Wanda_FL> yeah, I believe adding that would be redundant if this goes through
<DreadPirateDrew> That's true.
<kusanagi__> Redundancy is fine in legal dox, which this is
<pmchi> ^
<kusanagi__> in fact, it's prefered
<Jester> having redudancy is good in case someone starts saying "well what did the people who wrote this mean actually"
<Jester> like the debate over the 2nd amendment
<kusanagi__> exactly
<kusanagi__> the more you can explicitly say things, i've found, the better
<kusanagi__> because there will be armchair lawyers who will debate things like this
<Jester> Now the debate on the constitution is a whole other story, but the more deliberate we are now the better
<DreadPirateDrew> am I calling the question on this first amendment?
<yari> call it
<DreadPirateDrew> The question has been called. Please vote
<mavsben> Aye
<yari> aye
<Eli> Aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> that's everyone right? I think it passed
<mavsben> do we want to handle the officer question now too? I think that's an Article IV Section 2 Clause 1 addition of a subclause 3 saying 18+
<Jester> nah couldn't have *sarcasm*
<sopphey> So do we need a second motion for Article III: Section 2, #3
<DreadPirateDrew> I await motions
<Jester> I'd say we settle all accounts regarding the age issue now and make the rulings on this
<pmchi> We need a second
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Official proposed wording Ben?
<mavsben> Ok yeah - motion to add a subclause 3 to clause 1 of Section 2 "Eligibility" stating that the a candidate must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election."
<Jester> We need the full statement as amended ben
<mavsben> As amended:
<mavsben> ah that's hard to do in irc
<kusanagi__> it's copy and paste if you're on a full client :)
* kusanagi__ nerds out
<mavsben> im on my laptop at the bar, sue me xD
<kusanagi__> :P
* sopphey sues
<Wanda_FL> lol
<NomadOfNorad> So, editting the bylaws while munching on beer-nuts? :)
<mavsben> Section 2: Eligibility To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must: be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists; attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potentia
<mavsben> frick
<kusanagi__> you just need point 3
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think it's gonna go in any formatting
<Jester> > how fresh is this kid
<kusanagi__> mavsben, would "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party and at least 18 years of age as of appointment date." be acceptable to you/
<mavsben> potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum; and Be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the election
<mavsben> that's a third item
<NomadOfNorad> works for me.
<mavsben> this is about the officers rn
<kusanagi__> oh
<kusanagi__> don't mind me, going back under my desk now
<4x_productions> so do they need to ID?
<Jester> that should work
<DreadPirateDrew> Are we clear as mud now?
<mavsben> I think the initial appointment of reps is covered by the first amendment but if y'all want to restate it for the avoidance of doubt I have no problem with that though
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, yes
<4x_productions> ok
<4x_productions> can i censor my address on the id tho
<mavsben> its just state if you're comfortable with that
<Wanda_FL> that isnt the kind of ID they meant I dont think
<pmchi> You don’t need to give your full address when you ID
<mavsben> we just mean identifying yourself, not showing your ID
<4x_productions> my id has my full address on it
<kusanagi__> 4x_productions, i can go over that with you later, but you don't need your ID card
<4x_productions> oh
<DreadPirateDrew> We're not scanning government issued ID
<Wanda_FL> they meant like identify who you are, not show your photo ID 4x
<4x_productions> ohhh okay
<pmchi> You only need to state your name and state for the record
<mavsben> im not tryna put my address on stream either don't worry hahaha
<Wanda_FL> yeah, nobody here wants to be that unsecure
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so back to business, are we ready to vote?
<NomadOfNorad> Yeah, identifying for these meetings just needs something like "I'm Denny, in Texas" or whatever. (Or would it just need to be "Texas"?)
<DreadPirateDrew> Calling the question?
<mavsben> I forget if the person who submitted the motion can call the vote
<mavsben> (I think you can just run the vote)
<DreadPirateDrew> OK calling the question, please vote now
<Jester> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Wanda_FL> aye
<Eli> Aye
<NomadOfNorad> aye
<4x_productions> aye
<sopphey> 6 out of 6 is a winner
<Wanda_FL> that's two more ayes than we should have
<mavsben> Ok so with those two, we've said minors cannot serve as state delegates in any capacity and minors cannot be elected to PNC officer positions
<DreadPirateDrew> That was my take
<mavsben> the remaining question is do we think a third amendment to cover the initial appointment as well?
<pmchi> Better safe than sorry
<mavsben> I think that's redundant but if people want it, I don't think there's a reason not to
<pmchi> To echo kusanagi__ earlier: redundancy is good in a legal doc, preferred even
<Jester> agreed let's do it
<4x_productions> well again the more you explain the harder to misintrepret
<4x_productions> so redudancy isnt too problematic
<mavsben> yeah, Im gucci wit it
<DreadPirateDrew> would someone like to write up the amendment?
<mavsben> I'd like to submit a motion to amend subclause 3 of Section 2 State Eligibility Article III to state: "Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be at least 18 years of age and active members of the state's Pirate Party."
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Ben, is there a second?
<mavsben> liz / v - does this get to what y'all wanted?
<sopphey> It works, yes
<DreadPirateDrew> is there a second?
<Jester> seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> Can I just call the question?
<Jester> I'd say call it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK so let's vote on this amendment and also I would like someone to take ownership of getting the bylaws updated on the wiki
<Wanda_FL> if you send the exact text to me I think I can do it
<Jester> aye
<mavsben> aye
<yari> aye
<mavsben> and yeah Wanda - I can get the edits worked up into a doc
<Eli> Aye
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<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? Mitch?
<Wanda_FL> aye :c
<DreadPirateDrew> I think we lost pmchi but I think it still maths
<Jester> yea we should be good
<Jester> any other business we should take care of?
<Wanda_FL> wait hold on
<DreadPirateDrew> yes wanda?
<mavsben> 5/8 < 2/3 unfortunately
<sopphey> We;re 6
<sopphey> It was 5/6
<Wanda_FL> ok, I guess that adds up
<Wanda_FL> for some reason I thought we had 9 PNC states instead of 7
<Jester> yea we are good
<mavsben> oh is it 9 now?
<mavsben> thought it was 8
<DreadPirateDrew> and PA's rep is not in the meeting
<Wanda_FL> its 7
<NomadOfNorad> well, Florida PP recently joined
<sopphey> oh phew
<sopphey> I didnt math correctly eithe
<DreadPirateDrew> Yes it's 7
<sopphey> ok cool
<mavsben> ohhh
<mavsben> yee
<sopphey> only 43 to go
<mavsben> ok cool
<Wanda_FL> you're forgetting the territories
<sopphey> cool cool
4x_productions has joined
<mavsben> so we're all settled then ya?
<Jester> do we have any other business to take care of?
<mavsben> nothing from me
<Wanda_FL> oh also, I cant edit the bylaws article
<Wanda_FL> and I have a question
<DreadPirateDrew> OK Ben will get write ups to Wanda and update the wiki. Thank you
<Wanda_FL> I dont have the perms to edit it Drew
<yari> i can edit it
<yari> if someone gives me the exact phrasing
<mavsben> Ok cool, yeah ill get that to you yari
<DreadPirateDrew> Awesome.
<Wanda_FL> but my question is, do state parties need to meet to ratify the amendments? or is our rep's aye vote considered ratification by the state parties?
<sopphey> The bylaws aren't strict on that front. But, I try to get the state parties meeting anyway as a sign of life.
<mavsben> The vote of PNC is the "ratification" per se - you vote in your capacity as the representative of your state
<DreadPirateDrew> I was taking the votes as ratification
<sopphey> Oh, that one.
<Jester> We aren't at the point anyway that we can suddenly have all of our states get together to meet to decide to accept these changes if it was even how this worked
<mavsben> That's why its a vote of the state reps and not the full reps + officers group
<DreadPirateDrew> State votes only
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<Wanda_FL> well, I just know the bylaws state that state parties must ratify any amendments to the bylaws and it kinda seems like a somewhat dangerous leap to interpret state reps as the party themselves rather than representatives of the state party
<DreadPirateDrew> How do you all wish to proceed?
<mavsben> I'd say that the recall mechanism is a consideration of the state parties themselves but I hear you
<Wanda_FL> I just want to be sure the FLPP is remaining in compliance with the bylaws
<Jester> Completely agreeing with Wanda, but we have to also be concerned with practical matters in regards to how small and disjointed we are
<mavsben> Maybe we put that in the category of things to think about, but not for this meeting?
<Jester> agreed
<DreadPirateDrew> Wanda? opinion?
<Wanda_FL> well I was asking a question in the first place
<yari> motion to adjourn
<mavsben> second
<Jester> seconded
<Wanda_FL> I dont really have any opinion, I just want to make sure the FLPP remains in compliance with the bylaws
<yari> wanda, you are in compliance. no need to ratify
<Wanda_FL> Alright, thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> We'll all burn together
<sopphey> Not I
<sopphey> jk
<Jester> some of us already are
<Jester> <<<<<
<sopphey> Are we done?
<DreadPirateDrew> does anyone object to adjourning?
<Jester> not from me
<Wanda_FL> nothing here
<NomadOfNorad> I'm fine with adjourning, too
22:32:53 <DreadPirateDrew> OK. We're done. Thanks everyone, next week Jitsi

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PNC 11/05/2023

2023-11-06T03:23:06Z

Yari: added minutes

The November 5th, 2023 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

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21:03:53 <DreadPirateDrew> we can start with ID's Drew Bingaman Captain USPP
<Ty--> Ty Clifford, USPP VC / WVPP Observer
<pmchi> Mitch Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP
<Jester> Ashley Melody, INPP interim rep
<__v> Sarai "Sopphey {V}ance" Oviedo, Provisional TX Pirates Captain, USPP Temporary Swarmcare Manager,
<__v> @jokeefe
<__v> that didnt work
<jokeefe> James O’Keefe, Massachusetts
<__v> yay!
<Jester> He’s not MAPP he’s just all of Massachusetts
<Jester> He’s the state
<__v> All Americans are pirates in the future
<__v> sorry
<__v> i'm meme
<jokeefe> Representing MassPirates in the absence of our two reps.
<Jester> This is why I love you V
<Jester> That makes sense
<__v> <3 for everyone
<DreadPirateDrew> V if you want to go ahead with your topics, you have the floor
<Jester> Take it away V!
<yari> ahoy
<Jester> Ahoy yari
<yari> Rose Klein, CA
<__v> ahoy yari!
<__v> i apologize. i looked away
<__v> So. Last time I went to the PPI Board meeting I signed up to help with the campaigning subcommittee that helps with international parties. That's how I ended up making graphics for the PPAUS for the *drumroll* screening for Aaron Swartz Day
<Jester> Excellent
<__v> The screening for Aaron Swartz day will be Nov 7 at 8p cst during our normal pirate chat hour on the uspp server. Then, at 8pm Australian time at the PP AUS server. Then around 8pm UK time in the PP UK server.
<__v> Then one more time, Nov 8 at the USPP server.
<__v> F O U R screenings.
<Ty--> +1
<Jester> That’s fantastic
<__v> Mental health is very important for me and it coincides with men's mental health awareness month
<__v> One of our US Pirates brought up the intent of the reddit public domain community in wanting to start "January Open Culture" events. So, that will be my next international pirates project.
<Jester> We need to promote this as much as we can on our social media!
<__v> https://www.reddit.com/r/publicdomain/s/dfRhrv1oWj for January
<papegaai> Title: January should be Free Culture Month : publicdomain (at www.reddit.com)
<__v> Yes!
<__v> And the movie is free to watch too!
<yari> niiiice
<__v> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ&t=1s
<papegaai> Title: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014) - YouTube (at www.youtube.com)
<__v> Okay. That's my report.
<__v> Nothing to vote, just update.
<Jester> Great update thank you V!
<__v> yw. #votepirate
<DreadPirateDrew> thanks! any other reports or updates?
<__v> *Sorry meant that the rest of the 3 screenings will be on nov 8 in their respective time zones
<DreadPirateDrew> crickets...
<DreadPirateDrew> other business? or reports?
<Jester> I don’t have any updates regarding my project at the moment
<Ty--> Other than urging people to chime in on the press committee to approve the draft for Palestine-Israel conflict. IT has been drafted but no one three pirates have agreed. So it is sitting, collecting dust.
<__v> I'll follow up with PP UK about the environmental vigil and other possible events. I believe they're meeting next weekend.
<yari> no updates here.
<jokeefe> Where is the text?
<__v> Should we take the rest of the meeting time to do a final approve for those that have contributed so far?
<pmchi> My apologies on that one. I saw a ping but I’ve been living a hectic schedule. I’ll check and give the ol’ stamp from my end (assuming it’s ready to go)
<jokeefe> Where is the text on the Palestine-Israel conflict statement?
<__v> One second
<Jester> If someone posts it here that would be nice
<Ty--> The final draft is at the bottom - https://pad.riseup.net/p/BUqbPYULGH4UYE7r-IDu
<papegaai> Title: Riseup Pad (at pad.riseup.net)
<__v> Link to text https://pad.riseup.net/p/BUqbPYULGH4UYE7r-IDu
<papegaai> Title: Riseup Pad (at pad.riseup.net)
<__v> link to discussion: https://discord.com/channels/382701537656307714/1029033662882267176/1168360167604228176
<papegaai> Title: Discord (at discord.com)
<__v> Ty! twinsies
<jokeefe> Thanks
<yari> i checked it today and while I don't feel super happy with every part of it, I am happy to consent with publication in its current state
<pmchi> I’m currently driving home with still a three hour ride ahead of me, so it’ll be checked on from my end, but not for a few hours
<Jester> I feel the same as yari
<__v> is that three pirates, Ty?
<__v> for our genius three-pirate rule
<__v> (is the word ingenius)?
<DreadPirateDrew> sounds like it to me
<Jester> Well it is partly because me and Yari are very similar in our views
<Ty--> That is three.
<Ty--> Dustin has made their edits and Ben also also agreed.
<pmchi> I said what I needed to say, I felt, and I trust my fellow pirates. I don’t feel the need to sign off if it’s trusted by at least three
<__v> cool
<pmchi> I motion to post
<pmchi> Actually no
<pmchi> I withdraw that motion
<DreadPirateDrew> any other items?
<__v> we dont have to motion because we had already motioned it last week?
<DreadPirateDrew> yes
<pmchi> That’s also true V
<__v> ok
<DreadPirateDrew> that is correct
<pmchi> I didn’t want to hinder Jamie’s opportunity to read it
<Ty--> I was not interested in publishing a stance but others felt the USPP needed to take a stance. So here we are, : )
<yari> I can post tomorrow morning if nobody else is able to
<Ty--> Please.
<jokeefe> It isn’t clear to me where it ends exactly.
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<yari> The final edit is at the very bottom and has a clear beginning. It ends with the phrase "end all war"
<yari> or something similar
<Ty--> Yes. ^
<jokeefe> lines 138 to 151 then?
<Ty--> 154-175
<jokeefe> thanks
<Ty--> : )
<__v> am i still connected?
<__v> oh. it was only 2 mins. wow time is slow.
<yari> you're good I was wondering the same
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<yari> is there stuff going on besides the next elections?
<yari> do we have business?
<__v> tbf i stayed up an extra hour instead of sleeping an extra hour
<Ty--> I don’t have anything else.
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<yari> motion to adjourn, I guess
<yari> if there's nothing else
<__v> Hi Michael, ahoy
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<jokeefe> My only thought about it is that point 3. presupposes that a unitary country is what all sides wish.
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<DreadPirateDrew> my client crapped out did we adjourn?
<__v> Jamie has one thought on the text for the statement
<yari> jamie: 1. pleasing every interest is impossible. 2. it doesn't presuppose it, but asks for all parties at the table of negotiation without the suggestion of two states as the default. 3. all peoples in the region coexisted without issue under one state previously. the two-state solution is a version of segregation.
<yari> if there is a way that the language could be clearer as to the intent, I'm happy to hear suggestions
<yari> However, I don't think we should be less strong on that point.
<Ty--> I suggested we stay away from that (one and two state solutions), except whereas stating we disagree with war in general and “actions” to take.
<jokeefe> I don’t disagree that a two state solution is likely unworkable, but it isn’t for us to decide what form the final agreement will take.
<yari> to be clear, jamie - I don't think we're suggesting that
<yari> that's why I'm feeling that our language could use some clarification
<yari> my understanding of point 3 is that it suggests a process
<Ty--> It literally says “dissolve.”
<jokeefe> aye
<jokeefe> “immediately dissolve”
<yari> okay so I'm happy to have you all suggest edits and also you had the chance to be part of the writing process
<yari> the writing and editing process does not take place in PNC meetings
<yari> Please, by all means, suggest changes,
<yari> and let's incorporate them
<yari> but let's not take up PNC time with this
<pmchi> I think we should just condemn the United States involvements, and not try to present any solutions to the conflict itself. I think our place in the Pirates sphere, as the United States is representatives, isn’t to solve the issue, but to comment on our own country’s involvement.
<jokeefe> no worries.
<jokeefe> not intending to sideline the meeting
<pmchi> But again, I don’t wanna complicate things
<pmchi> Motion to adjourn?
<yari> 2nd
<Ty--> agreed, pmchi
<DreadPirateDrew> all in favor?
<pmchi> Aye
<yari> I have a suggestion actually.
<yari> aye to the motion
21:58:04 <jokeefe> aye

</nowiki>

PNC 11/05/2023

2023-11-06T03:18:01Z

Yari: created page

Meeting Minutes

2023-11-06T03:16:41Z

Yari: added november

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{{PNC NAV}}
==2023==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/04/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/11/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/18/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/25/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===July===
*[[PNC 07/02/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/09/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/16/2023]]
*[[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
*[[PNC 07/23/2023]]
*[[IT 07/26/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/30/2023]]
===August===
*[[PNC 08/06/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/13/2023]]
*PNC 08/20/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 08/27/2023]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/03/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/10/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/17/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/24/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===October===
*[[PNC 10/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/15/2023]]
*PNC 10/22/2023 - canceled due to technical difficulties
*[[PNC 10/29/2023]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 11/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 11/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 11/26/2023]]

|}

==2022==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

|}
==2021==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

|}

==2020==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

|}

==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2016==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

Meeting Minutes

2023-10-02T00:40:38Z

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__NOTOC____NOEDITSECTION__
{{PNC NAV}}
==2023==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/04/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/11/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/18/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/25/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===July===
*[[PNC 07/02/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/09/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/16/2023]]
*[[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
*[[PNC 07/23/2023]]
*[[IT 07/26/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/30/2023]]
===August===
*[[PNC 08/06/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/13/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/20/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/27/2023]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/03/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/10/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/17/2023]]
*[[PNC 09/24/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===October===
*[[PNC 10/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 10/29/2023]]

|}

==2022==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

|}
==2021==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

|}

==2020==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

|}

==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2016==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

PNC 08/13/2023

2023-08-14T06:42:48Z

Yari: /* Summary */

The August 13th, 2023 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====
*Security Camera Walk for September 11, 2023
*Three Month Plan
** Make plan
** Add ways to help our three committees be self sufficient by the end of the three months to the three month plan (stretch goal is to include the press committee)
*Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023 - Planning

