[Lnc-business] Motion for the July 15th 2012 LNC meeting - on fillingh vacancies

[Tim Hagan]

In the last sentence, did you mean to say "appoint a temporary Secretary 
or Vice-Chair" instead of "appoint a temporary chair"?

Tim Hagan


On 6/24/2012 9:12 AM, Geoffrey Neale wrote:
>
> I move that the following be added to the Policy Manual (I don't know 
> where it belongs):
>
> Filling Vacancies on the LNC.
>
> In the event of a vacancy in the Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer or 
> one or more At-Large positions, the following procedure shall be used 
> to permanently fill the vacancy.
>
> 1.Notice will be given via e-mail to all sustaining members and the 
> state chairs of the vacancy, informing of the vacancy, the duties and 
> obligations of the office, the procedure to apply for consideration, 
> and the qualifications to meet eligibility.
>
> 2.Any member that meets the qualifications for the office as stated in 
> the Bylaws on the date of their submission will be considered a 
> candidate by the LNC.
>
> 3.Notice must be given at least 30 days prior to the LNC meeting at 
> which the vacancy will be filled, and no vacancy can be filled without 
> this notice being given.
>
> 4.Submissions must be received by the Secretary at least 14 days prior 
> to the LNC meeting at which the vacancy is filled.
>
> 5.Staff will verify that candidates are eligible to serve, and the 
> Secretary will distribute the list of eligible candidates to the LNC 
> at least seven days prior to the LNC meeting at which the vacancy will 
> be filled.
>
> 6.All LNC members are eligible for consideration, but they must follow 
> the same procedure as non-members in order to be considered.
>
> 7.Filling vacancies on the LNC shall be conducted as part of the 
> credentials report agenda item.
>
> 8.Candidates that attend the LNC meeting at which the vacancy will be 
> filled shall be given two minutes to address the LNC prior to the 
> election.
>
> 9.If more than one vacancy is being filled, the order of election 
> shall be the same as specified in the Convention Rules.
>
> 10.If more than one At-Large vacancy is being filled, there shall be a 
> single election with ranked results, except in cases where a 
> subsequent ballot is required to break a tie.  In those cases, the 
> subsequent ballot shall only include the candidates that represent the 
> tie.
>
> 11.All votes by the LNC to fill vacancies will be recorded.
>
> In the event of vacancies in the Secretary or Vice-Chair, the EC shall 
> appoint a temporary chair from the current LNC members to fill the 
> role until a permanent replacement is chosen.
>
> My reason -- openness, not transparency.
>
> Geoffrey Neale
>
>
>
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