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

[Arvin Vohra]

I vote yes.
On Jan 20, 2013 6:14 PM, "William Redpath" <wredpath2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I vote "Yes."  Bill Redpath
>
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> *From:* James Lark <jwl3s at virginia.edu>
> *To:* lnc-business at hq.lp.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, January 20, 2013 5:06 PM
> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Revised Hinkle motion to
> purchase a building (2nd ballot currently open)
>
>  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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