==== New Business ====
*elections for chair vacancy

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Business===

*CA proposed a motion to create an election committee to hold the election for the position of chair via Jitsi on September 3rd.
**Yari, V, Bug, and Johnny volunteered
*Discussion was held about the progress made and next steps required for the two upcoming events

==Meeting Minutes==

<nowiki>

21:00:30 <DreadPirateDrew> Alright, by my time it's now 9pm EST so let's begin with ID's
<DreadPirateDrew> Drew Bingaman Captain of the PA Pirates, Vice of the USPP, acting Captain
<iAmV> Sarai "Sopphey {V}ance" Oviedo, Swarmcare Manager of USPP, Observing for Texas
<keithg> Keith Goldstein, cofound of Pirate Party of Israel, General Secretary of Pirate Parties International.
<JohnnyLemuria> John L Robinson, secretary for the PA Pirates.
<DreadPirateDrew> FYI Johnny will be representing PA while I am occupied with the Chair role.
<iAmV> Great to have you here Johnny
<JohnnyLemuria> Thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> Other ID's? So far I only have one voting member.
<haborym> Eric Orzechowicz - auditor and am I representing Indiana today?
<Bug-Indiana> i'm here but idk if i say anything tbh
<justin> Justin representing Delaware
<iAmV> Bug, an ID will let you brainstorm and participate. Voting is for state reps in the PNC
<DreadPirateDrew> OK well, we can roll into reports, I know Yari should be joining us soon.
<Bug-Indiana> thansk, apologies
<iAmV> You're good! My first meeting I just quietly watched
<DreadPirateDrew> IT report?
<DreadPirateDrew> or outreach?
<iAmV> I don't have reports, but outreach has a movie screening this week
<haborym> i can make it simple - platform didn't have much of a meeting so nothing to report there
<DreadPirateDrew> Jester and Wanda, ID's please
<Wanda_FL> apologies for being late, Wanda of Florida, Outreach Chair
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Wanda
<Jester> Ashley Melody, Indiana Pirate Party
<DreadPirateDrew> Jester, are you repping Indiana tonight?
<DreadPirateDrew> We had just started with reports, not much in so far but if either of you has anything to add, please do.
<Wanda_FL> Outreach Committee met briefly this week, nothing of major note was discussed
<DreadPirateDrew> OK great thank you. anything from platform this week?
<Neptunian> Addison Dillon, WA
<haborym> nope. as mentioned above, we had a low turnout at our meeting so not enough to make progress on anything worth reporting
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thank you. Obviously, the big news from the officers is that our Captain has resigned, meaning I will be filling in while we elect a new captain.
<DreadPirateDrew> Which is an agenda item for new business
<DreadPirateDrew> any other reports from officers?
<iAmV> Kind of old business,but swarmcare was trying to get a"this week in pirate news". Also getting meetings set up and representing the boatd
<iAmV> *board
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep, acting secretary
<Jester> Sorry I am back, if we don’t have another Indiana rep I guess I will rep IN
<DreadPirateDrew> THanks Yari, is there anything from IT this week?
<yari> just some updates done, not much else
<Jester> Back again
<yari> keeping the ship afloat, as it were
<DreadPirateDrew> OK all good. Just keep trying Jester...
<yari> I have a misc report
<DreadPirateDrew> go for it Yari
<yari> Just an update that I had forgotten about and then re-discovered my notes this week on the anti-bullying resolution we are hoping to bring to the PNC. Planning to contact those who volunteered to edit with a draft this week.
<yari> that's all
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you
<keithg> I'm just a visitor atm, but I can give a short report on PPI activities in the USA.
<DreadPirateDrew> We have 3 items on the agenda that we should discuss, Talk like a pirate day, the 9/11 camera mapping event, and Chair election
<DreadPirateDrew> Keith, that would be great if you would like to share
<yari> I would love to hear about PPI stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Since our time is short I am looking for consensus on what item you all would like to start with tonight
<keithg> very quickly I share that we are participating in the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes in NY next week.
<DreadPirateDrew> I believe all three are important, and all have time pressures
<yari> Drew, I can make a motion w/r/t the chair election to get that out of the way
<keithg> As I mentioned on Discord, PPI has membership in the UN ECOSOC, WTO, and other organizations. and we hope that USPP members can attend some conferences.
<keithg> that's it from me. :)
<iAmV> Definitely something USPP can do.
<yari> kieth, if you ping @moderators in the discord when you post info about events, we can make sure the appropriate people are notified and even put out a whole USPP blast
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks to both of you. Yari, I am ready to hear that although I am not positive we have quorum for votes
<Jester> I am here if you needed confirmation on me
<DreadPirateDrew> I have IN, PA, and CA at the moment
<DreadPirateDrew> You are inclusive in that Jester
<yari> checking bylaws but I believe 3 is technically quorum by the skin of our teeth
<iAmV> Thank you bylaws dieties
<Wanda_FL> I thought I saw Mitch in the list but idk if he IDed or is im just seeing things
<DreadPirateDrew> Then let's move forward with your motion
<haborym> i second
<haborym> oops...disregard. forgot i'm not IN tonight
<Jester> I second
<yari> yeah we are good
<yari> actually since we have so many observers here, we are even more within quorum
<yari> observers help with counting toward it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK cool, then I am patiently awaiting your motion
Dausume has joined
<yari> okay, I move that we create an election committee (since that's what we need to do anyway) to hold an election for the position of chair, to be held on September 3rd over Jitsi.
<iAmV> Cool
<yari> That gives us at least two weeks to organize it, which I feel is needed
<JohnnyLemuria> seconded
<yari> and it should be held over jitsi, I think
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Johnny. Then we can move into discussion on the topic
<yari> I am on the fence of whether this should include public vote or not
<DreadPirateDrew> Do we have volunteers for the election committee?
<iAmV> I'm curious if those who ran in the spring will run again
<yari> I volunteer
<Bug-Indiana> idk if i can, but i'd voulenteer if possible-
<yari> here's the thing. bylaws say that "During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election."
<Wanda_FL> I have a question Yari
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think the bylaws allow votes outside the PNC for a vacancy do they?
<yari> exactly drew
<DreadPirateDrew> Go ahead Wanda, we're in open discussion of this topic
<yari> so if we did any sort of public polling, it would *have* to be only polling
<iAmV> The bylaws definitely need PNC members for the vote
<yari> *not* suggesting bylaws change! to be clear!
<yari> we already debated this lol
<Wanda_FL> Will observers be able to nominate candidates as with the Swarmcare Opening?
<yari> that is, technically, up to the election committee
<Wanda_FL> I see
<yari> But I see no reason that the committee would suggest otherwise
<yari> and I would certainly push for that
<iAmV> I'll volunteer for election committee
<DreadPirateDrew> I would like if the election committee accepts any and all nominations (legit)
<DreadPirateDrew> V and Yari so far on the committee, Do we have one more volunteer?
<yari> we need 3
<iAmV> Bug can volunteer, right? Does Bug need to ID?
<JohnnyLemuria> I can volunteer
<iAmV> Cool cool cool
<yari> Bug can volunteer. I think bug would need to ID for that.
<Bug-Indiana> heck, how do you do an ID?
<DreadPirateDrew> Just say who you are and where you are from
<yari> given name and state!
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Johnny for volunteering
<Bug-Indiana> oh okay! cool- Bug, Indiana
<DreadPirateDrew> So we have three. maybe four?
<iAmV> That's a good number
<yari> *not given name, sorry - lived name aaa
<Bug-Indiana> i'd like to voulenteer if possible too, yeah
<Bug-Indiana> wait whats the difference? fnfunf
<iAmV> So m
<iAmV> I go by my own name and my birth name
<yari> 'given name' usually refers to birth name
<iAmV> So if you have a dead name, don't use that
<yari> 'lived name' is what you go by
<Bug-Indiana> awesome, thank you! cool, so i did it right
<iAmV> ^
<yari> anyway we have 4!
<Bug-Indiana> sorry for interrupting
<yari> I will message everyone on discord I guess
<iAmV> Thank you yari
<yari> that is my whole motion and everything
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other discussion on this motion?
<Jester> I have nothing to say
<Bug-Indiana> not from me, no
<DreadPirateDrew> If no objections, then we will call the question and vote.
<DreadPirateDrew> Indiana
<Ty-> I apologize for my tardiness. Ty Clifford, WV Captain (just wanted to show an appearance, a journey took me longer than expected... )
<Jester> Aye
<JohnnyLemuria> aye
<Bug-Indiana> aye
<yari> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> Then it is unanimous unless I missed a pNC member joining us
<Korg_Volca> Aye
<DreadPirateDrew> OK great moving on, Opening discussion on 9/11 camera walk and talk like a pirate day
<yari> I know we all kinda missed the event discussion meeting last week
<yari> (oops)
<iAmV> Right. We left plans for both on the discord discussions. One has more planning done then the other. The idea for Twitter spaces was still brought up
<yari> or I certainly did
<Jester> I feel like we should start it on 9/11 but continue it consistently to constantly remind people what the Patriot Act has done to the 4th amendment
<iAmV> :'( yes I came back late from vacation and missed all of Thurs
<yari> I am in the middle of making a signup for the twitter spaces livestream thing
<yari> almost done with that and will be able to send that out tonight
<iAmV> I still would like help with information to put on flyers
<yari> So we should be able to go forward with that
<yari> I would appreciate some help with getting together the information we need so that V can put it on flyers
<yari> tbh just someone who is willing to take point with me and be in a discord chat and banter things back and forth until we get the stuff we need
<iAmV> I can work jam tomorrow evening too
<Bug-Indiana> unsure what info you may need, i'll gladly chat with you to help tho
<yari> Bug that would be useful - and V that timing is absolutely noted
<yari> thank you.
<yari> Bug I'll message you
<iAmV> I'll leave a message in volunteer discussion reminding everyone
<Bug-Indiana> sounds good, no problem! if you do just let me know after the meeting - cant see it rn because on mobile IRC
<iAmV> Aka pingy ping
<yari> ofc
<yari> wonderful, thank you V
<yari> for the camera walk, is there someone else who can edit the website?
<yari> or!
<yari> the wiki!
<yari> Wanda can I volunteer you? If I figure out the process for uploading the putting materials on the wiki, can I show that to you and ask you to put together the resources list for 9/11
<iAmV> I'll put a post on website and ask for help too
<DreadPirateDrew> I haven't edited the wiki, but I don't see why I couldn't help with that
<iAmV> Drew what about the promo video? Will any weekday work this week?
<DreadPirateDrew> almost, tuesday evening isn't good. But otherwise I should be available in the evenings this week
<iAmV> Great
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other discussion needed on these topics?
<Wanda_FL> I walk away for a minute and someone volunteers me for something
<Wanda_FL> rip
<yari> I asked!
<yari> it's not set in stone!
<Bug-Indiana> i cant think of anything at this point Dread
<Wanda_FL> what am I supposed to do Yari?
<yari> Wanda if I figure out the upload process for files to the wiki, could you put files together to make the 9/11 resources page?
<Wanda_FL> I can try
<Wanda_FL> Can't guarantee I would be able to
<yari> ofc
<yari> motion to adjourn
<Jester> Seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> all in favor?
<keithg> Thanks for having me. It was great to observe. Hopefully one day I can participate as an actual member.
<iAmVv> Good meeting y'all thank you for all your work
<yari> aye
<Jester> Aye
<Wanda_FL> Thanks for coming Keith
<Wanda_FL> always nice to have more people at these
<iAmV> Missing pa
<DreadPirateDrew> @JohnnyLemuria vote to adjourn?
<JohnnyLemuria> lets adjourn
<Wanda_FL> then vote for it silly
22:02:15 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we are adjourned. Thanks everyone for participating. Looks like we have a little homework. See everyone next week on Jitsi

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PNC 08/13/2023

2023-08-14T06:37:14Z

Yari: /* Meeting Minutes */ added minutes

The August 13th, 2023 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on IRC.

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====
*Security Camera Walk for September 11, 2023
*Three Month Plan
** Make plan
** Add ways to help our three committees be self sufficient by the end of the three months to the three month plan (stretch goal is to include the press committee)
*Talk Like A Pirate Day 2023 - Planning

==== New Business ====
*elections for chair vacancy

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

==Meeting Minutes==

<nowiki>

21:00:30 <DreadPirateDrew> Alright, by my time it's now 9pm EST so let's begin with ID's
<DreadPirateDrew> Drew Bingaman Captain of the PA Pirates, Vice of the USPP, acting Captain
<iAmV> Sarai "Sopphey {V}ance" Oviedo, Swarmcare Manager of USPP, Observing for Texas
<keithg> Keith Goldstein, cofound of Pirate Party of Israel, General Secretary of Pirate Parties International.
<JohnnyLemuria> John L Robinson, secretary for the PA Pirates.
<DreadPirateDrew> FYI Johnny will be representing PA while I am occupied with the Chair role.
<iAmV> Great to have you here Johnny
<JohnnyLemuria> Thank you
<DreadPirateDrew> Other ID's? So far I only have one voting member.
<haborym> Eric Orzechowicz - auditor and am I representing Indiana today?
<Bug-Indiana> i'm here but idk if i say anything tbh
<justin> Justin representing Delaware
<iAmV> Bug, an ID will let you brainstorm and participate. Voting is for state reps in the PNC
<DreadPirateDrew> OK well, we can roll into reports, I know Yari should be joining us soon.
<Bug-Indiana> thansk, apologies
<iAmV> You're good! My first meeting I just quietly watched
<DreadPirateDrew> IT report?
<DreadPirateDrew> or outreach?
<iAmV> I don't have reports, but outreach has a movie screening this week
<haborym> i can make it simple - platform didn't have much of a meeting so nothing to report there
<DreadPirateDrew> Jester and Wanda, ID's please
<Wanda_FL> apologies for being late, Wanda of Florida, Outreach Chair
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Wanda
<Jester> Ashley Melody, Indiana Pirate Party
<DreadPirateDrew> Jester, are you repping Indiana tonight?
<DreadPirateDrew> We had just started with reports, not much in so far but if either of you has anything to add, please do.
<Wanda_FL> Outreach Committee met briefly this week, nothing of major note was discussed
<DreadPirateDrew> OK great thank you. anything from platform this week?
<Neptunian> Addison Dillon, WA
<haborym> nope. as mentioned above, we had a low turnout at our meeting so not enough to make progress on anything worth reporting
<DreadPirateDrew> OK thank you. Obviously, the big news from the officers is that our Captain has resigned, meaning I will be filling in while we elect a new captain.
<DreadPirateDrew> Which is an agenda item for new business
<DreadPirateDrew> any other reports from officers?
<iAmV> Kind of old business,but swarmcare was trying to get a"this week in pirate news". Also getting meetings set up and representing the boatd
<iAmV> *board
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep, acting secretary
<Jester> Sorry I am back, if we don’t have another Indiana rep I guess I will rep IN
<DreadPirateDrew> THanks Yari, is there anything from IT this week?
<yari> just some updates done, not much else
<Jester> Back again
<yari> keeping the ship afloat, as it were
<DreadPirateDrew> OK all good. Just keep trying Jester...
<yari> I have a misc report
<DreadPirateDrew> go for it Yari
<yari> Just an update that I had forgotten about and then re-discovered my notes this week on the anti-bullying resolution we are hoping to bring to the PNC. Planning to contact those who volunteered to edit with a draft this week.
<yari> that's all
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you
<keithg> I'm just a visitor atm, but I can give a short report on PPI activities in the USA.
<DreadPirateDrew> We have 3 items on the agenda that we should discuss, Talk like a pirate day, the 9/11 camera mapping event, and Chair election
<DreadPirateDrew> Keith, that would be great if you would like to share
<yari> I would love to hear about PPI stuff
<DreadPirateDrew> Since our time is short I am looking for consensus on what item you all would like to start with tonight
<keithg> very quickly I share that we are participating in the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes in NY next week.
<DreadPirateDrew> I believe all three are important, and all have time pressures
<yari> Drew, I can make a motion w/r/t the chair election to get that out of the way
<keithg> As I mentioned on Discord, PPI has membership in the UN ECOSOC, WTO, and other organizations. and we hope that USPP members can attend some conferences.
<keithg> that's it from me. :)
<iAmV> Definitely something USPP can do.
<yari> kieth, if you ping @moderators in the discord when you post info about events, we can make sure the appropriate people are notified and even put out a whole USPP blast
<DreadPirateDrew> Thanks to both of you. Yari, I am ready to hear that although I am not positive we have quorum for votes
<Jester> I am here if you needed confirmation on me
<DreadPirateDrew> I have IN, PA, and CA at the moment
<DreadPirateDrew> You are inclusive in that Jester
<yari> checking bylaws but I believe 3 is technically quorum by the skin of our teeth
<iAmV> Thank you bylaws dieties
<Wanda_FL> I thought I saw Mitch in the list but idk if he IDed or is im just seeing things
<DreadPirateDrew> Then let's move forward with your motion
<haborym> i second
<haborym> oops...disregard. forgot i'm not IN tonight
<Jester> I second
<yari> yeah we are good
<yari> actually since we have so many observers here, we are even more within quorum
<yari> observers help with counting toward it
<DreadPirateDrew> OK cool, then I am patiently awaiting your motion
Dausume has joined
<yari> okay, I move that we create an election committee (since that's what we need to do anyway) to hold an election for the position of chair, to be held on September 3rd over Jitsi.
<iAmV> Cool
<yari> That gives us at least two weeks to organize it, which I feel is needed
<JohnnyLemuria> seconded
<yari> and it should be held over jitsi, I think
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Johnny. Then we can move into discussion on the topic
<yari> I am on the fence of whether this should include public vote or not
<DreadPirateDrew> Do we have volunteers for the election committee?
<iAmV> I'm curious if those who ran in the spring will run again
<yari> I volunteer
<Bug-Indiana> idk if i can, but i'd voulenteer if possible-
<yari> here's the thing. bylaws say that "During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election."
<Wanda_FL> I have a question Yari
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't think the bylaws allow votes outside the PNC for a vacancy do they?
<yari> exactly drew
<DreadPirateDrew> Go ahead Wanda, we're in open discussion of this topic
<yari> so if we did any sort of public polling, it would *have* to be only polling
<iAmV> The bylaws definitely need PNC members for the vote
<yari> *not* suggesting bylaws change! to be clear!
<yari> we already debated this lol
<Wanda_FL> Will observers be able to nominate candidates as with the Swarmcare Opening?
<yari> that is, technically, up to the election committee
<Wanda_FL> I see
<yari> But I see no reason that the committee would suggest otherwise
<yari> and I would certainly push for that
<iAmV> I'll volunteer for election committee
<DreadPirateDrew> I would like if the election committee accepts any and all nominations (legit)
<DreadPirateDrew> V and Yari so far on the committee, Do we have one more volunteer?
<yari> we need 3
<iAmV> Bug can volunteer, right? Does Bug need to ID?
<JohnnyLemuria> I can volunteer
<iAmV> Cool cool cool
<yari> Bug can volunteer. I think bug would need to ID for that.
<Bug-Indiana> heck, how do you do an ID?
<DreadPirateDrew> Just say who you are and where you are from
<yari> given name and state!
<DreadPirateDrew> Thank you Johnny for volunteering
<Bug-Indiana> oh okay! cool- Bug, Indiana
<DreadPirateDrew> So we have three. maybe four?
<iAmV> That's a good number
<yari> *not given name, sorry - lived name aaa
<Bug-Indiana> i'd like to voulenteer if possible too, yeah
<Bug-Indiana> wait whats the difference? fnfunf
<iAmV> So m
<iAmV> I go by my own name and my birth name
<yari> 'given name' usually refers to birth name
<iAmV> So if you have a dead name, don't use that
<yari> 'lived name' is what you go by
<Bug-Indiana> awesome, thank you! cool, so i did it right
<iAmV> ^
<yari> anyway we have 4!
<Bug-Indiana> sorry for interrupting
<yari> I will message everyone on discord I guess
<iAmV> Thank you yari
<yari> that is my whole motion and everything
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other discussion on this motion?
<Jester> I have nothing to say
<Bug-Indiana> not from me, no
<DreadPirateDrew> If no objections, then we will call the question and vote.
<DreadPirateDrew> Indiana
<Ty-> I apologize for my tardiness. Ty Clifford, WV Captain (just wanted to show an appearance, a journey took me longer than expected... )
<Jester> Aye
<JohnnyLemuria> aye
<Bug-Indiana> aye
<yari> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> Then it is unanimous unless I missed a pNC member joining us
<Korg_Volca> Aye
<DreadPirateDrew> OK great moving on, Opening discussion on 9/11 camera walk and talk like a pirate day
<yari> I know we all kinda missed the event discussion meeting last week
<yari> (oops)
<iAmV> Right. We left plans for both on the discord discussions. One has more planning done then the other. The idea for Twitter spaces was still brought up
<yari> or I certainly did
<Jester> I feel like we should start it on 9/11 but continue it consistently to constantly remind people what the Patriot Act has done to the 4th amendment
<iAmV> :'( yes I came back late from vacation and missed all of Thurs
<yari> I am in the middle of making a signup for the twitter spaces livestream thing
<yari> almost done with that and will be able to send that out tonight
<iAmV> I still would like help with information to put on flyers
<yari> So we should be able to go forward with that
<yari> I would appreciate some help with getting together the information we need so that V can put it on flyers
<yari> tbh just someone who is willing to take point with me and be in a discord chat and banter things back and forth until we get the stuff we need
<iAmV> I can work jam tomorrow evening too
<Bug-Indiana> unsure what info you may need, i'll gladly chat with you to help tho
<yari> Bug that would be useful - and V that timing is absolutely noted
<yari> thank you.
<yari> Bug I'll message you
<iAmV> I'll leave a message in volunteer discussion reminding everyone
<Bug-Indiana> sounds good, no problem! if you do just let me know after the meeting - cant see it rn because on mobile IRC
<iAmV> Aka pingy ping
<yari> ofc
<yari> wonderful, thank you V
<yari> for the camera walk, is there someone else who can edit the website?
<yari> or!
<yari> the wiki!
<yari> Wanda can I volunteer you? If I figure out the process for uploading the putting materials on the wiki, can I show that to you and ask you to put together the resources list for 9/11
<iAmV> I'll put a post on website and ask for help too
<DreadPirateDrew> I haven't edited the wiki, but I don't see why I couldn't help with that
<iAmV> Drew what about the promo video? Will any weekday work this week?
<DreadPirateDrew> almost, tuesday evening isn't good. But otherwise I should be available in the evenings this week
<iAmV> Great
<DreadPirateDrew> Any other discussion needed on these topics?
<Wanda_FL> I walk away for a minute and someone volunteers me for something
<Wanda_FL> rip
<yari> I asked!
<yari> it's not set in stone!
<Bug-Indiana> i cant think of anything at this point Dread
<Wanda_FL> what am I supposed to do Yari?
<yari> Wanda if I figure out the upload process for files to the wiki, could you put files together to make the 9/11 resources page?
<Wanda_FL> I can try
<Wanda_FL> Can't guarantee I would be able to
<yari> ofc
<yari> motion to adjourn
<Jester> Seconded
<DreadPirateDrew> all in favor?
<keithg> Thanks for having me. It was great to observe. Hopefully one day I can participate as an actual member.
<iAmVv> Good meeting y'all thank you for all your work
<yari> aye
<Jester> Aye
<Wanda_FL> Thanks for coming Keith
<Wanda_FL> always nice to have more people at these
<iAmV> Missing pa
<DreadPirateDrew> @JohnnyLemuria vote to adjourn?
<JohnnyLemuria> lets adjourn
<Wanda_FL> then vote for it silly
22:02:15 <DreadPirateDrew> OK we are adjourned. Thanks everyone for participating. Looks like we have a little homework. See everyone next week on Jitsi

