Comments on: Make sure you can vote in the leadership election! http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geoffrey Payne http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31598 Geoffrey Payne Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:59:33 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31598 Hywel 13, how dare you question the integrity of Ming Campbell and bring dishonour to the party. You need to learn some discipline. Hywel 13, how dare you question the integrity of Ming Campbell and bring dishonour to the party.
You need to learn some discipline.

]]> By: Hywel Morgan http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31573 Hywel Morgan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:11:49 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31573 "Ming has made it perfectly clear in the interview he gave today that he was NOT forced out of his leadership role by any of his Parliamentary colleagues." What was it Mandy Rice-Davies said? :-) “Ming has made it perfectly clear in the interview he gave today that he was NOT forced out of his leadership role by any of his Parliamentary colleagues.”

What was it Mandy Rice-Davies said? :-)

]]> By: Big Mak http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31572 Big Mak Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31572 Totallylibdem you are obviously totallyanutjob! Teather maybe but Clegg against Kennedy, I think not! Get a grip and get your facts right!! Totallylibdem you are obviously totallyanutjob!

Teather maybe but Clegg against Kennedy, I think not!

Get a grip and get your facts right!!

]]> By: Geoffrey Payne http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31569 Geoffrey Payne Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31569 Ming has made it perfectly clear in the interview he gave today that he was NOT forced out of his leadership role by any of his Parliamentary colleagues. There are no grounds for finger pointing and I do not see what good it can do. Findamentally if you believe in Liberal values, then naturally you will want to recruit new members. Ming has made it perfectly clear in the interview he gave today that he was NOT forced out of his leadership role by any of his Parliamentary colleagues.
There are no grounds for finger pointing and I do not see what good it can do.
Findamentally if you believe in Liberal values, then naturally you will want to recruit new members.

]]> By: totallylibdem http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31565 totallylibdem Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31565 nigelashton Can you tell me why anyone would want to recruit members to a Party whose MPs have such a poor record of loyalty to its leaders? Nick Clegg and Sarah Teather finally finish off the job they started when they conspired to oust Charles For their plan to succeed one of them must win this leadership election What a sorry state of affairs ! I see a period of real decline for the Party no matter who is elected leader next nigelashton

Can you tell me why anyone would want to recruit members to a Party whose MPs have such a poor record of loyalty to its leaders?
Nick Clegg and Sarah Teather finally finish off the job they started when they conspired to oust Charles

For their plan to succeed one of them must win this leadership election
What a sorry state of affairs !
I see a period of real decline for the Party no matter who is elected leader next

]]> By: nigelashton http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31560 nigelashton Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:53:30 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31560 Leadership elections are an excellent time for recruiting members, especially renewing people who have lapsed over the last couple of years or so. Leadership elections are an excellent time for recruiting members, especially renewing people who have lapsed over the last couple of years or so.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31525 Anonymous Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:40:58 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31525 The cut off date is the date when nominations close, i.e. 31st October. The English Party rule which imposes the twelve months rule, and which applies to all English parliamentary selections, does not apply to a Leadership election. Part of the rationale for the distinction is that whereas it is very easy to sign up enough members to make a difference in a Parliamentary selection, it would be much more difficult to do so in a Leaderhip election given the much larger size of the electorate. The cut off date is the date when nominations close, i.e. 31st October.

The English Party rule which imposes the twelve months rule, and which applies to all English parliamentary selections, does not apply to a Leadership election. Part of the rationale for the distinction is that whereas it is very easy to sign up enough members to make a difference in a Parliamentary selection, it would be much more difficult to do so in a Leaderhip election given the much larger size of the electorate.

]]> By: Jeremy Hargreaves http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31516 Jeremy Hargreaves Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:02:30 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31516 Theo is right: those rules do not apply to the election for Leader and President, which are open to all members. Theo is right: those rules do not apply to the election for Leader and President, which are open to all members.

]]> By: Theo Butt Philip http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31514 Theo Butt Philip Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:56:18 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31514 That is not the case. The rules you refer to are English Party rules, they do not apply to the federal party's leadership election. That is not the case. The rules you refer to are English Party rules, they do not apply to the federal party’s leadership election.

]]> By: Paula Keaveney http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31509 Paula Keaveney Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:39:53 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31509 There is a cut off point. To vote in an internal party election, and that certainly includes selecting candidates and leaders, you have to be a member for a year and have renewed.. in other words at least one years uninterrupted membership. This is being applied, quite rightly, in the Euro contests and in local candidate selections. There is a cut off point. To vote in an internal party election, and that certainly includes selecting candidates and leaders, you have to be a member for a year and have renewed.. in other words at least one years uninterrupted membership. This is being applied, quite rightly, in the Euro contests and in local candidate selections.

]]> By: Matthew Scott http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31504 Matthew Scott Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:21:58 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31504 "sign on"? “sign on”?

]]> By: Richard Huzzey http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31496 Richard Huzzey Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:29:25 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31496 1 - Rob; I am confident the Queen has hitherto overlooked signing up as a Lib Dem member, and thus is exactly the sort of person who'll want to join and vote on our next leader. ;-) 1 – Rob; I am confident the Queen has hitherto overlooked signing up as a Lib Dem member, and thus is exactly the sort of person who’ll want to join and vote on our next leader. ;-)

]]> By: Jonny Wright http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31494 Jonny Wright Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:24:46 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31494 This is silly. I don't know what the constitution says, but there should definitely be a membership cut-off point, which should be back-dated to a point before Ming's resignation. Otherwise, we open ourselves to the possibility of people (perhaps with ulterior motives) joining specifically with the intention of influencing the leadership election. This is silly. I don’t know what the constitution says, but there should definitely be a membership cut-off point, which should be back-dated to a point before Ming’s resignation.

Otherwise, we open ourselves to the possibility of people (perhaps with ulterior motives) joining specifically with the intention of influencing the leadership election.

]]> By: Rob F http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31492 Rob F Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:21:10 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/make-sure-you-can-vite-in-the-leadership-election-1495.html#comment-31492 Richard, Are you targeting the Queen here? :) "Pheelip! I'm not sure I can <em>vite</em> in the Liberal Democrat leadership election!" Richard,

Are you targeting the Queen here? :) “Pheelip! I’m not sure I can vite in the Liberal Democrat leadership election!”

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