[Lnc-business] advance wording of v2 of the Oklahoma motion

[Alicia Mattson]

The email ballot rules are in the bylaws, article 14.

-Alicia

On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:

>    And this is why it is a REALLY bad idea for any LNC Chair to initiate
> an e-mail ballot all by themselves.
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> For some reason I can’t find the section in the Bylaws or Policy Manual
> that describes the sponsoring methodology for mail ballots.
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> However - most of you know that anyone other than the Chair needs 3
> co-sponsors to start an e-mail ballot.
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> If this section is in the Policy Manual, I suggest we amend it at our next
> in-person meeting to remove the ability of the Chair to sponsor e-mail
> ballots on their own.  This is not a knock against the present Chair –
> several past Chairs have also floated e-mail ballots that would have
> benefitted from being perfected by the body, or at least 3 other sets of
> eyes,  before being voted on.
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> Note – perfected is not my term – that is the term used in Robert’s Rules.
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>   Scott Lieberman
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> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Alicia Mattson
> *Sent:* Friday, June 19, 2015 8:20 PM
> *To:* lnc-business
> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] advance wording of v2 of the Oklahoma motion
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> Since there has been quite a bit of chatter on this motion, I'll give you
> at least a little heads up.  Below is the wording of the second version
> that has been submitted.  Unless a delay is requested by the Chair, I'll
> send it out before midnight tonight (Pacific) to get it started, but in
> case you need to ask the maker for any additional tweaks, you'll have a
> little window of time to do so before I launch it:
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> Increase the Ballot Access Expense line item by $65,000, from $57,500to
> $122,500, contingent on the LNC receiving cash receipts, that areearmarked
> for a 2015 Libertarian Party of Oklahoma petition drive, ofat least
> $60,000, and cash receipts (net of associated fundraising costs) of at
> least $55,000.
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>     Alicia
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