</nowiki>

PNC 08/13/2023

2023-08-14T00:08:10Z

Yari: created page

PNC 08/06/2023

2023-08-07T00:29:57Z

Yari: created page

The August 6th, 2023 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=Pirate_National_Committee_(PNC) Pirate National Committee (PNC)]. This meeting took place on Jitsi and was livestreamed to youtube.

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

==Meeting Minutes==

Meeting Minutes

2023-08-07T00:28:08Z

Yari: added august

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==2023==
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===January===
*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

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===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/04/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/11/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/18/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/25/2023]]

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===July===
*[[PNC 07/02/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/09/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/16/2023]]
*[[2023/07/19 IT Meeting]]
*[[PNC 07/23/2023]]
*[[IT 07/26/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/30/2023]]
===August===
*[[PNC 08/06/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/13/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/20/2023]]
*[[PNC 08/27/2023]]

|}

==2022==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

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===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

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===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

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===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

|}
==2021==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
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===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

|}

==2020==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

|}

==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2016==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

Template:USPP Home

2023-08-03T23:39:00Z

Yari: deleted state parties page

<noinclude>
{{USPP NAV}}
</noinclude>

Welcome to the wiki of the '''Pirate Party in the United States''', dedicated to helping you put wind in our sails. This wiki is contributed to and maintained by pirates like you. If you would like to help out, please see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Wikipedia Cheatsheet], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Mediawiki Handbook], and also see our [[pirate-party.us wiki:Policy|Wiki Policy]]. If you have questions or even just want to discuss the wiki check out the [[Talk:United_States| discussion page]]. Also you should browse our [https://uspirates.org/ site].

In addition to our wiki you can also get news from our Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/USPirateParty page] and our Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/USPirates feed].

Come chat with other Pirates on the [https://webchat.pirateirc.net/?nick&channels=uspp Pirate IRC Network].

<noinclude>
[[Category:USPP Templates]]
</noinclude>

IT

2023-07-14T23:46:59Z

Yari: /* Possible Projects */ added project

=== Resources ===

[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]

Discord: it-committee channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

== Officers ==
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Yari
::Phone:
::Email: yarivaltean+IT@proton.me
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== Current Projects ==

Volunteers with their name next to the project are expected to make a reasonable amount of progress each week.

To do:
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date
* Make support.uspirates.org look more like uspirates.org (Yari)
* Create email templates for support.uspirates.org
* Setup txt'ing to/from support.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Clean up dead links in uspirates.org
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
* Trello / Kanban?

== Possible Projects ==

* Test forum functionality on support.uspirates.org
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?
* add all youtube videos to web archive

== How To Guides ==

* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating support.uspirates.org]]

== Meeting Minutes ==

* [[2023 IT Meetings]]
* [[2017 IT Meetings]]

IT

2023-07-14T23:43:59Z

Yari: moved some projects from current to potential

=== Resources ===

[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]

Discord: it-committee channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

== Officers ==
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Yari
::Phone:
::Email: yarivaltean+IT@proton.me
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== Current Projects ==

Volunteers with their name next to the project are expected to make a reasonable amount of progress each week.

To do:
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date
* Make support.uspirates.org look more like uspirates.org (Yari)
* Create email templates for support.uspirates.org
* Setup txt'ing to/from support.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Clean up dead links in uspirates.org
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
* Trello / Kanban?

== Possible Projects ==

* Test forum functionality on support.uspirates.org
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?

== How To Guides ==

* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating support.uspirates.org]]

== Meeting Minutes ==

* [[2023 IT Meetings]]
* [[2017 IT Meetings]]

IT

2023-07-14T23:42:02Z

Yari: /* Current Projects */ added projects, description of section, volunteered.

=== Resources ===

[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]

Discord: it-committee channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

== Officers ==
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Yari
::Phone:
::Email: yarivaltean+IT@proton.me
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== Current Projects ==

Volunteers with their name next to the project are expected to make a reasonable amount of progress each week.

To do:
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
* Test forum functionality on support.uspirates.org
* Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date
* Make support.uspirates.org look more like uspirates.org (Yari)
* Create email templates for support.uspirates.org
* Setup txt'ing to/from support.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Clean up dead links in uspirates.org
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
* Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
* Officer email inboxes?
* Trello / Kanban?

== Possible Projects ==

== How To Guides ==

* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating support.uspirates.org]]

== Meeting Minutes ==

* [[2023 IT Meetings]]
* [[2017 IT Meetings]]

IT

2023-07-14T23:33:21Z

Yari: /* Officers */ added email

=== Resources ===

[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]

Discord: it-committee channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

== Officers ==
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Yari
::Phone:
::Email: yarivaltean+IT@proton.me
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== Current Projects ==

To do:
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date
* Make support.uspirates.org look more like uspirates.org
* Create email templates for support.uspirates.org
* Setup txt'ing to/from support.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Clean up dead links in uspirates.org
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org
* Trello / Kanban?

== Possible Projects ==

== How To Guides ==

* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating support.uspirates.org]]

== Meeting Minutes ==

* [[2023 IT Meetings]]
* [[2017 IT Meetings]]

IT

2023-07-14T23:33:00Z

Yari: /* Officers */

=== Resources ===

[https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/pirate-it Mailing List]

Discord: it-committee channel

<strike>PirateIRC: #uspp-it</strike>

== Officers ==
:'''Nerdherder (Chair):''' Yari
::Phone:
::Email: yarivaltean@proton.me
:'''Gunner (Vice Chair):''' Open
::Phone:
::Email:

== Current Projects ==

To do:
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date
* Make support.uspirates.org look more like uspirates.org
* Create email templates for support.uspirates.org
* Setup txt'ing to/from support.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Clean up dead links in uspirates.org
* Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
* Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org
* Trello / Kanban?

== Possible Projects ==

== How To Guides ==

* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating support.uspirates.org]]

== Meeting Minutes ==

* [[2023 IT Meetings]]
* [[2017 IT Meetings]]

PNC 07/09/2023

2023-07-10T00:21:43Z

Yari: Created Page

July 9th, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Bylaws

2023-07-03T02:01:24Z

Yari: /* Section 2: Annual Meeting */ Edited Article 6, Section 2 Per PNC meeting on 05/14/2023

{{PNC NAV}}
==ARTICLE I: Pirate Party of the United States of America==
These Bylaws shall govern the association known as the Pirate Party of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as the Party.

The term “state” as used in these articles includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

==ARTICLE II: Object==
===Section 1: Mission===
The Party shall:
# Give voice to the Core Values of the Party.
# Adopt and promote statements of policy which implement these Core Values.
# Nominate and assist in the election of Pirate candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, and support Party and Party-endorsed candidates for public office.
# Promote the growth of state and local Pirate Parties, and assist in their activities. Engage in any other activities incidental or related to the above

===Section 2: Core Values===
Pursuant to this mission, we, the Pirate Party of the United States of America, form the Party on the basis of the following Core Values:
# We stand for open culture. No one should have the power to prevent the free exchange and expression of ideas, tools, or works.
# We stand for transparency and openness. Government activities should not be hidden from the public.
# We stand for individual privacy. The amount of oppression in a society is inversely proportional to its privacy protections. Individuals must be free to make personal decisions that do not harm another person.
# We are anti-monopoly. No monopoly should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from: being freely used, expressed, exchanged, recombined, or taught; nor to violate individual privacy or human rights. A creator's right to be compensated for their work or idea is only acceptable within these limitations.
# We stand for individuals over institutions. Universal human rights apply only to human beings, and not to corporations, limited liability organizations, or other group entities.
# We are a post-ideological values-based meritocracy. We place all options on the table. We choose a specific approach because the available evidence shows that it is the best way to promote our values. We do not make decisions based merely on tradition, popularity, authority or political expediency.
# We are egalitarian. We believe in equality and a level playing field. We accept input from all sources, and we value all people equally.
# We actively practice these values. We hold ourselves accountable for our own adherence to these principles.

==ARTICLE III: Membership ==
===Section 1: Pirate National Committee Membership===
# At least two delegates from each State Pirate Party which meets the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Representatives. A State which sends Representatives to the PNC shall be considered a Member State with Representation in the PNC for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each State Pirate Party which does not yet meet the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Observers. A State which sends Observers to the PNC shall be considered an Observer State for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each Subcommittee formed by the PNC as set forth in Art. VII, hereinafter referred to as Subcommittee Liaisons.
===Section 2: State Eligibility===
In order to be eligible to send Representatives to the PNC, a state must:
# Be home to a Pirate Party which is actively attempting to grow.
# Adhere to the Core Values.
# Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party.
# Regularly send a Representative to attend PNC meetings.
# Maintain an active web presence with an easy method of contact by prospective members.
# Apply for Representation, as set forth in Art. III §3.
# Ratify the PNC Bylaws
===Section 3: Representation===
The process by which states may apply for Representation in the PNC is as follows:
# The Applicant State shall ask a current Representative in the PNC to be a Sponsor for their application.
# At a PNC meeting, the Sponsor shall move to grant Representation to the Applicant State, which shall pass by majority vote. At least one prospective Representative from the Applicant State shall attend this meeting.
# If the motion passes, the prospective Representatives from the Applicant State shall be declared Representatives to the PNC. The Applicant State shall be declared a Member State of the PNC.
# If the motion does not pass, the prospective Representative(s) from the Applicant State shall be declared to be Observer(s), and the Applicant State an Observer State. The Applicant State shall be informed by the PNC what actions it must take to be eligible for Representation.
# At the PNC’s discretion, an Observer State may be granted a Probationary Membership, as set forth in Art. III §4, by a majority vote.
# Alternatively to Art. III §3.3, the Sponsor may move to declare the prospective Representative(s) of the Applicant State to be declared Observer(s), in the event that the Sponsor does not believe that the Applicant State is eligible for Member State status.
===Section 4: Probation===
# A State may be declared, by majority vote of the PNC, a Probationary State if any of the following conditions are met:
## No Representative from the Pirate Party of the State attends two consecutive PNC meetings, or:
## If the Pirate Party of the State no longer meets the requirements set forth in §3 An observer state can apply for probationary status as a stepping-stone to full membership. Art. III §2.
# The following subsections describe the Probationary process:
## The status of Probationary State shall persist for a minimum of one month.
## After this month, the PNC shall review whether or not the Pirate Party of the Probationary Member State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2.
## If the PNC finds that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2, the Probationary State shall be declared a Member State. Otherwise, the Probationary State shall be declared an Observer State.
## In the event that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State has been dissolved, has become inactive, or is otherwise uncontactable, the PNC may use its discretion to eject the Probationary State from the PNC instead of declaring it to be an Observer as per Art. III §4.
# Special cases:
## At any time throughout the probationary period, the Representatives of the Probationary State may voluntarily declare their state to be an Observer, ending the Probationary process.
## If the Pirate Party of a State does not adhere to the Core Values, the PNC shall not put the State on Probation but shall eject it by a ¾ (three-fourths) majority vote.
===Section 5: Voting Rights===
# Officers and Subcommittee Liaisons shall not participate in PNC votes, unless the Officer or Subcommittee Liaison in question is also acting as a State Representative, each recognized state delegation, without regard to delegation size, shall have one vote.
# All other PNC participants shall vote according to these Bylaws.
===Section 6: Registration of Representatives===
All primary and alternate Representatives of each Member or Observer state must be registered with the Captain or Quartermaster.

==ARTICLE IV: Officers==
===Section 1: Positions===

The PNC shall be facilitated by the following officers:

# The Captain or Chair, who shall manage all administration and operations of the PNC, act as the chairperson and primary spokesperson of the party, and facilitate PNC meetings.
# The First Officer or Vice-Chair, who shall assist the Captain in managing the administration and operations of the PNC, and act as primary leader of USPP committees and secondary spokesperson of the party. The First Officer will assume responsisbility for all meetings held by party recognized committees and conduct business on behalf of the Captain or the Quartermaster, in the event that either is absent or incapacitated.
# The Quartermaster or Treasurer, who shall manage all accounts of funds and the recording and reporting those funds to members, governmental campaign finance agencies and the general public.
# The Scribe or Secretary, who shall keep records of the minutes and logs for meetings, tally votes, and maintain a database of the members who compose the PNC as set forth in Art. III §1.
# The Lookout or State Moderator, who shall ensure that disputes between states have an impartial party who will help produce a resolution. This person will also work with each state party to develop and enforce a Pirate Code of Conduct.
# The Beancounter or Auditor, who shall ensure that national party funds, or such funds disbursed to state parties, were used appropriately.
# The Swarmcare Manager, who shall welcome new activists and state parties into the swarm and continually measure the overall health of it. A typical task would be to call new activists just to make them feel welcome, and tell them when the next events — social as well as operational — take place.
# The Webadmin or Director of the On-line, who shall coordinate volunteers to maintain the on-line infrastructure of the party, such as its websites, blogs and wikis.
# The Director of Public Relations, who shall administrate social media accounts, advise the PNC on its image and reputation, readily communicate with the public and press, and orchestrate opportunities for Pirates to appear publicly.

The PNC shall elect assistants to all officers, except Captain and First Officer, as well as additional spokespeople, as are deemed necessary.

===Section 2: Eligibility===
# To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must:
## be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists;
## attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum;
# To be eligible to hold the position of Captain set forth in Art. IV §1.1, a candidate must not be a Representative of a Member State, or must abdicate the role of Representative upon election as Captain.

