F15: Diversity on Party Committees
Constitutional Amendment - Conference voted not to debate this motion
Submitted by: 16 Members
Mover: Andrew MacGregor
Summation: Juliet Line
Delete Article 2.5 and replace with:
“Whenever this Constitution provides for the election by party members to a Federal Committee, not less than 40% or, if 40% is not a whole number, the whole number nearest to but not exceeding 40% of those elected shall be men, and shall be women, respectively.”
The current Federal Party constitution is available at libdems.org.uk/federal-constitution. The existing text of the relevant parts of the articles amended above are as follows:
ARTICLE 2: Provisions Relating to the Constitution
2.5 Whenever this Constitution provides for the election by party members to a Federal Committee, not less than 40% or, if 40% is not a whole number, the whole number nearest to but not exceeding 40% of those elected shall self-identify as men or non-binary people, and self-identify as women or non-binary people respectively.
Applicability: Federal.
Mover: 5 minutes; all other speakers: 3 minutes.
The deadline for amendments to this motion is 13.00 Monday 6 March. The deadline for requests for separate votes is 09.00 on Saturday 19 March.
Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority to pass.