[Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2015-10: EPCC and Contract Review

[Alicia Mattson]

Joshua gets a point for the RONR citation of the definition of "fixed
membership".

That term does appear in the RONR index, so it's easy to locate the
definition when it's needed.

-Alicia



On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A majority of the fixed membership, on a body that has a fixed membership
> (such as a permanent board) is a majority of the total number of positions
> in that body.  When there are no vacancies, this is the same as a majority
> of the entire membership; if there are vacancies, then a majority of the
> fixed membership is a higher vote threshold.  (See p. 403, footnote.)
>
> In our case, this might vary term to term due to regional alignments, but
> if, for instance, we have 8 regions, then the LNC is 17 positions (9
> officers and at-large positions).  Ordinarily, a majority of the entire
> membership is 9, as is a majority of the fixed membership.  If, though, 2
> at-large positions were to be vacant, then a majority of the entire
> membership would be 8 (more than half of 15) but a majority of the fixed
> membership would remain 9.  Thus, majority of the fixed membership is a
> stable number of votes over the course of a term.
>
> While I sympathize with the idea, wherever possible, of being able to read
> the Policy Manual in isolation, I think reference to higher-order rules,
> and in particular the rules of order in our parliamentary authority, is
> unavoidable.
>
> Joshua A. Katz
> Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Norm Olsen <region1rep at donedad.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What does “the fixed membership of the LNC” mean?
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you guys smoking something I don’t know about?
>>
>>
>>
>> Norm
>> --
>>
>> Norman T Olsen
>>
>> Regional Representative, Region 1
>>
>> Libertarian National Committee
>>
>> 7931 South Broadway, PMB 102
>>
>> Littleton, CO  80122-2710
>>
>> 303-263-4995
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Alicia Mattson
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:40 PM
>> *To:* lnc-business
>> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Email Ballot 2015-10: EPCC and Contract Review
>>
>>
>>
>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by October 31, 2015 at 11:59:59pm
>> Pacific time.*
>> *Sponsor:*  Mattson, Kirkland, Goldstein, Riemers
>>
>> *Motion:*  amend the Policy Manual by *inserting* and striking out text
>> as specified in the attached PDF
>>
>> Alicia Mattson
>>
>> LNC Secretary
>>
>>
>>
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