[Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Hinkle motion to purchase a building

[James Lark]

Dear colleagues:

     I hope all is well with you.  I am writing in my capacity as Region 
5S representative to vote "nay" on the motion.

     As always, thanks for your work for liberty.

     Take care,
     Jim

     James W. Lark, III
     Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
     University of Virginia

     Region 5S Representative
     Secretary Pro Tem
     Libertarian National Committee
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On 1/14/2013 11:53 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 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
>
>
>
> 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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