[Lnc-business] Request for email ballot co-sponsors

[R. Lee Wrights]

Colleagues,

I will respectfully oppose this motion for two basic reasons:

First, we will all be face-to-face in less than two weeks. This can be
placed on the agenda for the meeting coming up. I have always felt that
using e-mail ballots should be for things too important to wait until the
next meeting. But with our next gathering being so close, there is no real
need for urgency in this matter.

Second, and more importantly, this motion describes something that does not
presently exist. I know Mr. Wiener claims that his motion merely codifies
what is already done. What has always been done. When in fact, it has never
been done. We do not hold an "election" to replace LNC members. The board
"appoints" new members when vacancies arise. Yes, we vote on who to appoint
but we do not hold an election.

So, this motion, worded as is, will create an "election" that presently
doesn't take place. A secret election at that.

As I stated in the beginning, I will respectfully oppose this motion.


Lee Wrights
Vice Chair
Libertarian Party



On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Daniel Wiener <wiener at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Fellow LNC members,
>
> Since nobody has suggested any modifications of amendments to my proposal,
> I am now requesting co-sponsors to submit the motion shown below to an
> email ballot.
>
> Dan Wiener
> ----------------------
> Motion: Add the following subsection 8 to Section 1.02 (Meetings) of the
> Policy Manual:
> *
> **8) Procedures For Filling Vacancies*
>
> *The election procedure during an LNC meeting for filling committee, LP
> Officer, or LNC At-Large-Representative vacancies, or any other position
> which the LNC is authorized to fill, shall be by approval voting.  The
> election shall be conducted by secret ballot, unless two thirds of the
> voting members indicate by voice vote (or by show of hands if necessary)
> that they wish to conduct the election by voice vote instead of by secret
> ballot.  Multiple vacancies may be simultaneously filled by a single voice
> vote (if that method is selected).*
>
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