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

[Geoffrey Neale]

Good catch - I think I would have written "temporary replacement", but
that's what I meant.  Hopefully no one will mid this clerical correction.

 

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On Behalf Of Tim Hagan
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:04 PM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] Motion for the July 15th 2012 LNC meeting - on
fillingh vacancies

 

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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