[Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Revised Hinkle motion to purchase a building (2nd ballot currently open)
James Lark
jwl3s at virginia.edu
Thu Jan 24 00:44:02 EST 2013
Dear colleagues:
I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as Region
5S representative to vote "aye" 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 1/20/2013 5:06 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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