[Lnc-business] Policy Manual 1.04 -Email Ballots

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

I think so.

-Caryn Ann

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 9:38 AM brent.olsen--- via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> That makes sense.  Perhaps it is time for a policy update?
>
> In Liberty,
> K. Brent Olsen
> Alternate, Region 4
>
> On 2018-08-02 00:09, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
> > Before there were electronic mail ballots, there were mail ballots --
> > as in USPS, snail-mail ballots.  This policy was written for a
> > scenario when the Secretary might need to put a stamp on an envelope
> > and send a piece of mail to each LNC member.  In that situation, the
> > piece of mail that was sent was not to include arguments for/against
> > the motion.  There was nothing to preclude members from phoning each
> > other, or emailing each other as more LNC members got email accounts,
> > to argue for or against a motion.
> >
> > Whenever email ballots came along, the policy just slapped
> > "electronic" into the existing wording as an easy fix, though it
> > doesn't really have the same impact in the age of email.
> >
> > The parallel application is just that when the Secretary sends out the
> > email which starts the process, that email message should not contain
> > debate.
> >
> > -Alicia
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:27 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
> > <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I believe we may have been doing something incorrectly as per our
> >> special rules.  Specifically:
> >>
> >> Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES
> >>
> >> 1) Electronic Mail Ballots 30 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.
> >>
> >> Because when I was first elected debate was permitted in the threads
> >> I
> >> always interpreted this to mean that the ballot, i.e. the post by
> >> the
> >> Secretary, should not include any argument.  But I see that in the
> >> past, this was not the case but was interpreted to mean no debate at
> >> all by anyone.
> >>
> >> I think we need clarity on this.
> >>
> >> Personally - I am opposed to not having debate on the email thread -
> >> I
> >> think it provides better results, but I think we may be violating
> >> our
> >> rules and that we either need to cease allowing debate or modify our
> >> Policy Manual.
> >>
> >> -Caryn Ann
> >>
> >> --
> >> In Liberty,
> >> Caryn Ann Harlos
> >> Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary -
> >> Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
> >> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
> >>
> >> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> >> We defend your rights
> >> And oppose the use of force
> >> Taxation is theft
>
> --
-- 
*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org> or Secretary at LP.org.
Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org

A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
*We defend your rights*
*And oppose the use of force*
*Taxation is theft*
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