===Section 3: Election===
Election of Officers shall occur:
# For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
## During the annual meeting, any member of the public who provides their name, address, phone number and email address, shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
## During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
# For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
# The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
## Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
## Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
## Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

==ARTICLE V: Executive==
===Section 1: Purpose===
# The fundamental purpose of the Pirate National Committee, hereinafter referred to as the PNC, is to serve as the governing and organizing body for the Party.
# The PNC shall adopt the most open, inclusive and egalitarian procedures and technologies available for running the Party’s web presence, for collaboration, and for conducting its own meetings.
# Unless expressly stated in the United States Pirate Cooperative Association (USPCA) bylaws, the Pirate National Committee shall be considered the operating board of the United States Pirate Cooperative Association.
===Section 2: Platforms===
# The PNC shall adopt platforms, policies or positions to the USPP platform, as it sees fit, by a majority vote. Adoptions to the USPP platform shall be mandatory for all member states to have in their platform as well.
# The PNC may also adopt "Approved Platform Positions", which are platforms, policies or positions that are not to be adopted to the USPP platform, but shall be approved for state parties to adopt to their individual platforms should they wish.
===Section 3: No Confidence Measure===
# At any time during a PNC meeting, any Member State’s Representative or acting Representative may call for a vote of No Confidence on the grounds that the PNC’s processes are fundamentally unfair or fatally flawed, and that new Officers are needed. Once seconded, there shall not be a delay of more than 30 minutes in voting on such a motion, and it requires a ⅗ (three-fifths) majority to pass.
# If a No Confidence measure passes, then the following sequence of events shall occur:
## The terms of all PNC Officers shall end immediately.
## The Representative who motioned for the No Confidence measure shall act as Temporary Captain, and the Representative who seconded it shall act as Temporary First Officer and Quartermaster.
## The Temporary Officers shall immediately facilitate the selection of new permanent Officers.

==ARTICLE VI: Meetings==
===Section 1: PNC Meeting===
# The PNC shall meet as frequently as its members shall decide, but not less than once per year.
# The PNC shall use the most effective and most inclusive collaboration tools available to meet and vote on decisions, such as Jitsi or IRC.
# A quorum shall be 50% of all states, Probationary states, and Observer states, where Member states are counted as one and Probationary and Observer states are counted as one-half.
# The agenda for each meeting shall be finalized and publicly posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting in question.
===Section 2: Annual Meeting===
The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
# hold officer elections.
# hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations must be completed and published a minimum of five days before the election. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

===Section 3: Building State Parties===
# The Party shall hold such meetings and/or social gatherings as may be needed to build the membership of the party at a state and local level.
# The Party shall use all means at its disposal to provide support to such groups as shall arise at a state level, as well as locally, nationally and internationally to support this goal of facilitating the creation of State Parties in all 50 States and every US Territory.
# A yearly convention shall be held for the purposes of party elections at a date specified by the PNC.
===Section 4: Purpose, Membership, and Operations===
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.

==Article VII: Committees -- Purpose, Membership, and Operations==
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.
# The PNC may specify the operating procedures of a Subcommittee and any criteria for its membership not otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Any operating procedures or membership criteria not specified by the PNC shall be determined by the members of the Subcommittee.

==ARTICLE VIII: Parliamentary Authority==
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) shall govern the Party in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Party may adopt.

==ARTICLE IX: Amendment==
# In general, these Bylaws can be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the PNC. Initial ratification requires the same two-thirds majority vote of the temporary PNC.
# Following ratification by the PNC, this initial Bylaws or any amendment to it must be ratified by two-thirds of State Parties using their own internal ratification procedures. The votes of Pirate Parties located in Observer States and Probationary States are not counted for Bylaws ratification or amendment.

==ARTICLE X: Dissolution==
# Dissolution of this PNC by consent shall require the unanimous agreement of the Member States together with a simple majority vote of Member States and Observer States at a General Meeting which has been publicized at least 30 days in advance to all Member States and Observer States of the PNC for the purpose of taking this vote.
# Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the PNC, after all of its liabilities and obligations have been paid, satisfied, and discharged, all of the assets of the PNC shall be distributed for such educational, charitable and scientific purposes as the Member States (or such other persons as may be in charge of liquidation) shall determine. If an agreement cannot be met for the disbursment of funds, then a court of arbitration may be consulted.

[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

= Revision History =

* [[PNC 09/09/19]]
* [[PNC 12/13/20]]
* [[PNC 03/28/21]]
* [[PNC 11/21/21]]
* [[PNC 01/16/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/10/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/17/2022]]
* [[PNC 09/18/2022]]
* [[PNC 04/02/2023]]

Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Bylaws

2023-07-03T01:44:50Z

Yari: /* Section 3: Election */ editing formatting, no content changes

{{PNC NAV}}
==ARTICLE I: Pirate Party of the United States of America==
These Bylaws shall govern the association known as the Pirate Party of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as the Party.

The term “state” as used in these articles includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

==ARTICLE II: Object==
===Section 1: Mission===
The Party shall:
# Give voice to the Core Values of the Party.
# Adopt and promote statements of policy which implement these Core Values.
# Nominate and assist in the election of Pirate candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, and support Party and Party-endorsed candidates for public office.
# Promote the growth of state and local Pirate Parties, and assist in their activities. Engage in any other activities incidental or related to the above

===Section 2: Core Values===
Pursuant to this mission, we, the Pirate Party of the United States of America, form the Party on the basis of the following Core Values:
# We stand for open culture. No one should have the power to prevent the free exchange and expression of ideas, tools, or works.
# We stand for transparency and openness. Government activities should not be hidden from the public.
# We stand for individual privacy. The amount of oppression in a society is inversely proportional to its privacy protections. Individuals must be free to make personal decisions that do not harm another person.
# We are anti-monopoly. No monopoly should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from: being freely used, expressed, exchanged, recombined, or taught; nor to violate individual privacy or human rights. A creator's right to be compensated for their work or idea is only acceptable within these limitations.
# We stand for individuals over institutions. Universal human rights apply only to human beings, and not to corporations, limited liability organizations, or other group entities.
# We are a post-ideological values-based meritocracy. We place all options on the table. We choose a specific approach because the available evidence shows that it is the best way to promote our values. We do not make decisions based merely on tradition, popularity, authority or political expediency.
# We are egalitarian. We believe in equality and a level playing field. We accept input from all sources, and we value all people equally.
# We actively practice these values. We hold ourselves accountable for our own adherence to these principles.

==ARTICLE III: Membership ==
===Section 1: Pirate National Committee Membership===
# At least two delegates from each State Pirate Party which meets the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Representatives. A State which sends Representatives to the PNC shall be considered a Member State with Representation in the PNC for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each State Pirate Party which does not yet meet the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Observers. A State which sends Observers to the PNC shall be considered an Observer State for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each Subcommittee formed by the PNC as set forth in Art. VII, hereinafter referred to as Subcommittee Liaisons.
===Section 2: State Eligibility===
In order to be eligible to send Representatives to the PNC, a state must:
# Be home to a Pirate Party which is actively attempting to grow.
# Adhere to the Core Values.
# Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party.
# Regularly send a Representative to attend PNC meetings.
# Maintain an active web presence with an easy method of contact by prospective members.
# Apply for Representation, as set forth in Art. III §3.
# Ratify the PNC Bylaws
===Section 3: Representation===
The process by which states may apply for Representation in the PNC is as follows:
# The Applicant State shall ask a current Representative in the PNC to be a Sponsor for their application.
# At a PNC meeting, the Sponsor shall move to grant Representation to the Applicant State, which shall pass by majority vote. At least one prospective Representative from the Applicant State shall attend this meeting.
# If the motion passes, the prospective Representatives from the Applicant State shall be declared Representatives to the PNC. The Applicant State shall be declared a Member State of the PNC.
# If the motion does not pass, the prospective Representative(s) from the Applicant State shall be declared to be Observer(s), and the Applicant State an Observer State. The Applicant State shall be informed by the PNC what actions it must take to be eligible for Representation.
# At the PNC’s discretion, an Observer State may be granted a Probationary Membership, as set forth in Art. III §4, by a majority vote.
# Alternatively to Art. III §3.3, the Sponsor may move to declare the prospective Representative(s) of the Applicant State to be declared Observer(s), in the event that the Sponsor does not believe that the Applicant State is eligible for Member State status.
===Section 4: Probation===
# A State may be declared, by majority vote of the PNC, a Probationary State if any of the following conditions are met:
## No Representative from the Pirate Party of the State attends two consecutive PNC meetings, or:
## If the Pirate Party of the State no longer meets the requirements set forth in §3 An observer state can apply for probationary status as a stepping-stone to full membership. Art. III §2.
# The following subsections describe the Probationary process:
## The status of Probationary State shall persist for a minimum of one month.
## After this month, the PNC shall review whether or not the Pirate Party of the Probationary Member State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2.
## If the PNC finds that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2, the Probationary State shall be declared a Member State. Otherwise, the Probationary State shall be declared an Observer State.
## In the event that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State has been dissolved, has become inactive, or is otherwise uncontactable, the PNC may use its discretion to eject the Probationary State from the PNC instead of declaring it to be an Observer as per Art. III §4.
# Special cases:
## At any time throughout the probationary period, the Representatives of the Probationary State may voluntarily declare their state to be an Observer, ending the Probationary process.
## If the Pirate Party of a State does not adhere to the Core Values, the PNC shall not put the State on Probation but shall eject it by a ¾ (three-fourths) majority vote.
===Section 5: Voting Rights===
# Officers and Subcommittee Liaisons shall not participate in PNC votes, unless the Officer or Subcommittee Liaison in question is also acting as a State Representative, each recognized state delegation, without regard to delegation size, shall have one vote.
# All other PNC participants shall vote according to these Bylaws.
===Section 6: Registration of Representatives===
All primary and alternate Representatives of each Member or Observer state must be registered with the Captain or Quartermaster.

==ARTICLE IV: Officers==
===Section 1: Positions===

The PNC shall be facilitated by the following officers:

# The Captain or Chair, who shall manage all administration and operations of the PNC, act as the chairperson and primary spokesperson of the party, and facilitate PNC meetings.
# The First Officer or Vice-Chair, who shall assist the Captain in managing the administration and operations of the PNC, and act as primary leader of USPP committees and secondary spokesperson of the party. The First Officer will assume responsisbility for all meetings held by party recognized committees and conduct business on behalf of the Captain or the Quartermaster, in the event that either is absent or incapacitated.
# The Quartermaster or Treasurer, who shall manage all accounts of funds and the recording and reporting those funds to members, governmental campaign finance agencies and the general public.
# The Scribe or Secretary, who shall keep records of the minutes and logs for meetings, tally votes, and maintain a database of the members who compose the PNC as set forth in Art. III §1.
# The Lookout or State Moderator, who shall ensure that disputes between states have an impartial party who will help produce a resolution. This person will also work with each state party to develop and enforce a Pirate Code of Conduct.
# The Beancounter or Auditor, who shall ensure that national party funds, or such funds disbursed to state parties, were used appropriately.
# The Swarmcare Manager, who shall welcome new activists and state parties into the swarm and continually measure the overall health of it. A typical task would be to call new activists just to make them feel welcome, and tell them when the next events — social as well as operational — take place.
# The Webadmin or Director of the On-line, who shall coordinate volunteers to maintain the on-line infrastructure of the party, such as its websites, blogs and wikis.
# The Director of Public Relations, who shall administrate social media accounts, advise the PNC on its image and reputation, readily communicate with the public and press, and orchestrate opportunities for Pirates to appear publicly.

The PNC shall elect assistants to all officers, except Captain and First Officer, as well as additional spokespeople, as are deemed necessary.

===Section 2: Eligibility===
# To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must:
## be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists;
## attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum;
# To be eligible to hold the position of Captain set forth in Art. IV §1.1, a candidate must not be a Representative of a Member State, or must abdicate the role of Representative upon election as Captain.

===Section 3: Election===
Election of Officers shall occur:
# For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
## During the annual meeting, any member of the public who provides their name, address, phone number and email address, shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
## During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
# For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
# The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
## Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
## Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
## Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

==ARTICLE V: Executive==
===Section 1: Purpose===
# The fundamental purpose of the Pirate National Committee, hereinafter referred to as the PNC, is to serve as the governing and organizing body for the Party.
# The PNC shall adopt the most open, inclusive and egalitarian procedures and technologies available for running the Party’s web presence, for collaboration, and for conducting its own meetings.
# Unless expressly stated in the United States Pirate Cooperative Association (USPCA) bylaws, the Pirate National Committee shall be considered the operating board of the United States Pirate Cooperative Association.
===Section 2: Platforms===
# The PNC shall adopt platforms, policies or positions to the USPP platform, as it sees fit, by a majority vote. Adoptions to the USPP platform shall be mandatory for all member states to have in their platform as well.
# The PNC may also adopt "Approved Platform Positions", which are platforms, policies or positions that are not to be adopted to the USPP platform, but shall be approved for state parties to adopt to their individual platforms should they wish.
===Section 3: No Confidence Measure===
# At any time during a PNC meeting, any Member State’s Representative or acting Representative may call for a vote of No Confidence on the grounds that the PNC’s processes are fundamentally unfair or fatally flawed, and that new Officers are needed. Once seconded, there shall not be a delay of more than 30 minutes in voting on such a motion, and it requires a ⅗ (three-fifths) majority to pass.
# If a No Confidence measure passes, then the following sequence of events shall occur:
## The terms of all PNC Officers shall end immediately.
## The Representative who motioned for the No Confidence measure shall act as Temporary Captain, and the Representative who seconded it shall act as Temporary First Officer and Quartermaster.
## The Temporary Officers shall immediately facilitate the selection of new permanent Officers.

==ARTICLE VI: Meetings==
===Section 1: PNC Meeting===
# The PNC shall meet as frequently as its members shall decide, but not less than once per year.
# The PNC shall use the most effective and most inclusive collaboration tools available to meet and vote on decisions, such as Jitsi or IRC.
# A quorum shall be 50% of all states, Probationary states, and Observer states, where Member states are counted as one and Probationary and Observer states are counted as one-half.
# The agenda for each meeting shall be finalized and publicly posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting in question.
===Section 2: Annual Meeting===
The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
# hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
# hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.
===Section 3: Building State Parties===
# The Party shall hold such meetings and/or social gatherings as may be needed to build the membership of the party at a state and local level.
# The Party shall use all means at its disposal to provide support to such groups as shall arise at a state level, as well as locally, nationally and internationally to support this goal of facilitating the creation of State Parties in all 50 States and every US Territory.
# A yearly convention shall be held for the purposes of party elections at a date specified by the PNC.
===Section 4: Purpose, Membership, and Operations===
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.

==Article VII: Committees -- Purpose, Membership, and Operations==
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.
# The PNC may specify the operating procedures of a Subcommittee and any criteria for its membership not otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Any operating procedures or membership criteria not specified by the PNC shall be determined by the members of the Subcommittee.

==ARTICLE VIII: Parliamentary Authority==
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) shall govern the Party in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Party may adopt.

==ARTICLE IX: Amendment==
# In general, these Bylaws can be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the PNC. Initial ratification requires the same two-thirds majority vote of the temporary PNC.
# Following ratification by the PNC, this initial Bylaws or any amendment to it must be ratified by two-thirds of State Parties using their own internal ratification procedures. The votes of Pirate Parties located in Observer States and Probationary States are not counted for Bylaws ratification or amendment.

==ARTICLE X: Dissolution==
# Dissolution of this PNC by consent shall require the unanimous agreement of the Member States together with a simple majority vote of Member States and Observer States at a General Meeting which has been publicized at least 30 days in advance to all Member States and Observer States of the PNC for the purpose of taking this vote.
# Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the PNC, after all of its liabilities and obligations have been paid, satisfied, and discharged, all of the assets of the PNC shall be distributed for such educational, charitable and scientific purposes as the Member States (or such other persons as may be in charge of liquidation) shall determine. If an agreement cannot be met for the disbursment of funds, then a court of arbitration may be consulted.

[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

= Revision History =

* [[PNC 09/09/19]]
* [[PNC 12/13/20]]
* [[PNC 03/28/21]]
* [[PNC 11/21/21]]
* [[PNC 01/16/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/10/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/17/2022]]
* [[PNC 09/18/2022]]
* [[PNC 04/02/2023]]

Pirate National Committee (PNC)/Bylaws

2023-07-03T01:44:02Z

Yari: /* Section 3: Election */ Edited Article 4, Section 3 per bylaws change on 05/14/2023

{{PNC NAV}}
==ARTICLE I: Pirate Party of the United States of America==
These Bylaws shall govern the association known as the Pirate Party of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as the Party.

The term “state” as used in these articles includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.

==ARTICLE II: Object==
===Section 1: Mission===
The Party shall:
# Give voice to the Core Values of the Party.
# Adopt and promote statements of policy which implement these Core Values.
# Nominate and assist in the election of Pirate candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, and support Party and Party-endorsed candidates for public office.
# Promote the growth of state and local Pirate Parties, and assist in their activities. Engage in any other activities incidental or related to the above

===Section 2: Core Values===
Pursuant to this mission, we, the Pirate Party of the United States of America, form the Party on the basis of the following Core Values:
# We stand for open culture. No one should have the power to prevent the free exchange and expression of ideas, tools, or works.
# We stand for transparency and openness. Government activities should not be hidden from the public.
# We stand for individual privacy. The amount of oppression in a society is inversely proportional to its privacy protections. Individuals must be free to make personal decisions that do not harm another person.
# We are anti-monopoly. No monopoly should be able to prevent works, tools, or ideas from: being freely used, expressed, exchanged, recombined, or taught; nor to violate individual privacy or human rights. A creator's right to be compensated for their work or idea is only acceptable within these limitations.
# We stand for individuals over institutions. Universal human rights apply only to human beings, and not to corporations, limited liability organizations, or other group entities.
# We are a post-ideological values-based meritocracy. We place all options on the table. We choose a specific approach because the available evidence shows that it is the best way to promote our values. We do not make decisions based merely on tradition, popularity, authority or political expediency.
# We are egalitarian. We believe in equality and a level playing field. We accept input from all sources, and we value all people equally.
# We actively practice these values. We hold ourselves accountable for our own adherence to these principles.

