[Lnc-business] mail ballot on whether or not to elect a new At-Large member by mail ballot

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing to indicate that I shall 
vote against the motion proposed by Secretary Bennett.

     While I appreciate the desire of Ms. Bennett and others to deal 
with this matter prior to the LNC meeting in November, I have concerns 
about the motion.  For example, the voting method is not clearly 
defined.  The phrase "instant runoff voting" can be used to describe 
several different voting procedures; I am not able to support the motion 
until the specifics of the voting process are more clearly defined.  
Also, it is possible that other candidates for the position may emerge 
in the aftermath of the November elections.

     I apologize for not contacting you sooner about this matter. I have 
been dealing with some unexpected problems which have consumed a 
nontrivial fraction of my time.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.  I look forward to 
seeing you at the next LNC meeting.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5S Representative, Libertarian National Committee
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On 9/21/2012 9:24 PM, Ruth Bennett wrote:
>
>
> /I move that we fill the At-large vacancy as follows:
>
> Self-nominations are currently open. An additional announcement will 
> be sent to the State Chairs list. Nominations are closed as of OCT 5, 
> 2012.
>
> Each nominee is encouraged to submit a one page "application" to the 
> Chair and the Secretary to include:
>      Name
>     Address
>     Telephone number/s
>     Email address/es
>     Year joined the National LP and member number
>      Any Party offices - national or state - ever held
>      Any candidacies for public office
>     Any potential conflicts of interest
>     An acknowledgment that all travel expenses are the responsibility 
> of the nominee
>
> All applications must be received by the Secretary and the Chair by 
> OCT 5, 2012
>
> Additional resumes or CVs may be included.  The Secretary shall 
> distribute nominee information as received. The Secretary will make 
> available an instant run-off voting procedure no later than OCT 6, 
> 2012  Balloting will end on OCT 16, 2012.
>
> As always, Regional Representatives will coordinate voting with their 
> Alternates.
>
> Motion made by Ruth E. Bennett
> Co-sponsored by Michael Cloud, Tim Hagan and Vicki Kirkland/


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