[Lnc-business] Email ballots

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

My position has nothing to do with being busy - I have no idea why that
keeps coming up.  It is that they are inefficient and not a proper
deliberative method for anything other than an election ballot or
functional rubber stamp.



On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 6:45 PM Richard Longstreth <
richard.longstreth at lp.org> wrote:

> I quite like us being an engaged and active body. If you need some help
> let me know.
>
> I do think we could be more effective with our balloting and would suggest
> that anyone with a motion for email ballot carefully wordsmith and gather
> sponsors ahead of time. It seems we've started stabbing in the dark to find
> people who support our motions rather than being collaborative.
>
> As I stated elsewhere, an active email ballot is debatable for the time
> period that the ballot is open and votes may change. I do not view it as a
> slight anyone if the appropriate number of people develop an idea or motion
> outside of this entire body throwing in their two cents on wordsmithing and
> debating before we even get to the question itself. In that sense, yes I
> agree we can better.
>
> Richard Longstreth
> At Large Representative
> Libertarian National Committee
> richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
>
> Sent from my Mobile Device
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 20:37 Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>> I’m beginning to regret pushing for monthly meetings.  I had thought we
>> would all honour the desire to nearly completely eliminate email ballots.
>>
>> I will vote no every single time on any email ballot that violates the
>> spirit of this agreement.  We can be better.
>> --
>>
>> *  In Liberty,*
>>
> --

*  In Liberty,*