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

[John Jay Myers]

I vote Yes.


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM, R. Lee Wrights <rleewrights at gmail.com>wrote:

> I vote Aye.
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> Lee Wrights
> Vice Chair
> Libertarian Party
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>
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:06 PM, James Lark <jwl3s at virginia.edu> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> 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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