[Lnc-business] Email voting question

Caryn Ann Harlos carynannharlos at gmail.com
Sun Dec 18 14:38:54 EST 2016


Thank you Aaron, that makes sense and was my understanding.

- Caryn Ann

On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Aaron Starr <starrcpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> For deliberative bodies, the purpose of quorum is to ensure that the
> rights of those not present are protected. It keeps a smaller group who is
> not representative of the majority from adopting a motion that the majority
> would oppose (and not even be given the opportunity to debate).  Quorum is
> not determined by the number who vote, it is determined by the number who
> are present and able to vote.
>
> With email ballots, there is no deliberative body, no meeting and no
> quorum. There is no one present in a single room as a deliberative body, so
> it is not governed by the rules in our parliamentary authority, RONR. To
> make email ballots possible, our bylaws (and policy manual) had to
> establish special rules for how they work. Those rules governing email
> ballots are in place of those for an in person meeting. In effect, our
> rules governing email ballots presume that every voting member who is
> subscribed to our email list has been given notice of a motion and has an
> opportunity to vote.
>
> Aaron Starr
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Dec 18, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> No, I don't mean passage, I mean quorum.  How many people are "attending"
> an email vote.  Is that calculated by how many people respond?   Quorum has
> to be answered before votes can even be addressed.
> .
>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org/>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 11:46 AM, David Demarest <
> dpdemarest at centurylink.net> wrote:
>
>> Simple majority? Thought I heard that at the LNC meeting last weekend…
>>
>>
>>
>> ~David Pratt Demarest
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] *On Behalf
>> Of *Caryn Ann Harlos
>> *Sent:* Sunday, December 18, 2016 12:37 PM
>> *To:* lnc-business <lnc-business at lp.org>
>> *Subject:* [Lnc-business] Email voting question
>>
>>
>>
>> When I first joined Alicia was kind enough to give me a very detailed
>> explanation on email voting, but going back through it, I note that
>> establishing quorum isn't mentioned.  How is quorum established for our
>> email votes?
>>
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>>
>> *In Liberty,*
>>
>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>
>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>
>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>
>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>
>>
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> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>
>
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*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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