Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday he has no concern about whether the party's November 21 convention is in violation of the FNM's constitution as it relates to whether adequate notice was given.
An FNM delegate claimed in a letter to the editor that the date set is in breach of the constitution.
The constitution says, "Any proposed alterations or amendments to the constitution must be submitted to the secretary general not less than 56 days prior to the date set for the convening of a convention."
The delegate said that, in his haste to set a date for the convention, FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis gave only a 42-day notice.
"A new date and time would have to be set by the leader in order to be in compliance with the constitution of our party by which we are governed," claimed the delegate.
But Cash said, "The issue of timing is a non issue because the Central Council is the highest authority for the party outside of convention, and the executive committee, I expect, would have considered all of those factors in setting the date.
"The date was presented to council, and council approved it."
It is unclear whether any proposed alterations or amendments to the FNM's constitution will be presented.
The issue of the timing of the FNM convention caught some party supporters off guard recently.
The decision also created a short-lived controversy involving FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner and Minnis.
Butler-Turner had accused Minnis of "playing a dangerous game" that anyone "can see through" after he called an emergency meeting to discuss the party's convention.
She was in her Long Island constituency at the time and did not attend the meeting.
Butler-Turner has since announced that she will seek the leadership post at the one-day convention next month.

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