==ARTICLE III: Membership ==
===Section 1: Pirate National Committee Membership===
# At least two delegates from each State Pirate Party which meets the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Representatives. A State which sends Representatives to the PNC shall be considered a Member State with Representation in the PNC for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each State Pirate Party which does not yet meet the qualifications set forth in Art. III §2, hereinafter referred to as Observers. A State which sends Observers to the PNC shall be considered an Observer State for the purposes of this document.
# At least one delegate from each Subcommittee formed by the PNC as set forth in Art. VII, hereinafter referred to as Subcommittee Liaisons.
===Section 2: State Eligibility===
In order to be eligible to send Representatives to the PNC, a state must:
# Be home to a Pirate Party which is actively attempting to grow.
# Adhere to the Core Values.
# Appoint one Primary Representative and at least one Alternate Representative, both of whom must be active members of the state’s Pirate Party.
# Regularly send a Representative to attend PNC meetings.
# Maintain an active web presence with an easy method of contact by prospective members.
# Apply for Representation, as set forth in Art. III §3.
# Ratify the PNC Bylaws
===Section 3: Representation===
The process by which states may apply for Representation in the PNC is as follows:
# The Applicant State shall ask a current Representative in the PNC to be a Sponsor for their application.
# At a PNC meeting, the Sponsor shall move to grant Representation to the Applicant State, which shall pass by majority vote. At least one prospective Representative from the Applicant State shall attend this meeting.
# If the motion passes, the prospective Representatives from the Applicant State shall be declared Representatives to the PNC. The Applicant State shall be declared a Member State of the PNC.
# If the motion does not pass, the prospective Representative(s) from the Applicant State shall be declared to be Observer(s), and the Applicant State an Observer State. The Applicant State shall be informed by the PNC what actions it must take to be eligible for Representation.
# At the PNC’s discretion, an Observer State may be granted a Probationary Membership, as set forth in Art. III §4, by a majority vote.
# Alternatively to Art. III §3.3, the Sponsor may move to declare the prospective Representative(s) of the Applicant State to be declared Observer(s), in the event that the Sponsor does not believe that the Applicant State is eligible for Member State status.
===Section 4: Probation===
# A State may be declared, by majority vote of the PNC, a Probationary State if any of the following conditions are met:
## No Representative from the Pirate Party of the State attends two consecutive PNC meetings, or:
## If the Pirate Party of the State no longer meets the requirements set forth in §3 An observer state can apply for probationary status as a stepping-stone to full membership. Art. III §2.
# The following subsections describe the Probationary process:
## The status of Probationary State shall persist for a minimum of one month.
## After this month, the PNC shall review whether or not the Pirate Party of the Probationary Member State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2.
## If the PNC finds that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State meets the requirements set forth in Art. III §2, the Probationary State shall be declared a Member State. Otherwise, the Probationary State shall be declared an Observer State.
## In the event that the Pirate Party of the Probationary State has been dissolved, has become inactive, or is otherwise uncontactable, the PNC may use its discretion to eject the Probationary State from the PNC instead of declaring it to be an Observer as per Art. III §4.
# Special cases:
## At any time throughout the probationary period, the Representatives of the Probationary State may voluntarily declare their state to be an Observer, ending the Probationary process.
## If the Pirate Party of a State does not adhere to the Core Values, the PNC shall not put the State on Probation but shall eject it by a ¾ (three-fourths) majority vote.
===Section 5: Voting Rights===
# Officers and Subcommittee Liaisons shall not participate in PNC votes, unless the Officer or Subcommittee Liaison in question is also acting as a State Representative, each recognized state delegation, without regard to delegation size, shall have one vote.
# All other PNC participants shall vote according to these Bylaws.
===Section 6: Registration of Representatives===
All primary and alternate Representatives of each Member or Observer state must be registered with the Captain or Quartermaster.

==ARTICLE IV: Officers==
===Section 1: Positions===

The PNC shall be facilitated by the following officers:

# The Captain or Chair, who shall manage all administration and operations of the PNC, act as the chairperson and primary spokesperson of the party, and facilitate PNC meetings.
# The First Officer or Vice-Chair, who shall assist the Captain in managing the administration and operations of the PNC, and act as primary leader of USPP committees and secondary spokesperson of the party. The First Officer will assume responsisbility for all meetings held by party recognized committees and conduct business on behalf of the Captain or the Quartermaster, in the event that either is absent or incapacitated.
# The Quartermaster or Treasurer, who shall manage all accounts of funds and the recording and reporting those funds to members, governmental campaign finance agencies and the general public.
# The Scribe or Secretary, who shall keep records of the minutes and logs for meetings, tally votes, and maintain a database of the members who compose the PNC as set forth in Art. III §1.
# The Lookout or State Moderator, who shall ensure that disputes between states have an impartial party who will help produce a resolution. This person will also work with each state party to develop and enforce a Pirate Code of Conduct.
# The Beancounter or Auditor, who shall ensure that national party funds, or such funds disbursed to state parties, were used appropriately.
# The Swarmcare Manager, who shall welcome new activists and state parties into the swarm and continually measure the overall health of it. A typical task would be to call new activists just to make them feel welcome, and tell them when the next events — social as well as operational — take place.
# The Webadmin or Director of the On-line, who shall coordinate volunteers to maintain the on-line infrastructure of the party, such as its websites, blogs and wikis.
# The Director of Public Relations, who shall administrate social media accounts, advise the PNC on its image and reputation, readily communicate with the public and press, and orchestrate opportunities for Pirates to appear publicly.

The PNC shall elect assistants to all officers, except Captain and First Officer, as well as additional spokespeople, as are deemed necessary.

===Section 2: Eligibility===
# To be eligible to hold one of the positions set forth in Art. IV §1, a candidate must:
## be an active member of their State Pirate Party, or actively involved in Pirate politics if no state party exists;
## attend at least one meeting prior to any vote to appoint them where PNC members can interview them. Meeting may be by video, IRC, or other shared electronic media, but potential candidates must be able to answer questions asked by PNC members in the forum;
# To be eligible to hold the position of Captain set forth in Art. IV §1.1, a candidate must not be a Representative of a Member State, or must abdicate the role of Representative upon election as Captain.

===Section 3: Election===
Election of Officers shall occur:
# For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
## During the annual meeting, any member of the public who provides their name, address, phone number and email address, shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
## During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
# For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
# The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
## Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
## Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
## Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

==ARTICLE V: Executive==
===Section 1: Purpose===
# The fundamental purpose of the Pirate National Committee, hereinafter referred to as the PNC, is to serve as the governing and organizing body for the Party.
# The PNC shall adopt the most open, inclusive and egalitarian procedures and technologies available for running the Party’s web presence, for collaboration, and for conducting its own meetings.
# Unless expressly stated in the United States Pirate Cooperative Association (USPCA) bylaws, the Pirate National Committee shall be considered the operating board of the United States Pirate Cooperative Association.
===Section 2: Platforms===
# The PNC shall adopt platforms, policies or positions to the USPP platform, as it sees fit, by a majority vote. Adoptions to the USPP platform shall be mandatory for all member states to have in their platform as well.
# The PNC may also adopt "Approved Platform Positions", which are platforms, policies or positions that are not to be adopted to the USPP platform, but shall be approved for state parties to adopt to their individual platforms should they wish.
===Section 3: No Confidence Measure===
# At any time during a PNC meeting, any Member State’s Representative or acting Representative may call for a vote of No Confidence on the grounds that the PNC’s processes are fundamentally unfair or fatally flawed, and that new Officers are needed. Once seconded, there shall not be a delay of more than 30 minutes in voting on such a motion, and it requires a ⅗ (three-fifths) majority to pass.
# If a No Confidence measure passes, then the following sequence of events shall occur:
## The terms of all PNC Officers shall end immediately.
## The Representative who motioned for the No Confidence measure shall act as Temporary Captain, and the Representative who seconded it shall act as Temporary First Officer and Quartermaster.
## The Temporary Officers shall immediately facilitate the selection of new permanent Officers.

==ARTICLE VI: Meetings==
===Section 1: PNC Meeting===
# The PNC shall meet as frequently as its members shall decide, but not less than once per year.
# The PNC shall use the most effective and most inclusive collaboration tools available to meet and vote on decisions, such as Jitsi or IRC.
# A quorum shall be 50% of all states, Probationary states, and Observer states, where Member states are counted as one and Probationary and Observer states are counted as one-half.
# The agenda for each meeting shall be finalized and publicly posted a minimum of 24 hours before the meeting in question.
===Section 2: Annual Meeting===
The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
# hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
# hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.
===Section 3: Building State Parties===
# The Party shall hold such meetings and/or social gatherings as may be needed to build the membership of the party at a state and local level.
# The Party shall use all means at its disposal to provide support to such groups as shall arise at a state level, as well as locally, nationally and internationally to support this goal of facilitating the creation of State Parties in all 50 States and every US Territory.
# A yearly convention shall be held for the purposes of party elections at a date specified by the PNC.
===Section 4: Purpose, Membership, and Operations===
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.

==Article VII: Committees -- Purpose, Membership, and Operations==
# A Subcommittee shall be a working group formed by act of the PNC to achieve a specified purpose.
# A Subcommittee shall be composed of active members of any Pirate Party located in a Member State or Observer State.
# The PNC may specify the operating procedures of a Subcommittee and any criteria for its membership not otherwise specified in these Bylaws. Any operating procedures or membership criteria not specified by the PNC shall be determined by the members of the Subcommittee.

==ARTICLE VIII: Parliamentary Authority==
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) shall govern the Party in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Party may adopt.

==ARTICLE IX: Amendment==
# In general, these Bylaws can be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the PNC. Initial ratification requires the same two-thirds majority vote of the temporary PNC.
# Following ratification by the PNC, this initial Bylaws or any amendment to it must be ratified by two-thirds of State Parties using their own internal ratification procedures. The votes of Pirate Parties located in Observer States and Probationary States are not counted for Bylaws ratification or amendment.

==ARTICLE X: Dissolution==
# Dissolution of this PNC by consent shall require the unanimous agreement of the Member States together with a simple majority vote of Member States and Observer States at a General Meeting which has been publicized at least 30 days in advance to all Member States and Observer States of the PNC for the purpose of taking this vote.
# Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the PNC, after all of its liabilities and obligations have been paid, satisfied, and discharged, all of the assets of the PNC shall be distributed for such educational, charitable and scientific purposes as the Member States (or such other persons as may be in charge of liquidation) shall determine. If an agreement cannot be met for the disbursment of funds, then a court of arbitration may be consulted.

[[Category:USPP]]
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[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

= Revision History =

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* [[PNC 03/28/21]]
* [[PNC 11/21/21]]
* [[PNC 01/16/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/10/2022]]
* [[PNC 07/17/2022]]
* [[PNC 09/18/2022]]
* [[PNC 04/02/2023]]

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==Summary==

===Attending===

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==2023==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/04/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/11/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/18/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/25/2023]]

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===July===
*[[PNC 07/02/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/09/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 07/30/2023]]

|}

==2022==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

|}
==2021==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

|}

==2020==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

|}

==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2016==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
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===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
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[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

Meeting Minutes

2023-06-05T01:20:25Z

Yari:

__NOTOC____NOEDITSECTION__
{{PNC NAV}}
==2023==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/12/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|

===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/04/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/11/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/18/2023]]
*[[PNC 06/25/2023]]

|}

==2022==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

|}
==2021==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

|}

==2020==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

|}

==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2016==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
===November===
===December===
|}

==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
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[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

PNC 05/28/2023

2023-05-29T01:09:30Z

Yari: created page

May 28th, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* conference updates - the conference is this week!

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 05/21/2023

2023-05-22T02:25:48Z

Yari: /* Meeting Minutes */

May 21st, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* conference updates

==== New Business ====

* discussion of permissions and procedure for posting and cross posting to socials, blog, and discord announcements

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

<nowiki>

21:09:28 <Woden> Starting an informal discussion at 9:08 EDT.
<Woden> IDs?
<_xmxvx_> sarai ovied, tx :D
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep & USPP secretary
<Quartermaster> Joseph Onoroski, Massachusetts, Treasurer, PPI rep, platform committee person.
DreadPirateDrew has joined
<Woden> Anthony Jay Porter, INPP non-voting member, chair of the PNC
<Woden> Oh hey, we just went official
<Woden> ID Drew!
<DreadPirateDrew> Drew Bingaman PA Captain
<yari> welcome
<yari> & ahoy
<DreadPirateDrew> ahoy
<Quartermaster> Ahoy
<_xmxvx_> oh also on record: commander of provisional outreach marines
<_xmxvx_> ahoy!
<yari> I suggest that for this meeting, we skip through reports by simply asking anyone with relevant reports to give them
<Woden> IL alternate may be coming
<Woden> Any objections to Yari's proposal?
<yari> I would like to get through this meeting quickly so that we can maybe break early with action items and get work done for the conference
<_xmxvx_> * thumbs up *
<Quartermaster> I am fine with a quick meeting.
<Woden> I will start by asking for anyone who has an officer or committee report to say "Report"
<yari> none from me
<_xmxvx_> Report
<Quartermaster> Treasury is the same amount.
<Woden> Okay, one report from V. Let's hear it!
<Quartermaster> Things got done with Platform but I didn't do it.
<_xmxvx_> Outreach has no new business. We're working on a lot of templates for regions/designs using canva. Also formatting blog posts on Google Docs.
<_xmxvx_> Also, Pirate Chat we had scribble.io fun
<_xmxvx_> That's all.
<Quartermaster> Question?
<Quartermaster> For outreach
<_xmxvx_> Yes
<Woden> You may ask
<Quartermaster> Did we respond to the Andy/Goldperson case?
<Quartermaster> Or post about it?
<Woden> This is something that slipped my radar. V?
<_xmxvx_> Is that the one with the Prince copyright? Not yet. There was a great start of a post/comment in platform.
<Quartermaster> A tweet would do too.
<_xmxvx_> Before I could do anything further I requested more information.
<Woden> If we want a tweet then someone should send me copy for it and it can be done
<_xmxvx_> One second, I didn't finish. I requested more information on permissions or procedures to: x post announcements on discord x post on the blog x post on our socials
<Quartermaster> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol_Foundation_for_the_Visual_Arts,_Inc._v._Goldsmith
<papegaai> Title: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith - Wikipedia (at en.m.wikipedia.org)
<_xmxvx_> If we get what's started in platform to AJ, that's a good solution for today :)
<Quartermaster> We did a short piece on it in Mass pirate news, if that helps.
<yari> for today, but not for in general, which is why I think its important to talk abt today
<yari> thanks for report though
ElmoMusk has joined
<Quartermaster> Thank you for humoring me.
<yari> and a constant thank you for rallying the folks
<yari> wishing i could have joined pirate chat
<Woden> Okay. Next up on the agenda according to the mock one Yari wants us to follow is 40 minutes of conference planning
<yari> nope
<yari> maybe?
<yari> i dunno
<yari> I think either that or talk about v's agenda item
<yari> or both
<_xmxvx_> They're both very important.
<yari> agreed
<Woden> Oh, is that pseudo out of order?
ElmoMusk has quit
<Woden> What is V's agenda item?
<_xmxvx_> One idea is to have things ready for officers to post on the blog/social. Then table the discussion about permissions and procedures.
<_xmxvx_> "can I request a time to talk about permissions or procedures to: x post announcements on discord x post on the blog x post on our socials"
<yari> ^
<yari> procedures especially, I feel
<yari> we don't have a clear procedure about posting online, and I think the more we do it the more important having this discussion it
<yari> *is
<yari> we can table it for another time but it needs to happen soon
<Woden> What kind of procedures do we want?
<Woden> Should be known that I am always down to talk about stuff like this
<yari> that's a great question. My thought is that it would be nice for there to be a way that any pirate can three-pirate-rule a post together and then have it run through a trusted group of editors and posted without intervention of admin
<_xmxvx_> I know that I have a few items that volunteers want to contribute to the blog. So, that's one aspect of a pipeline we could have. 1_collection 2_edit read by 3pirates 3_sent to posting officer
<Woden> So far all of these things are separate lists of people that have some loose connection to current or former officers
<Woden> We have some kind of system for the blog that we don't really use from around a year ago. Do you remember Yari?
<_xmxvx_> Also, I feel that we have a lot of things we want to move into advisory members roles.
<Woden> It was very close to the three Pirate rule, but one of them had to be an approved editor or something
<Quartermaster> We could do an open blog input but usually spam bots make the editorial process a huge task.
<yari> I think it may have just been that?
<yari> Joe there are some really simple and effective ways to deter spam bots
<yari> especially on drupal
<Quartermaster> I trust in your internet prowess then.
<DreadPirateDrew> I would rather not have a gatekeeper,
<Quartermaster> This is also true
<_xmxvx_> Can you explain more about a gatekeeper?
<yari> I say 'trusted group of editors' and realize that's just a proxy for admin
<yari> aka a gatekeeper
<_xmxvx_> In one aspect, it could be a committee that is the review board of the content.
<yari> gotta democratize that shit somehow
<DreadPirateDrew> My preference would be if it has approval of 3 pirates, it goes up.
<Woden> I believe our shelved system (due to lack of recruits) was that anyone can submit to an approved editor who can workshop it with them and eventually post it with them
<yari> Agreed with drew
<Quartermaster> Plus it seems like outreach would be the admin for blogs anyways.
<Woden> I disagree with that.
<_xmxvx_> I like that Drew
<yari> We can always take stuff down if its bad
<_xmxvx_> the revision is done on the 3 pirate level
<yari> And there's the pressure of making something you know is going to be public
<Woden> Blog posts play a big role on our brand and how we are seen, it's perceived coming straight from our mouth as an organization
<_xmxvx_> another idea could be content submission > 3 pirate review > post
<Woden> I want a variety of perspectives to be present with some level of gatekeeping
<yari> I think there's also the point here that any 3 pirates who are a part of this will be pirates who have submitted their info to our lists
<yari> so they can be held accountable
<DreadPirateDrew> I want to encourage the swarm, and keep the committee feel down. I would like us to be able to be more agile and less bureaucratic
<Quartermaster> For the horde?!?!?!
<yari> for the horde!
<yari> we currently make almost no content
<Woden> I like agility
<yari> that clearly needs to change
* _xmxvx_ gets sword ready
<Woden> That is why we don't have only one or two editos
<Woden> And why editors would ideally be a lot of people at the PNC and outreach level
<_xmxvx_> agile is a dangerous territory. can you provide a context for how to submit and post the content?
<yari> Also it can be more than 3 pirates
<yari> That's just the minimum
<_xmxvx_> For example, on wikipedia, there are editors who edit editors
<Quartermaster> It's been quite a while since I created websites, so I would have to defer judgement and procedures to yall.
<yari> I'm with drew on this one. I think adding more steps makes this process slower and more difficult. We've posted things before where it was one person writing it (pmchi, myself, woden, etc) and then checking it with 2 others. I think we should extend the same trust to our members.
<DreadPirateDrew> Agreed Yari
<DreadPirateDrew> We just need to note who the approvals are
<Woden> I think the system we have is plenty easy and one-step, the editors are just a selective group
<Quartermaster> Like you said as well, we can remove unwanted comments and hold those accountable as well.
<_xmxvx_> In practice: would that look like sending a message to the officers via a Google Form or something like that? To get it posted?
<_xmxvx_> For example: one volunteer has a 5part blog series on rank choiced voting
<yari> v: I think in practice, it would be a form on the drupal backend.
<Quartermaster> Why not just make it the states at large, having outreach charged with monitoring the blogs it keep it in check.
<_xmxvx_> 3 pirates have reviewed it. what happens next?
<yari> It just posts
<yari> I can automate that
<_xmxvx_> oh sweet. automation!
<Quartermaster> I think we all are going to check it anyways.
<Woden> This has come up a bit, I really am pro some small level of gatekeeping while we get back into the swing of asserting our beliefs and carving out a political identity. We still attracting dozens of people per day who are not fit to be Pirates and not in the right mindset. It is hard to even post something on twitter without finding a tech bro disappointed that we believe in mandatory childhood vaccinations because he would have signed up otherwise
<_xmxvx_> ah the joys of being an internet political party
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<DreadPirateDrew> Or we could just continue to not have content.
<Woden> I do not want anything like that or pro Russian war crimes or whatever to end up anywhere enar us. And it's easy right now because nobody knows our true identity
<Woden> Drew, heard, but quality over quantity to an extent
<yari> I hear that concern Woden. I just think that's moderated more by a) the pressure of public writing on a blog, b) the three-pirate rule, and c) the filtering effect set up by them having to be approved members who have given us their contact info already
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<yari> The posters will NOT be anonymous
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<yari> Woden
<yari> We will have their info
<DreadPirateDrew> Nor should the sign offs be private
<yari> I'm not saying give them MORE trust than we have now
<Quartermaster> Aye
<yari> I'm saying give them the SAME trust that we have now
<DreadPirateDrew> We should all know who the author is and who green lit each post. That's all we need
<yari> We are not anonymous
<yari> So if they want to post, they should not be either
<Woden> The posters will not be anonymous, people are still greenlighting posts that will be speaking to our values as a party
<Woden> It's not the party's personal social media, it's our brand
<_xmxvx_> Can we have the greenlighters be officers/committee leaders
<DreadPirateDrew> I don't care if to the public we use alias' but internally we should know who wrote and signed off.
<_xmxvx_> ?
<Woden> That's kinda the system we have/had, V
<Woden> I like it
<Quartermaster> I would add state captains can approve as well.
<Woden> Anyone can be approved as an editor that we want under our current system, it's just a selective group
<_xmxvx_> So in practice: collaborators create content > three or more (3+) pirates review content > greenlighter lights > content is posted
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<Woden> That all being said, we need to remember the conference before we log off
<_xmxvx_> yes
<_xmxvx_> can we do that now?
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<_xmxvx_> the blog posts can wait. the prince/warhol statement on twitter cannot
<yari> The problem with the system that creates is that by having a different person post the content than the writer, it makes the process that much more less likely to happen
<Woden> I understand, but that is a problem every party publication in history in the world has had and they have worked pretty well in a lot of cases still, still a fun and possibly active activity
<Quartermaster> Motion to table discussion until next week.
<yari> yeah, 2nd
<yari> actuall
<yari> hang on
<yari> not next week
<yari> 2 weeks please
<yari> 3 weeks actually
<yari> table until after conference is what I'm saying
<Quartermaster> K, motion to table for three weeks
<Woden> Wait, oh my god, when is our conference?
<yari> Starts in a week and a half?
<yari> which is why I want to work on it
<Woden> I am going to
<yari> we gotta get our shit together
<_xmxvx_> <3 we will. growing pains.
<Woden> I am going to not freak out
<yari> mhmm
* _xmxvx_ already freaked out 3 weeks ago
<yari> one day at a time, woden
<Woden> We have the support of the people. Conference time
<yari> vote on tabling i guess?
* _xmxvx_ adds glow spotlight on yari
<DreadPirateDrew> aye to tabling
<yari> aye also
<Woden> That is everyone
<Quartermaster> Aye
<yari> great
<Woden> Conference time
<yari> I need to set up the voting form, but I can take time with that
<yari> I want to make a document that everyone has access to that shows who is in what timeslot
<yari> for the conference
<yari> I think that takes top priority
<Woden> I do want to apologize for my part in the backlog, it's been a bad 2-3 weeks admittedly
<Woden> How can we do this?
<yari> That's fine
<yari> woden: do you have that form made?
<yari> step one
<yari> if not, do you have the link for it?
<yari> (the old version)
<Woden> It would be easiest for me to do everything with the form, I have a draft, I just need the energy to spend
<yari> I fully disagree
<_xmxvx_> rule 0 ser. take care of you first. be at your best to do your best :)
<yari> Do you have the time and energy to do that today?
<yari> Because I can make a copy of that form
<yari> If you send the link
<yari> And we can crowdsource the update
<Woden> Oh no
<Woden> Where is my cryptdrive
<Woden> One second
<yari> take your time. By the end of the meeting or shortly thereafter would be great.
<Woden> Breakthrough!
<Woden> My draft is not here but the form is
<_xmxvx_> !
<Woden> I will send you an editor's link on discord
<yari> amazing, thank you
<yari> Who can help with updating that today?
<yari> I can contribute a bit and give direction
<Woden> Done
<yari> got it
<Quartermaster> Motion to adjourn?
<yari> uh
<_xmxvx_> word editing?
<yari> no plz
<_xmxvx_> we can go back to unofficial talking?
<yari> Joe do you need to leave?
<Quartermaster> I do, sry
<Woden> Motion dying in 5
<Woden> We can turn into informal discussion
<Woden> Does require a vote though
<DreadPirateDrew> second the motion to adjourn
<Woden> All in favor?
<yari> cool
<yari> aye
<DreadPirateDrew> aye
21:53:44 <Quartermaster> Aye

