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

[Mark Hinkle]

I vote yes.

FYI................Mark Hinkle,
LNC At-Large & Retired LP Chair
Tel: 408-779-7922

"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."
                                             - Samuel Adams

On 1/20/2013 2:06 PM, James Lark 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 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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