[Lnc-business] EMAIL BALLOT 191229-1: Appeal from Ruling of the Chair

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

I vote no

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Jan 2, 2020, at 8:48 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
> Mr. Bishop-Henchman I have a question.  In what instances did the Chair
> indicate we could refund a membership?  Perhaps I am missing something here
> but I never saw such a claim.  Unless you are referring to a pet, but I
> don't want to guess.
> 
> *  In Liberty,*
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
> pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.  *
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:25 AM Joe Bishop-Henchman via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I vote no. I am not convinced Mr. Phillips's motion is unambiguously
>> against the Bylaws, precluding us from considering it. Both Mr. Phillips
>> and the Chair acknowledge that the LNC can direct the refund of a
>> contribution in at least some circumstances. The Chair's ruling that the
>> second portion is moot is not reason enough to me to prevent
>> consideration.
>> 
>> I am mindful of Dr. Lark's observation that the ultimate outcome of the
>> motion may violate the spirit of the Bylaws, and I'm very mindful of not
>> wanting this body to become consumed by a purge-of-the-month, one case
>> at a time. I appreciate the desire to let the delegates at convention
>> decide this one, and I'll only add that my mail is running about 70-30
>> in favor of us considering this matter.
>> 
>> JBH
>> 
>> ------------
>> Joe Bishop-Henchman
>> LNC Member (At-Large)
>> joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
>> www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837
>> 
>>> On 2019-12-29 03:30, Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business wrote:
>>> EMAIL BALLOT 191229-1: Appeal from Ruling of the Chair
>>> 
>>> We have an electronic mail ballot.
>>> 
>>> Votes are due to the LNC-Business list by January 5, 2020 at 11:59:59
>>> pm
>>> Pacific time.
>>> 
>>> Co-Sponsors:  Merced, Nekhaila, Phillips, Smith
>>> 
>>> =============================================
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Motion: Appeal from the ruling of the chair that the motion stated by
>>> Mr.
>>> Phillips (located here:
>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lncvotes/rpDQqjc2J5k/F9RokJMpAwAJ  and
>>> the
>>> ruling of the chair is here:
>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/lncvotes/rpDQqjc2J5k/Meak1YRCAwAJ) was
>>> out
>>> of order.
>>> 
>>> =============================================
>>> 
>>> THRESHOLD REQUIRED: Simple majority
>>> 
>>> 
>>> PROCEDURAL NOTE:  A YES vote sustains the ruling the chair.  A NO vote
>>> over-rules the ruling of the chair.  It takes a majority of NO votes to
>>> overturn the ruling of the Chair.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> You can keep track of the Secretary's manual tally of votes here:
>>> https://tinyurl.com/ballot191229-1.  Votes are noted with a link to the
>>> actual ballot cast for verification. You can find the time that the
>>> manual
>>> tally was last updated at the bottom of the sheet.
>>> 
>>> Please notify me of any discrepancies.
>>> 
>>> *  In Liberty,*
>>> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
>>> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
>>> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
>>> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social
>>> faux
>>> pas) in an actual email, please contact me privately and let me know.
>>> *
>>