</nowiki>

PNC 05/21/2023

2023-05-22T02:25:11Z

Yari: /* New Business */

PNC 05/21/2023

2023-05-22T02:24:14Z

Yari: /* Old Business */

May 21st, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* conference updates

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 05/21/2023

2023-05-22T02:23:42Z

Yari: created page

May 21st, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 05/14/2023

2023-05-15T00:59:35Z

Yari: formatting

May 14th, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update
* Wording of USPP advisory board

==== New Business ====

* Bylaws change proposal:
To change Article 4, section 3, which currently reads:
:
Election of Officers shall occur:
1. For all Officer positions, once every year at the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
2. For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible. The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
1. Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
2. Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
3. Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

Such that it would read:

// revised //
:
Election of Officers shall occur:
1. For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
1. During the annual meeting, the public shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
2. During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
2. For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
3. The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
1. Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
2. Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
3. Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

and to change Article 6, Section 2, which currently reads:

The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
1. hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
2. hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

Such that it would read:

// revised //

The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
1. hold officer elections.
2. hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations must be completed and published a minimum of five days before the election. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 05/14/2023

2023-05-15T00:58:22Z

Yari: created page

May 14th, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update
* Wording of USPP advisory board

==== New Business ====

* Bylaws change proposal:
To change Article 4, section 3, which currently reads:

Election of Officers shall occur:
1. For all Officer positions, once every year at the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
2. For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible. The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
1. Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
2. Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
3. Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

Such that it would read:

// revised //

Election of Officers shall occur:
1. For all Officer positions, once every year during the Annual Meeting set forth in Art. VI §2.
1. During the annual meeting, the public shall be eligible to vote in the election of officers.
2. During all other times of year, representatives of the PNC shall be the only eligible voters in an officer election.
2. For an Officer position which is vacated out of schedule, as soon after the vacation as possible.
3. The election procedure for an Officer position shall be as follows:
1. Officers shall be elected by Schulze Method via silent ballot.
2. Representatives to the PNC shall be eligible to vote in the election.
3. Prior to the election, the PNC shall elect an Election Committee of at least three persons to supervise the silent ballot, and to independently calculate the results.

and to change Article 6, Section 2, which currently reads:

The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
1. hold officer elections. Elections must be held on the first Sunday of June;
2. hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations are due two weeks prior to the election and must be published by the Monday after nominations close. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

Such that it would read:

// revised //

The US Pirate Party will hold an annual meeting in the two weeks prior to the first Sunday of June. The purpose of this meeting will be to:
1. hold officer elections.
2. hold on-line and/or in person gatherings for supporters to share ideas and build understanding and camaraderie among supporters.
Officer nominations must be completed and published a minimum of five days before the election. Supporters may ask questions of candidates during this period. Candidates are expected to answer supporter questions as best they can.

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 05/07/2023

2023-05-08T02:35:21Z

Yari: /* Meeting Minutes */ added minutes

May 7th, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update
* Wording of USPP advisory board

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

<nowiki>

21:04:20 <Woden> Calling meeting to order at 9:04 eastern time.
<xmxvx> hi sister of woden
* xmxvx is in order
<Woden> Hi
<Woden> IDs?
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep and USPP secretary
<pmchi> Mitchel Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, Swarmcare Manager
<DreadPirateDrew> Drew Bingaman, Pennsylvania captain
<xmxvx> Sarai Oviedo, observing TX rep, outreach
<Woden> Anthony jay Porter chair. Texter Katelyn Marie Porter
<xmxvx> *USPP outreach
<Wanda> Wanda Ward from Florida
<Dausume> Dustin Etts from Virginia/DMV region
<yari> a well populated meeting!
<xmxvx> # votepirate
<Woden> Is there a Secretary report?
<yari> sure, I can start things off
<Woden> Okay, go ahead.
Joe has joined
<Joe> Ahoy
<yari> First I should mention that since we didn't have a proper meeting last week and I didn't take very thorough notes, I'm not super sure about what all should be on the agenda for today.
<yari> That said, the meeting we did have last week was incredibly productive
<Joe> Joseph Onoroski, Treasurer
<Joe> Sry for late
<yari> we have an entire timeline laid out for the conference, and I'm right now setting up the pages for it on the website
<xmxvx> <3 Joe
<yari> that's the bulk of the update
<Woden> I’m glad the meeting was productive!
<Woden> Thank you, Yari.
<xmxvx> Great work pirates!
<yari> Happy to give the details on the schedule when required
<Wanda> I would like to ask if there is a way to turn text to speech on. on my end of course
<Woden> Does swarmcare have a report?
<pmchi> Was still planning the regional outreach this month, but I think I’ll prioritize the conference instead and wait until June to do the Heartland Pirates outreach
<Woden> Sounds like a plan. Thank you!
<Woden> Treasury?
<Joe> Nothing to report atm
<Woden> That’s alright.
<yari> would like to ask what our current bank amt is
<yari> if you know
<Woden> I don’t believe we are forgetting any officers. If there are no objections we will do committees.
<Woden> Request permitted if Joe can answer
<Joe> One moment
<Joe> 389.18
<yari> cool thank you
<Woden> That’s excellent.
* Joe give yari a thumbs up!
* yari returns the thumbs up
<Woden> Moving on to committees
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<yari> oh no
<xmxvx> aight tech be that way
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<Woden> We are back.
<xmxvx> wb woden and sister
* yari uses this opportunity to plug internet as a human right
<Woden> Outreach report?
<xmxvx> give me a second to type in
<xmxvx> 1_newest addition looking for either a process or a discussion point to adopt the addition of (P) next to a legistlator such as Democrats have (D) and Republicans have (R)
<xmxvx> 2_amazing meeting May 2. Lots of work looked into standardizing a process for using meetup
<xmxvx> 3_we make amazing memes
<yari> ^^
<xmxvx> Dustin anything else I left out?
<xmxvx> 4_no Weekly Pirate chat but still great turn out
<Dausume> Not much, just talking through roles for new people joining
<xmxvx> pirates be piratin'
<Wanda> It may not be the best idea to use (P) for Pirates because it could be confused for other parties that start with a P. The Vermont Progressives come to mind
<xmxvx> Good point. It's something to think of more as we grow.
<Woden> Thank you!
<Joe> Question?
<DreadPirateDrew> When you get on the ballot, the election board will use a short form. I believe locally it's PIR
<Wanda> PIR makes sense to me
<Woden> Joe may ask the question.
<xmxvx> Question for outreach?
<Joe> For outreach, yes.
<xmxvx> Great!
<Joe> Have you gotten control of our reddit yet?
<Woden> Also Dausume did you ID? If not please give your full name and state
<yari> Dausume gave id
<xmxvx> Control of our reddit hasn't began.
<Joe> O yeah, Massachusetts, for the record
<Dausume> I did pretty early on yeah, Dustin Etts and Virginia
<Woden> Sorry - chair is on hard mode right now
<xmxvx> I started with our media kit. Website.
<Woden> I did not recognize you but she read me your name
<yari> I'm on top of IDs
<xmxvx> Want to hit socials afterward.
<Joe> Ok, I am not sure who is the mod but it would be good to have.
<yari> nice, V. thank you for that
<Woden> Also, I’m back for a moment.
<yari> Joe makes a good point
<xmxvx> re: reddit. Reddit has a great tool to recover subreddits.
<Woden> If we need to discuss anything else outreach related, maybe it could be a business item.
<yari> or an outreach discussion
<xmxvx> Yay!
<Woden> Or that.
<Woden> IT?
* xmxvx points at yari
<yari> haha
<Joe> I yield.
<yari> not much to report. chased broken links and updated stuff, added some things about the conference
<yari> there has been conversation of further ambitions but nothing materialized yet
<yari> v and dausume have been present and that is appreciated
<xmxvx> <3
<Woden> Love you two, thanks for joining the crew on this level.
<Woden> Platform? + any lingering thoughts on committee reports
<xmxvx> I have a question about platform.
<Woden> Let’s see if there is a report then I will let you shoot.
<Joe> I have missed the last few meetings but I would be happy to attempt an answer
<Woden> Not seeing a report from Mitch, go ahead and throw out the question
<xmxvx> We have some pending platform business and votes on LVT. Can we get an extension on our extension?
<Joe> Pmchi seems unable to continue hosting the meetings. I will attempt to step up again until you find someone better or I'm dead.
<xmxvx> Aw Joe. No die.
<Joe> I promised nothing, having an active outdoor lifestyle.
<Woden> We can always move the time and place?
<Joe> Monday has been working.
<Woden> Nothing is set in stone, throwing that out there for both or either conktree chair
<Woden> Okay, fair
<Woden> Committee*
<xmxvx> We get a good crowd, too.
<Woden> Fair lol. What’s the answer to V question?
<yari> people like talking platform, it's basically what most ppl are here for
<Joe> Nothing to report at this time. Platform
<Woden> 21:29:08 <xmxvx> We have some pending platform business and votes on LVT. Can we get an extension on our extension?
<Woden> Maybe I’m misunderstanding the question. Are you asking to scrub the agenda of platform things?
<Woden> We don’t require anything we aren’t ready.
<xmxvx> No. Just confirming that PNC is aware that Platform is still working on the LVT. We were asked to look at it and finalize the etherpad in April.
<yari> gotcha
<xmxvx> On 3 April 2023 according to the logs.
<yari> tbh I forgot about that
<Joe> Since LVT was pmchi baby, I would prefer deferring for week to be sure I do it justice.
<pmchi> I stepped away from Platform a few meetings ago. It’s been running autonomously, but I don’t have any answers on what’s happening
<xmxvx> Okay. Well.
<yari> LVT is a big issue, please take time
<Woden> Platform Autonomous Zone
<yari> I mean it's still run by pirates
<xmxvx> I'm looking forward to seeing what we come up with!
<pmchi> However, the LVT case has seemingly been the subject matter and, with or without me, I’ve been impressed with their progress on the issue
<xmxvx> Cool.
<Joe> I may need to be made an agent on discord again.
<Joe> *admin
<xmxvx> Secret Agent Joe?
<Joe> Lol
<xmxvx> Oh man secret agent was cool too.
<Joe> I'm against government secrets
<Wanda> Joe over here joining the DBI (Discord Bureau of Investigation)
<Dausume> I think the only things I know of that have changed is noting where some open source research on the subject might be found, and noting we should include some kind of wording that analysis should be done per-locality before applying LVT changes, to ensure it does not impact local economies negatively by just applying it as a blanket and assuming it will work
<xmxvx> Excuse me, I'm already writing a freedom of information act.
<Woden> That can be done for you Joe
<Joe> Ty
<xmxvx> * freedom of information act request
<Woden> Platform gets all the time it needs. I think we’re in agreement on that.
<Woden> Any further discussion or debate on reports?
<xmxvx> Not from me :)
<Woden> Hearing none, what semblance of an agenda do we have?
<yari> USPP Conference planning update, then Wording of USPP advisory board
<yari> would argue conference is always more important potentially
<Woden> Okay. Conference time.
<Woden> What first?
<yari> may I have the floor?
<Woden> First come first serve
<Woden> Yes please!
<yari> we came up with a rigorous schedule for the conference last week:
<yari> this includes having 2-3 hours of programming per night starting at 8pm EST. However, we decided to start the conference on Wednesday instead of Monday
<yari> This is useful because Monday that week is a holiday and is usually sparsely attended
<yari> the plan is to have a video explaining the conference schedule and conference details release Tuesday
<Woden> I will sign off on anything that we have the IT people to do
<yari> then to have pirate chat tuesday, but longer than usual
<Woden> However, will that provide us enough time to have elections? Since we want to incorporate mass democracy after a few debates
<yari> Nominations will close Tuesday evening at 11:59pm Pacific
<yari> thus allowing for the hype of any additional nominations during pirate chat to filter through
<yari> wednesday morning/afternoon will probably need some extra hands to process data and contact candidates
<yari> Wednesday evening is the candidate forum
<yari> and Q&A
<yari> for any candidate who can make it
<Woden> These folks have a good plan. Any objections?
<Joe> Aye
<yari> any one who cannot but agrees to be a candidate will be offered the chance to submit a 15 minute video to be aired during the conference sometime
<xmxvx> No objects. Do you have that as a txt or itenerary form to make into a outreach material?
<Joe> Ma has objections.
<yari> Well hang on I'm not done lol
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<xmxvx> I apologize.
<Joe> I broken woden. :(
<yari> Sunday at 8pm EST will be the public counting of the vote
<yari> That allows for the entirety of the conference for the voting page to be up and public
<yari> plenty of time
Wodens and Woden have quit
<pmchi> Wodenless
<xmxvx> Seems so.
<xmxvx> I need to make a meme, 1 second.
<Joe> Afk as well
<pmchi> Idk if we’d like to wait for our Captain to return, but I’d like to hear MA’s objection
<yari> Then after the public counting of the votes for officers, the PNC will have the meeting at which votes are ratified at 9pm EST on Sunday, ending the conference
<yari> okay now I'm done and same
<yari> I would like to hear from MA
<xmxvx> Yes. We will wait for MA
<Dausume> What does MA stand for?
<yari> Massachusetts
<Dausume> ...
<yari> though I probably spelled that wrong
<Joe> Si
<Joe> You got it right, yari
<yari> oh dang first try
<yari> Joe what is the objection?
<pmchi> What was the objection from MA, Joe? In the interest of transparency, I will remind everyone that the notes will be posted on the Wiki, so AJ would be able to catch up, even in his current absence
<yari> ^
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<Joe> Our objection is a simple one. When forming the national org we took a lot of care to prevent trolling and give each state a vote. Though we love the idea of everyone having a voice, does this not bypass previous thoughts and actions? Did we change the bylaws to this new voting process?
<yari> I can answer the second part
<Joe> Also, Jamie was not happy. We must keep Jamie happy. It's a must.
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<Joe> Wb Woden
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<Wofen> I am so sorry
<Wofen> I am back
<xmxvx> wb
<Joe> No worries. I was just causing problems, like usual.
<yari> We did not change the bylaws. What we are doing here is creating a public vote for the officers and then allowing a vote of the PNC to ratify that vote. I will state explicitly here what I have been witholding the entire time - which is that the PNC *can* vote not to ratify the voice of the people.
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<Wofen> Let’s have the conversation for MA. Continue everyone.
<yari> Woden, we already began
<yari> I will repost the objection:
<yari> Our objection is a simple one. When forming the national org we took a lot of care to prevent trolling and give each state a vote. Though we love the idea of everyone having a voice, does this not bypass previous thoughts and actions? Did we change the bylaws to this new voting process?
<Wofen> That’s why I said continue
<Wofen> I can see it thankfully this time
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<yari> Does MA love the idea of everyone having a voice without a vote?
<Joe> These were the objections brought forth through our chapter. I want the election to be open in fair personally.
<yari> I genuinely appreciate you bringing forth the objections
<yari> I will be livestreaming the vote counting process
<Joe> If it's easy, usually it's not worth it.
<yari> and will appreciate any assistance with that
<yari> Joe I don't think that's a useful heuristic
<yari> Capitalism is hard
<Joe> Lol, but Murphy's law applies to it so well.
* yari avoids going down a philosophical rabbit hole
<yari> The bylaws have not been changed
<pmchi> IL would like to second the objection. I was under the impression the public vote was the voice of the people, but it was still the PNC members voting for the positions. Am I correct or shall it be something else?
<yari> pmchi you are correct I think
<yari> the PNC will be given the public vote as information
<yari> and can use that information how they will
<Wofen> The PNC still has to certify the vote.
<yari> I will be transparent and say I would prefer that we go along with it
<yari> but we don't have to
<Joe> Yari, I will help but you will have to call me when you are doing it.
<yari> Also the primary reason we would change the bylaws is if the voting process for every single decision was changed
<pmchi> Almost like an electoral college, and saying that out loud makes me dislike this idea. I know we want to give the voice of the people, but are we letting them choose or is their vote simply an acknowledgment of their preference. Is their choice of candidate everyone in the PNC’s choice in candidates
<pmchi> ?
<yari> recall that this is a decision happening once a year
<yari> it's not like an electoral college
<Wofen> We are getting public input, but the PNC will still vote as Normal.
<yari> ^
<yari> and I will bargain hard for the PNC simply voting with the people
<Joe> Why not make the board a popular vote and the day to day decisions by state vote?
<yari> that's an excellent question, Joe
<pmchi> So like the electoral college, the public vote is their vote but the state electors are picking the choices
<Joe> We can change the bylaws, we can make them better.
<yari> I agree Joe
<yari> that is why that hasn't happened
<yari> because doing so would be a bylaws change, if it were to be solidified
<yari> probably
<yari> having this be a nebulous thing that can be overturned by the PNC still and that is not set in stone but is just a precedent
<yari> means its not a blaws change
<Joe> Yari, if you write it, it will be 2nded.
<Wofen> If my scribe can’t understand it, I think we’re making it too complicated.
<Wofen> What are our primary issues with the system as described right now?
<Joe> Though I think we should only make board members by popular vote.
<yari> Joe agreed
<yari> I can't write a bylaws change on the fly
<yari> I can write it up for next week
<Joe> Like pmchi said, electoral college is something that we don't want to replicate.
<yari> I'll be happy to run it by Jamie or anyone else
<yari> agreed
<Wofen> So we are looking to make it more democratic? And this would resolve Jamie’s objection?
<pmchi> What is the purpose of the public vote, and what does their input have on the overall election? Do I, as IL, have to vote as the public votes?
<Wofen> I will say, we only implemented this system to be a bandaid for this year. We want to fix it forever at some point
<yari> I think Jamie's objection is that we're doing things ad-hoc without solidifying the process in a bylaws change
<Joe> It's not just Jamie, I also do not want to bypass our own rules to feel better.
<Wofen> Ah. So similar to my objection a few weeks ago
<yari> okay:
<Wofen> I’m amicable to that. How about we come up with a proposal for next week?
<Joe> Basically, ?
<yari> I can clarify
<yari> NO MOTION WE PASS
<yari> can restrict your vote
<yari> UNLESS
<yari> it is a bylaws change
<yari> at the end of the conference, we will be told what the public has voted
<yari> and we will be asked to vote for officers
<yari> I will be voting with the public
<yari> and I will politely ask you all to do the same
<pmchi> An electoral college
<Joe> ^
<yari> but yes, it would be nice to have a bylaws change to make that set in stone
<yari> I mean, sure
<yari> it's an electoral college
<yari> you win woo
<Wofen> I do want to clarify as well that we put this in motion with the agreement we all would do that.
<yari> minus the hundreds of years of awful institutional oppression
<Wofen> As a fix to this specific conference, hoping to get bylaws changes in place for the future
<Joe> Until the day one of us doesn't....
<yari> OMG Joe
<yari> I can give a bylaws change next week
<yari> can we move on
<Wofen> Deal. Any objections to that?
<Joe> ^.^
<Wofen> Yari will bring the bylaws change next week
<Joe> Ok
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<yari> sometimes y'all are worse sticklers for the rules than me and it's wild
* Joe rolfmao
<pmchi> Joe, can I request Jamie attends next week’s meeting so we can fully hear out MA’s objections
<pmchi> So both of you in attendance
<Joe> I will be happy to ask, but I was in agreement with him on this one.
<yari> I will note that I recall Jamie being upset with the PNC also making changes to the nomination form
<yari> because by doing so they were essentially changing the roster of officers without a bylaws change
<yari> which I know we all grappled with extensively
<yari> whilst doing it
<yari> so, the same objections we had already discussed
<Joe> Basically, sorry for the dead horse.
<yari> Yeah I mean
<yari> at a certain point we have to start understanding objections as from states instead of individuals, and I like this conversation as an example of that
<yari> especially as we grow
<Joe> I think a simple solution is to make a bylaw change. We never scoffed at such a thing before.
<yari> motion to adjourn
<Joe> 2nd
<yari> not scoffing at it
<Wofen> All in favor?
<yari> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Joe> Aye
<Wofen> PA?
<yari> DreadPirateDrew
<yari> call it
<Wofen> Called.
22:15:40 <Wofen> Meeting adjourned at 10:15 Eastern

