[Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Hinkle motion to purchase a building
Daniel Wiener
wiener at alum.mit.edu
Tue Jan 15 00:47:14 EST 2013
I vote No.
Daniel Wiener
On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:53 PM, James Lark <jwl3s at virginia.edu> wrote:
> 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 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 of 20% of the down payment 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 ratified by the
> LNC's Executive Committee by a majority vote once the above conditions are
> met.*
>
>
> SPONSOR: Geoff Neale (motion submitted to LNC-Business list at 9:23 p.m.
> EST on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013)
>
> VOTING PERIOD OPENS: 9:30 p.m. EST, Monday, January 14, 2013
>
> VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES: 9:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, January 24, 2013
>
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> INFORMATION CONCERNING E-MAIL BALLOT PROCESS:
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>
> 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:
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> Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES****
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> 1) Electronic Mail Ballots (endnote 31)****
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> 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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