[Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Revised Hinkle motion to purchase a building (2nd ballot currently open)

[James Lark]

TO:  Libertarian National Committee

FROM:    James W. Lark, III
                 Secretary Pro Tem, Libertarian National Committee
                 Region 5S Representative, Libertarian National Committee

SUBJECT:  E-MAIL BALLOT ON REVISED HINKLE MOTION TO PURCHASE A BUILDING

Text of Motion:
*
Moved, that the LNC approve the purchase of an office in the greater 
Washington, D.C. area, to be named in honor of David F. Nolan, 
contingent on the following conditions:*

  * *A minimum down payment of 20% shall be raised from dedicated
    contributions.  If a portion of that is in the form of pledges, the
    pledges must be converted to cash before a purchase contract and
    mortgage agreement are finalized.*
  * *The monthly payment of principal, interest, and OTM (Overhead,
    Taxes, and Maintenance) shall not exceed 75% of our current lease
    payments at the Watergate complex.*

*This motion will constitute authority to incur a mortgage if the above 
conditions are met and if this motion passes by the necessary two-thirds 
vote as specified in the Libertarian Party's Bylaws.*

*The final decision on what property to buy shall be approved by the 
LNC's Executive Committee by a majority vote once the above conditions 
are met.*


SPONSOR:  Geoff Neale (motion submitted to the Secretary at 9:11 p.m. 
EST on Saturday, January 19, 2013)

VOTING PERIOD OPENS:  5:05 p.m. EST, Sunday, January 20, 2013

VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES:  5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, January 30, 2013


NOTE:  This e-mail ballot is the second ballot that is currently open.  
The voting period for a previous e-mail ballot opened at 9:30 p.m. EST 
on January 14, 2013; the voting period for this previous e-mail ballot 
will conclude at 9:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 24, 2013.



INFORMATION CONCERNING E-MAIL BALLOT PROCESS:


 From the Libertarian Party Bylaws:

Article 8, Section 10:

The National Committee may, without meeting together, transact business 
by electronic mail. The Secretary shall send out electronic mail ballots 
on any question submitted by the Chair or cosponsored by at least 1/5 of 
the members of the Committee. The period for voting on a question shall 
remain open for ten days, unless all members have cast votes, or have 
stated an intention to abstain, by electronic mail to the Secretary. 
Votes from alternate regional representatives will be counted, in 
accordance with the ranking procedure of the region, only if the 
regional representative fails to respond to the ballot.

The number of votes required for passage of any motion shall be the same 
as that required during a meeting. The Secretary shall preserve all such 
votes until the next meeting of the National Committee, at which meeting 
the Committee shall order the disposition of such votes.


 From the LNC Policy Manual:

Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES

1) Electronic Mail Ballots (endnote 31)

Electronic mail ballots shall not include an accompanying argument for 
or against passage of the motion. Notification of an electronic mail 
ballot shall be made by the Secretary by electronic mail. An LNC Member 
may change his or her vote on an electronic mail ballot, provided that 
the change is received by the Secretary by the deadline for return of 
ballots.




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