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==2023==
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*PNC 01/01/2023 - meeting canceled, holidays
*[[PNC 01/08/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/15/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/22/2023]]
*[[PNC 01/29/2023]]
===February===
*[[IT Meeting 02/01/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/05/2023]]
*PNC 02/12/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 02/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 02/26/2023]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/05/2023]]
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*[[PNC 03/19/2023]]
*[[PNC 03/26/2023]]

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===April===
*[[PNC 04/02/2023]]
*PNC 04/09/2023 - canceled
*[[PNC 04/16/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/23/2023]]
*[[PNC 04/30/2023]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/07/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/14/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/21/2023]]
*[[PNC 05/28/2023]]

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==2022==
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===January===
*[[PNC 01/02/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/23/2022]]
*[[Outreach 01/25/2022]]
*[[PNC 01/30/2022]]
===February===

*[[PNC 02/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 02/27/2022]]
===March===

*[[PNC 03/06/2022]]
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*[[PNC 03/20/2022]]
*[[PNC 03/27/2022]]

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===April===
*[[PNC 04/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/10/2022]]
*PNC 04/17/2022 - Cancelled for Easter
*[[Outreach 04/19/2022]]
*[[PNC 04/24/2022]]

===May===
*[[PNC 05/01/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/08/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/15/2022]]
*[[PNC 05/22/2022]]
* [[2022 Party Conference]]
** 05/30/2022 - 06/05/2022

===June===

*[[PNC 06/05/2022]]
*[[Platform 06/06/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/07/2022]]
*[[IT 06/09/2022]]
*[[Outreach 06/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/12/2022]]
*PNC 06/19/2022 - Meeting canceled
*[[IT 06/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 06/26/2022]]

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===July===

*[[PNC 07/03/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/10/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/17/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/24/2022]]
*[[PNC 07/31/2022]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/07/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/14/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/21/2022]]
*[[PNC 08/28/2022]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/04/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/11/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/18/2022]]
*[[PNC 09/25/2022]]

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===October===
*PNC 10/02/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum
*[[PNC 10/09/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/16/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/23/2022]]
*[[PNC 10/30/2022]]

===November===
*[[PNC 11/06/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/13/2022]]
*[[PNC 11/20/2022]]
*PNC 11/27/2022 - Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum

===December===
*[[PNC 12/04/2022]]
*PNC 12/11/2022 - Meeting canceled, quorum
*PNC 12/18/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays
*PNC 12/25/2022 - Meeting canceled, holidays

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==2021==
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===January===
*[[Outreach 01/05/21]]
*[[PNC 01/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/12/21]]
*[[PNC 01/17/21]]
*[[PNC 01/24/21]]
*[[Outreach 01/26/21]]
*[[PNC 01/31/21]]
===February===
*[[Outreach 02/23/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/02/21]]
*PNC 02/07/21 - Canceled
*[[Outreach 02/09/21]]
*[[PNC 02/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 02/16/21]]
*[[PNC 02/21/21]]
*[[PNC 02/28/21]]
===March===
*[[Outreach 03/02/21]]
*[[PNC 03/07/21]]
*[[PNC 03/14/21]]
*[[PNC 03/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 03/23/21]]
*[[PNC 03/28/21]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 04/04/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/06/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/13/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 04/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 04/25/21]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/02/21]]
*[[PNC 05/09/21]]
*[[PNC 05/16/21]]
*[[Outreach 05/18/21]]
*[[PNC 05/23/21]]
* PNC 05/30/21 - Cancelled due to party conference
===June===
*[[PNC 06/06/21]]
*[[PNC 06/13/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/15/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/20/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/22/2021]]
*[[IT 07/24/2021]]
*[[PNC 06/27/21]]
*[[Outreach 06/29/2021]]

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===July===
*PNC 07/04/21 - Canceled due to Independence Day
*[[PNC 07/11/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/13/21]]
*[[PNC 07/18/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/20/2021]]
*[[PNC 07/25/21]]
*[[Outreach 07/27/2021]]

===August===
*[[PNC 08/01/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/03/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/08/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/10/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/15/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/17/2021]]
*[[PNC 08/22/21]]
*[[PNC 08/29/21]]
*[[Outreach 08/31/2021]]

===September===
*[[PNC 09/05/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/7/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/12/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/14/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/19/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/21/2021]]
*[[PNC 09/26/21]]
*[[Outreach 09/28/2021]]
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===October===

*[[PNC 10/03/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/05/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/10/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/12/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/17/21]]
*[[Outreach 10/19/2021]]
*[[PNC 10/24/21]]
*[[PNC 10/31/21]]

===November===

*[[Outreach 11/02/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/07/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/09/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/14/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/16/2021]]
*[[PNC 11/21/21]]
*[[Outreach 11/26/2021]]
*PNC 11/28/21 - Canceled at [[PNC 11/14/21]] due to holidays.
*[[Outreach 11/30/21]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/05/21]]
*[[PNC 12/12/21]]
*[[PNC 12/19/21]]
*[[PNC 12/26/21]]

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==2020==
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===January===
*[[PNC 1/6/20]]
*[[PNC 1/15/20]]
*[[PNC 1/29/20]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/5/20]]
*[[PNC 2/12/20]]
*[[PNC 2/26/20]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/11/20]]
*[[PNC 3/18/20]]
*[[PNC 3/25/20]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 4/1/20]]
*[[PNC 4/8/20]]
*[[PNC 4/15/20]]
*[[PNC 4/22/20]]
*[[PNC 4/29/20]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/6/20]]
*[[PNC 5/13/20]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/3/20]]
*[[PNC 6/10/20]]
*[[PNC 6/17/20]]
*[[PNC 6/28/20]] - Moved to Sunday nights to test the date
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===July===
*[[PNC 7/12/20]]
*[[PNC 7/19/20]]
*[[PNC 7/26/20]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/2/20]]
*[[PNC 8/9/20]]
*[[PNC 8/16/20]]
*''PNC 8/23/20 - Canceled''
*[[PNC 8/30/20]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/27/20]]
*[[PNC 9/13/20]]
*[[Outreach 9/8/20]]
*[[PNC 9/6/20]]
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===October===
*[[PNC 10/25/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/20/20]]
*[[PNC 10/18/20]]
*[[PNC 10/11/20]]
*[[Outreach 10/6/20]]
*[[PNC 10/4/20]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/29/20]]
*[[PNC 11/22/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/17/20]]
*[[PNC 11/15/20]]
*[[Outreach 11/10/20]]
*[[PNC 11/8/20]]
*[[PNC 11/1/20]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/20/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/15/20]]
*[[PNC 12/13/20]]
*[[PNC 12/06/20]]
*[[Outreach 12/1/20]]

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==2019==
{| style="width:100%;"
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===January===
*[[PNC 01/28/19]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/11/19]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/11/19]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 04/08/19]]
*[[PNC 04/29/19]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/20/19]]
===June===
*[[PNC 06/17/19]]
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===July===
===August===
*[[PNC 08/05/19]]
*[[PNC 08/12/19]]
*[[PNC 08/26/19]]
===September===
*[[PNC 09/02/19]]
*[[PNC 09/09/19]]
*[[PNC 09/16/19]]
*[[PNC 09/23/19]]
*[[PNC 09/30/19]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/07/19]]
*[[PNC 10/14/19]]
*[[PNC 10/21/19]]
*[[PNC 10/28/19]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/4/19]]
*[[PNC 11/11/19]]
*[[PNC 11/18/19]]
*[[PNC 11/25/19]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/2/19]]
*[[PNC 12/9/19]]
*[[PNC 12/16/19]]
*PNC 12/23/19 - Canceled
*PNC 12/30/19 - Canceled
|}

==2018==

==2017==
{| style="width:100%;"
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===January===
*[[PNC 01/18/17]]
*[[PNC 01/25/17]]
===February===
*[[PNC 02/01/17]]
*[[PNC 02/08/17]]
===March===
*[[PNC 03/01/17]]
*[[PNC 03/22/17]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 04/05/17]]
===May===
*[[PNC 05/03/17]]
*[[PNC 05/17/17]]
===June===
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===July===
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|'
===October===
===November===
===December===
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==2016==
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| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/24/16]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/2/16]]
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===April===
===May===
===June===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===July===
*[[PNC 7/6/16]]
===August===
===September===
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/05/16]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/16/16]]
===December===
|}
==2015==
==2014==
{| style="width:100%;"
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| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
*[[PNC 2/26/14|2/26/14]]
===March===
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===April===
===May===
===June===
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===July===
===August===
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===October===
===November===
===December===
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==2013==
{| style="width:100%;"
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| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
*[[PNC 1/9/13|1/9/13]]
*[[PNC 1/23/13|1/23/13]]
===February===
*[[PNC 2/6/13|2/6/13]]
===March===
*[[PNC 3/6/13|3/6/13]]
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===April===
*[[PNC 4/3/13|4/3/13]]
*[[PNC 4/10/13|4/10/13]]
*[[PNC 4/24/13|4/24/13]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/8/13|5/8/13]]
*[[PNC 5/22/13|5/22/13]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/12/13|6/12/13]]
*[[PNC 6/19/13|6/19/13]]
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===July===
*[[PNC 7/3/13|7/3/13]]
*[[PNC 7/24/13|7/24/13]]
*[[PNC 7/31/13|7/31/13]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/7/13|8/7/13]]
*[[PNC 8/14/13|8/14/13]]
*[[PNC 8/21/13|8/21/13]]
*[[PNC 8/28/13|8/28/13]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/4/13|9/4/13]]
*[[PNC 9/11/13|9/11/13]]
*[[PNC 9/18/13|9/18/13]]
*[[PNC 9/25/13|9/25/13]]
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===October===
*[[PNC 10/2/13|10/2/13]]
*[[PNC 10/9/13|10/9/13]]
===November===
*''PNC 11/27/13 - Meeting Postponed''
===December===
*[[PNC 12/4/13|12/4/13]]
*[[PNC 12/12/13|12/12/13]]
* PNC 12/18/13 - Meeting Scheduled for Election of PNC Officers
|}

==2012==
'''''Minutes prior to 4/25/12 were lost during a move to a new host.'''''
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|-
| style="width:25%; vertical-align:top;"|
===January===
===February===
===March===
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===April===
*[[PNC 4/25/12|4/25/12]]
===May===
*[[PNC 5/2/12|5/2/12]]
*[[PNC 5/9/12|5/9/12]]
*[[PNC 5/16/12|5/16/12]]
*[[PNC 5/23/12|5/23/12]]
===June===
*[[PNC 6/6/12|6/6/12]]
*[[PNC 6/13/12|6/13/12]]
*[[PNC 6/20/12|6/20/12]]
*[[PNC 6/27/12|6/27/12]]
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===July===
*[[PNC 7/11/12|7/11/12]]
*[[PNC 7/18/12|7/18/12]]
*[[PNC 7/25/12|7/25/12]]
===August===
*[[PNC 8/1/12|8/1/12]]
*[[PNC 8/8/12|8/8/12]]
*[[PNC 8/15/12|8/15/12]]
*[[PNC 8/22/12|8/22/12]]
*[[PNC 8/29/12|8/29/12]]
===September===
*[[PNC 9/5/12|9/5/12]]
*[[PNC 9/12/12|9/12/12]]
*[[PNC 9/19/12|9/19/12]]
*[[PNC 9/26/12|9/26/12]]
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===October===
*[[PNC 10/3/12|10/3/12]]
*[[PNC 10/10/12|10/10/12]]
*[[PNC 10/17/12|10/17/12]]
*[[PNC 10/24/12|10/24/12]]
===November===
*[[PNC 11/7/12|11/7/12]]
*[[PNC 11/14/12|11/14/12]]
*[[PNC 11/21/12|11/21/12]]
*[[PNC 11/28/12|11/28/12]]
===December===
*[[PNC 12/26/12|12/26/12]]
|}
[[Category:USPP]]
[[Category:USPP Orgs]]
[[Category:Pirate National Committee]]

California

2023-05-08T00:23:37Z

Yari: updated state info

{{Infobox party
| party = California Pirate Party
| logo = None
| logocaption = None
| state = California
| website = [http://www.capirates.org/ capirates.org]
| wiki = None
| facebook = [http://www.facebook.com/CalPirateParty Cal Pirate Party]
| twitter = [https://twitter.com/cal_pirates @cal_pirates]
| linkedin = None
| youtube = None
| telegram = None
| diaspora = None
| captain = None
| firstofficer = None
| quartermaster = None
| phone = None
| address = None
| email = [mailto:join@capirates.org join@capirates.org]
| pnc = Active
}}
The California Pirate Party was restarted in 2021 by Rose Klein.

