[Lnc-business] Seeking Co-Sponsors for Policy Manual Amendment regarding Electronic Mail Voting

[Sam Goldstein]

Please indicate where this is going to be in the policy manual and what, 
if anything, it will
replace before asking for co-sponsors.  Right now it appears to be a 
paragraph floating in space.

Thanks,

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Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
317-850-0726 Cell

On 2019-02-16 05:13, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
> Here is the suggestion I have:
> 
> In the event that a Regional Representative casts an explicit 
> abstention in
> lieu of a yes or no vote, this shall preclude or over-ride any vote 
> being
> counted from the Regional Alternate but not factored into the passage
> threshold for any motion that does not require a set vote of the entire 
> LNC.
> 
> My reasons for this:
> 1.  It is not counted as a vote - and that is not what our bylaws say.  
> It
> is taken as an indication of present and not yielding to the alternate.
> 2.  Some motions require a percentage of the entire LNC and in such a 
> case
> that vote IS taken towards the passage threshold.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 5:13 PM Caryn Ann Harlos 
> <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> I will have alternate language this evening - or anyone can simply get 
>> in
>> touch with me directly in the meantime if you would like to know what 
>> the
>> issue is, one that I am fairly certain Ms. Mattson will have as well.
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:36 PM Caryn Ann Harlos 
>> <caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I would suggest different wording and can’t sponsor as is.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 2:20 PM Justin O'Donnell via Lnc-business <
>>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Colleagues,
>>>> 
>>>> Given the recent situation, caused partially by my own actions, I'm
>>>> proposing the following Policy Manual Amendment to clarify for the
>>>> future explicitly how to handle the situation.
>>>> 
>>>> Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES
>>>> 
>>>> 1) Electronic Mail Ballots
>>>> 
>>>> Notification of an electronic mail ballot shall be made by the 
>>>> Secretary
>>>> by electronic mail. This notification shall not include an 
>>>> accompanying
>>>> argument for or against passage of the motion. An LNC Member may 
>>>> change
>>>> their vote on an electronic mail ballot, provided that the change is
>>>> received by the Secretary by the deadline for return of ballots.
>>>> 
>>>> (Inserting the Following Language)
>>>> In the event that a Regional Representative casts an explicit 
>>>> abstention
>>>> in lieu of a yes or no vote, this shall be counted as a vote for the
>>>> purposes of determining whether or not a Regional Alternate’s vote 
>>>> is
>>>> counted, but not counted as a vote for the purposes of determining 
>>>> the
>>>> threshold of passage for a motion.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Yours in Liberty,
>>>> 
>>>> Justin O'Donnell
>>>> LNC Region 8 Representative
>>>> Chair- LPNH Platform Committee
>>>> www.justinodonnell.me
>>>> 
>>>> Renew your membership today at https://www.lp.org/wethepeople/?f=jod 
>>>> !
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> *  In Liberty,*
>>> 
>>> *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
>>> Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page at
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>>> Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The Fed * 
>>> End
>>> Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal the 
>>> Income Tax
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>>> Services
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>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> *  In Liberty,*
>> 
>> *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
>> Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page at
>> facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
>> 
>> =========================================================================
>> Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Non-interventionism * Re-Legalize 
>> All
>> Drugs * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun Laws 
>> *
>> Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The Fed * 
>> End
>> Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal the Income 
>> Tax
>> * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market Emergency 
>> Services
>> * Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To The Private Sector *
>> Eliminate Regulation *
>> 
>> *VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or http://www.LP.org 
>> <http://www.lp.org/>*
>> =========================================================================
>> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
> *  In Liberty,*
> 
> *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
> Call me at 561.523.2250 and follow my public figure page at
> facebook.com/pinkflameofliberty/
> 
> =========================================================================
> Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Non-interventionism * Re-Legalize 
> All
> Drugs * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun Laws *
> Abolish All Taxation * Sound, Free-market Money * Abolish The Fed * End
> Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS and Repeal the Income 
> Tax
> * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market Emergency 
> Services
> * Open Migration * Transfer Government Schools To The Private Sector *
> Eliminate Regulation *
> 
> *VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or http://www.LP.org 
> <http://www.lp.org/>*
> =========================================================================