[[Category:State Party]]
[[Category:Active PNC Members]]

PNC 04/30/2023

2023-05-01T00:49:22Z

Yari: created page

April 30th, 2023
Informal meeting of PNC members
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

==Meeting Minutes==

PNC 04/23/2023

2023-04-24T02:37:28Z

Yari: /* Meeting Minutes */ added meeting minutes from IRC

April 23rd, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update

==== New Business ====

==Summary==

Meeting called to order at pm EST

===Attending===

====Non-voting====

===Reports===

===Old Business===

===New Business===

Adjourned at EST

==Meeting Minutes==

<nowiki>

21:09:52//Woden> Calling the meeting to order at 9:09 Eastern
<Woden> IDs?
<Woden> Anthony Jay Porter, PNC chair, IN
<yari> Rose Klein, CA rep, USPP scribe
<pmchi> Mitchel Davilo, Chicagoland/ILPP, Swarmcare Manager
<Wanda> Wanda Ward from Florida
<Jester> Ashley Melody, Indiana interim rep
<Msxv> Sarai Oviedo texas
<Woden> Always good to have FL and TX observers
<Woden> Do we have an agenda?
<pmchi> American Mediterranean representation
<yari> we do not
<pmchi> That’s not the agenda, that’s addressing TX and FL’s presence
<Woden> What can we do to help you with that in the future? Other than submitting reports ahead of time which you would like us to do more
<yari> I need an assistant. I've said this.
<Msxv> What kind
<yari> But also to be honest I think part of it is just that I'm in thesis hell
<Msxv> Oh no
<yari> it's a bit of both
<Msxv> Don't we also have to talk about what the committees did
<Msxv> The folx have been busy
<Woden> Fair all around lol
<yari> we do. Woden is asking a question out of order because he thought it important
<yari> which it is
<Woden> I will go ahead and do committees, but if anyone can look over our past few meetings and see what hasn't been resolved while they aren't on deck, I would appreciate that
<Woden> Starting with officers, Swarmcare?
<Msxv> LVT, campaign position, conflict resolution, mcpiratey
<pmchi> Planning ahead for May’s regional outreach
<pmchi> No significant Swarmcare related business
<pmchi> It will be for the Heartland Pirates
<Msxv> (Florida is getting closer to affiliating)?
<Woden> Thank you Msxv!
<pmchi> Matthew Crowley says bylaws and platform are written for FL, and the website is all that separates them from voting, I reckon
<Woden> I saw an idea about floating them a subdomain in the meantime, I don't know what would stop that from happening
<Wanda> I'm certainly looking forward to there being a Florida website because that would make it significantly easier to spread info about the Pirates in Florida
<Msxv> Yay FL!
<Woden> We will do some R&D into the subdomain thing so you all can at least meet the requirement and have a contact form
<Woden> Then boon
<Woden> boom
<Woden> Anything else?
<Woden> If not from swarmcare, Secretary?
<Msxv> Is Pirate chat swarm care
<pmchi> It’s probably Outreach but with swarm praxis
<Msxv> Ok
<yari> hi sorry
<Woden> You will have your time V, no worries
<Msxv> Not me
<pmchi> Can we get any remaining reports?
<pmchi> (If any)
<yari> I've been making sure everything goes smoothly on the voting page front. I can't remember what the last update on that was. Everything there is up and running now. Sent out the ping for that on the discord server, and will be writing a blog post and email today. Been really slow to get those, honestly.
<Msxv> (yes)
<Woden> I gave Yari the floor and I don't want to make anything messy.
<Woden> Oh there we go
<Woden> Sounds good! Thank you Yari
<Woden> Anything else before I read the treasury report
<yari> nope
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<pmchi> It the name of old business, I’d like to talk about the conference nominations
<Woden> Added to the list of business
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<pmchi> Oh I’m sorry AJ I saw you’re typing the report
<pmchi> Apologies!!!
<Woden> From Joe: "389.18 in the bank, mass has some objections but not my place to bring up. nothing else to report. Meeting for international on Tuesday." I asked if there is anything we need to not talk about tonight so MA can comment, if they get back to me I will let everyone know
<Woden> I think that is it for officers.
<yari> I would like to specifically talk about the director of public relations and the state moderator positions as well in new business
<Woden> Committees next. Platform?
<yari> that is a continuation of previous discussions
<Woden> Added
<yari> OH and I have an item of new business that was brought up to me by drew, probably worth discussing here.
<pmchi> I don’t believe platform has any reports
<Msxv3> I can't switch to discord
<Woden> Should I throw it at the start or end of anything I'm considering new business?
<Woden> Making my mock agenda now
<yari> end
<Msxv3> But we did platform
<Woden> Any decisions come out of it?
<Msxv3> If you search for "report"
<Msxv3> No decision
<yari> direct democracy?
<Msxv3> UBI discussion.
<pmchi> YES I see it, they discussed UBI and economical issues
<Msxv3> Cool cool cool
<yari> thank you for typing that, v
<Woden> Okay, cool. Hope to see more in the future.
<Woden> It?
<Msxv3> Oh IT has a to do list now
<yari> There was an asynch meeting/check in of sorts
<yari> ^
<yari> which is awesome. v is really on this shit
<Msxv3> Jamie's post
<yari> yep
<Msxv3> I'm just really invested in growth and believe in us ^^
<yari> ^^
<Woden> Let's not stretch V too thin now, wouldn't want him to dissapate into dust
<yari> Agreed
<Msxv3> (from dust u come to dust shall return (
<yari> Jamie made a todo list and we all checked in, that's about it
<Woden> Fair
<Msxv3> It's ok I've been delegating
<Woden> Cool. Look forward to it.
<Woden> Outreach? Provisional Outreach Web Marines?
<Msxv3> Ok. Wanda is in charge of next times game Pirate chat social. I think we're doing scribble.io
<Wanda> I'm sorry, what?
<Msxv3> Ok it was a really good idea
<Msxv3> My bad. Next pirate chat we're trying a social.
<yari> as in - games and such?
<Msxv3> Then we got some sort of procedure for graphics requests.
<Msxv3> Yes. Just online games if the mood works. It was really Wanda's idea.
<yari> nice
<Msxv3> (pls Wanda correct me)
<Wanda> I'm alright with hosting a game. I don't like having it assigned to me without being consulted beforehand
<Msxv3> I apologize. I thought that it was a firmer plan.
<Woden> Triple checking plans is never a bad idea, haha
<Wanda> It's alright. I'm willing to host a game whenever y'all schedule it so long as im available
<yari> pirate chat is still tuesday eve, correct?
<Msxv3> And good for us to continue our conflict resolution skills. Thank you. Wanda //3
<Msxv3> Yes still same times.
<yari> Cool. wanda can you check if you can host games then?
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<Wanda> On Tuesday?
<yari> 10pm eastern I think
<yari> yes
<yari> would likely involve just starting things off
<Woden> Yari, whenever you figure out how the PNC is delegating tasks, can we toss those system to outreach? That would help prevent accidental volunteering
<Wanda> Alrighty. I can host a game that day
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<yari> Woden I admit to being completely confused by that question
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<Msxv4> Also, just nothing that official. If you're online, then ya. If not.
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<Msxv4> Again, i apologize.
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<yari> I appreciate the potential importance here, and would like to also move on to business
<Woden> Ah no worries, Yari
<yari> I feel as though we have a lot on our plate still
<Woden> We do
<Woden> Also poor Jester
<yari> unless Jester doesn't return
<Woden> Any objections to beginning business?
<yari> none
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<Jezter> I’m back
<Jezter> From the grave
<Jezter> With the wrong spelling
<yari> welcome back from the grave
<Woden> If Jester does not stabilize in time for a vote then we will figure that out, but I think we're looking at informal discussion today so I am not worried about their ethereal nature
<yari> Jezter we're moving on to business if that's cool
<Jezter> That’s fine by me
<Woden> I wish you a corporeal form
<Woden> The old business section we've cobbled together is mostly convention related.
<Woden> It looks like this
<Woden> PNC2023: - Nominations - Positions - Other updates
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<Woden> Pmchi, what didyou want to say on nominations?
<yari> ^
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<yari> always curious of the same, pmchi has those good takes
<pmchi> I wanted to, for next week, formalize how we are wording the advisory board in the bylaws, as well as the formalization of moving of the positions to the advisory board. I’m hoping to get that vote next week, over video, so we can more appropriately focus on the conference itself.
<yari> that's a good idea
<Woden> Okay, that is more or less Yari's item of business so let's merge the two
<yari> yeah
<pmchi> Agreed
<yari> I figured as much, tbh
<Woden> Yari wants to bring up unlisting PR and webmaster from the nominations form for the time being, since we may turn them into appointed advisory positions
<Woden> I fully support this. Though - did anyone make any nominations for those?
<yari> I didn't say that actually
<Woden> Oh?
<Woden> Whoops
<yari> webmaster is still on there
<Woden> You said to talk about the direction, slight differnce
<Woden> PR is too, right?
<yari> PR and State Moderator are already pulled from the nominations form
<yari> they were pulled by a vote last week
<yari> as a temporary measure at least
<yari> so there are no nominations for them
<pmchi> Next week, I will motion to move those officially to advisory board
<pmchi> I’d like for us to have a discussion on the matter, over video, prior to the matter
<Woden> Understood. Sorry, I was confident I had the lists right in my head
<Woden> What do we want to do as of this meeting?
<yari> I was initially going to suggest pulling both webmaster and auditor as well, but I think after review that just pulling webmaster and moving that positon to the advisory board makes sense.
<yari> I think an imporant point here is deliniating the distinction between the advisory board and the officers
<pmchi> I think we’ll need to vote on the wording and creation of the advisory board before we can move too far. Can’t move positions to what doesn’t exist
<yari> agreed, pmchi - I guess I'm curious for myself then. Can you remind me what you see as the fundamental difference between the two?
<pmchi> The advisory board should be appointed by the PNC officers, and should be able to be left vacant. The PNC officer positions are the ones we’re being voted into and none of those positions should be left vacant
<yari> Can I suggest a further deliniation that we begin to enforce further down the line, though likely not right away?
<Woden> Go ahead
<yari> --> the advisory board is allowed to hold positions as alternative representatives to the PNC, but the officers are not.
<Woden> So - you are envisioning a future where officers aren't also voting reps?
<yari> I think being an officer and being a state rep at the same time is lining up to be a lot of work
<yari> so yes
<yari> I think voting reps should be their own thing, ideally
<pmchi> So essentially, what the case is for the captain, but for all?
<yari> all officers
<yari> In that case, I would further recommend moving the 'political director / navigator' position to an officer position
<yari> think of officer positions as the necessary positions to run the ship, the ones which require more work and therefore should always be filled and always run by someone with less on their plate
<yari> i.e., someone who is not also doing another role
<yari> the officers are already held accountable to the PNC by the bylaws
<pmchi> ^Okay so in that regard, we already established that State Moderator and Political Director would be merged. If you want navigator to remain a PNC member state, then we shouldn’t move state moderator, just rename it and better lay out the duties of the role
<pmchi> PNC officer position, not member state
<yari> ^^
<yari> exactly
<yari> I think that somewhere between state moderator and political director, there is a position that is absolutely necessary to our functioning
<pmchi> So what is, in your estimation, the PNC officer roles and advisory board roles at the end of Piratey McPirateface?
<Woden> Personally, I think there is a good reason why these two ideas went hand in hand. It's not literally critical to the party and works best as someone beholden to the party. Similarly, I don't think there is a reason to assume who will and will not be using multiple hats so specifically and decide things based on rules about that we haven't passed yet
<yari> one which is currently being taken on by a combination of woden and pmchi
<Woden> Who knows what hats can be shared and which ones can't outside of the very obvious fact that it should be as few as possible for all
<yari> pmchi:
<yari> officers would be chair, vice-chair, scribe, treasurer, navigator, auditor, swarmcare
<Jester> Am back
<yari> advisory would be: PR & webmaster to start... but I feel as though there are other positions that can easily go there
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<yari> tbh I think auditor should kind of be there but others suggested else and I see their reasoning
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<Jester> Ugh, back again.
<yari> I'm sorry, it doesn't seem like my comments here are particularly productive. pmchi, you suggested that we formalize the wording of the advisory board in the bylaws next week
<Woden> Would it be a good idea to suggest that we should come to the next meeting with the list of positions in advisory that suit us and duke it out there?
<Jester> Sorry to leave before the meeting is over but I will have to go here soon.
<Msxv4> I think it's a good idea yari
<Jester> Do we need a vote on anything tonight? I will try and stay for that.
<pmchi> No it was helpful Yari thank you. I think I will come forward with more formal wording for presentation next week to make nominations official
<Woden> That's alright, though we would have to adjourn and start unofficial discussion
<Jester> Also I agree yari, I like it
<Jester> I’ll try and stay
<yari> okay pmchi can you please start an etherpad and share that wording responsibility with the collective
<pmchi> Motion to replace Direction of the On-Line nomination section with Navigator/State Moderator
<Woden> Is the new item from PA and CA something to vote on?
<Woden> We could move it up for Jester
<yari> 2nd pmchi's motion
<yari> that's a good one
<yari> and no, it's not a vote, it can wait
<Woden> Okay, discussion and debate for the motion
<yari> webmaster is cool and should be an advisory position
<Woden> I don't know if I'm a big fan, that's getting into doing something that will have consequences on the bylaws in a way where we don't technically have to change them yet
<yari> We've been doing that this whole time though
<Woden> And most voting and non voting members have done the navigator discussion with the presupposition that it will be advisory
<Woden> I'd like them to have input
<yari> hmm that's a good point
<yari> hang on, let me check one thing
<yari> i'd like to see if there are any nominations for webmaster
<Woden> I know we are, Yari, but this is inventing a new officer position without the vhange. Feels like a step further.
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<yari> it does, doesn't it.
<Jester> We might have to adjust things first so we have the proper infrastructure for this position
<yari> oof
<yari> for the record: there is one nomination, and it has been given by mitch
<yari> still
<yari> I think I agree with woden
<pmchi> If we’re leaning towards Navigator being the State Moderator position and upping responsibility/changing the role is the route, then it’s better that we just rename the role and give an extra hat versus replace it with an ideal. I think it would be the easier move, ultimately, but I think an even board of six with an advisor board of three could better invite collaboration? It might be better to have a smaller elected board with a
<pmchi> not-smaller-than-three advisory board
<yari> I mean we can reopen the state moderator position nominations?
<yari> yeah okay
<yari> friendly amendment
<Woden> I understand where you're coming from entirely, Mitch, but this still feels like going behind everyone for the immediate satisfaction of 2-4 of us
<yari> to reopen state moderator instead of adding a new position
<yari> so the motion would be: Motion to replace Direction of the On-Line nomination section with State Moderator
<yari> basically, to close webmaster nominations
<pmchi> That’s the motion as it was presented, Yari
<yari> and reopen state moderator nominations
<yari> no, I changed it
<yari> It no longer includes navigator
<Woden> That still feels like we're setting something up that goes against the spirit of the groundwork it was laid on (the navigator stuff).
<pmchi> OH I see your change reflected now
<yari> this way, if the board decides later to ignore the state moderator position, great.
<yari> if they choose to use it as the groundwork for the navigator, great
<yari> if they choose to ignore it and make navigator an appointed position, that works too
<yari> it leaves options open for the PNC next week
<Woden> I think we should change the form as few times as possible
<yari> I agree
<Woden> It's a democracy thing after all
<pmchi> AJ did we not discuss merging the roles of Navigator and State Moderator last week
<Woden> We did
<yari> Jester? thoughts?
<Woden> We also discussed moving navigator down to advisory, which is the spirit we left on
<Jester> I feel like simultaneously it is a good idea, but I don’t know if it will work as well given our current size and scope.
<yari> how do you mean current size and scope?
<Jester> Also changing a lot of stuff makes us look fickle
<yari> only 6 ppl have submitted nominations
<Jester> But the fact that we are at this stage means that change is much quicker to perform
<yari> I'm really not worried about that last bit
<pmchi> Here’s my stance on everything: I’d like a smaller-than-nine board. If we want to only remove Director of the On-line nominations without replacing it with the Navigator section, I am content with that.
<yari> yeah I would like to do that for the sake of ending the meeting
<Jester> I’d be fine with that for now
<yari> can we amend to just closing nominations for webmaster then
<yari> and call the vote
<yari> so long as pmchi is cool with it
<pmchi> I’d rather focus on getting in nominations for positions that will absolutely be positions after PNC 2023. I agree with Yari’s amendment and calling of the vote. Then motion to adjourn. Let’s discuss with a fuller board.
<yari> ^
<Jester> ^
<Woden> Sounds good. I like that idea.
<Woden> All in favor?
<yari> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<yari> If Jester's internet fails now...
<Jester> Aye
<Jester> Thank god
<Woden> Yippee!
<yari> haha
<Woden> Adjourn? (A/N)
<pmchi> Huzzah!
<yari> aye
<pmchi> Aye
<Jester> Aye
22:29:37 <Woden> Thank you everyone, I am exhausted

</nowiki>

PNC 04/23/2023

2023-04-24T01:16:45Z

Yari: created page

PNC 04/16/2023

2023-04-17T13:04:08Z

Yari: /* Summary */ added summary

April 2nd, 2023
== Attending ==

==Agenda==
=== Reports ===

==== IT ====

==== Outreach ====

==== Platform ====

==== Officers ====

=== Discussion ===

==== Old Business ====

==== New Business ====

* USPP Conference planning update
* FL observers - the importance of a political director

==Summary==

Meeting called to order at 9:17pm EST

===Attending===

Drew Bingaman, PA
Yari, Rose Klein, CA
Mitch Davilo, IL

====Non-voting====

Wanda Ward, FL
V, Sarai Oviedo, TX
Anthony Jay, IN
Matthew Crowley, FL

===Reports===

IT:
V: fixing broken links
Yari: support.uspirates looking nice, form for nominations is about to go live

Platform:
Joe is taking up stuff
Mitch might need to step back

Outreach:
high priority/low priority graphics list is being set up
collaborative canva is being made

Swarmcare:
state outreach meetings went great,
looking forward to heartland meetings coming up next

Secretary:
worked on nominations page and stuff on support.uspirates
will be working on task manager next

Chair:
21st birthday on wodensday as official business

===Old Business===

none

===New Business===

* Conference planning update:
** we are six or five weeks away
** if there aren't sufficient nominations in place by next week, we should start pushing them
** find the form that was used last time to get community panels
** figure out who we want, pie in the sky for speakers
** send out a press release ASAP
** need help with tech support, could do a sort of dry tech run with OBS
** do an email blast about the nominations form ASAP

* Political Director talk with Matt:
** better to have someone who is answerable to the exec committee
** figure out how to adapt the platform into a political strategy for each term
** political director would not choose candidates. State parties would.
** go to exec comm and ask for direction about difficult choices
** this position would, right now, help with local roles perhaps as well - but later on would just be national.
** train candidates, give them a step-by-step guide, answer candidate questions, especially for federal candidates.
** states could ask national for help, would be job of political director.
** would not have a say over candidacy
** a support position
** could just have this position as an advisory position to the PNC instead of an officer

* IL: would like to consider demoting public relations director to the same sort of level
* PA: this position could also absorb state moderator position
** this gives an interesting perspective on the ways we were talking about that particular role
** an important role under this is also candidate recruitment
*** call the PR person scallywag

PA: motion that PNC sends the idea of political director to committee to write a motion
dropped

IL: motion to remove nominations for PR director and State Moderator
CA second
** can be a temporary elimination - could come back if we decide that we want them back.
Passed unanimously

Motion to adjourn
Passed unanimously
Adjourned at 10:09 EST

==Meeting Minutes==

The meeting was livestreamed to youtube and can be viewed at this link: https://youtube.com/live/0iKD2q3o6gE

PNC 04/16/2023

2023-04-16T23:57:07Z

Yari: created page

04/02/2023

2023-04-10T01:25:31Z

Yari: Yari moved page 04/02/2023 to PNC 04/02/2023: changing meeting links to align with previous years formatting

#REDIRECT [[PNC 04/02/2023]]