<p>I vote yes.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 20, 2013 6:14 PM, "William Redpath" <<a href="mailto:wredpath2@yahoo.com" target="_blank">wredpath2@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">I vote "Yes." Bill Redpath<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:10pt">
<div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> James Lark <<a href="mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu" target="_blank">jwl3s@virginia.edu</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:lnc-business@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@hq.lp.org</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 20, 2013 5:06 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Revised Hinkle motion to purchase a building (2nd ballot currently open)<br> </font> </div> <br>
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TO: Libertarian National Committee<br>
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FROM: James W. Lark, III<br>
Secretary Pro Tem, Libertarian National Committee<br>
Region 5S Representative, Libertarian National
Committee<br>
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SUBJECT: E-MAIL BALLOT ON REVISED HINKLE MOTION TO PURCHASE A
BUILDING<br>
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Text of Motion:<br>
<b><br>
Moved, that the LNC approve the purchase of an office in the
greater Washington, D.C. area, to be named in honor of David F.
Nolan, contingent on the following conditions:</b>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font:7.0pt"></span></span></span><b>A
minimum down payment of 20% shall be raised from dedicated
contributions. If a portion of that is in the form of
pledges, the pledges must be converted to cash before a
purchase contract and mortgage agreement are finalized.</b></li>
<li><b>The monthly payment of principal, interest, and OTM
(Overhead, Taxes, and Maintenance) shall not exceed 75% of our
current lease payments at the Watergate complex.</b></li>
</ul>
<div style="margin-left:0.24pt"><b>This motion will
constitute authority to incur a mortgage if the above conditions
are met and if this motion passes by the necessary two-thirds
vote as specified in the Libertarian Party’s Bylaws.</b></div>
<div><b>The final decision on what property to buy
shall be approved by the LNC's Executive Committee by a majority
vote once the above conditions are met.</b></div>
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SPONSOR: Geoff Neale (motion submitted to the Secretary at 9:11
p.m. EST on Saturday, January 19, 2013)<br>
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VOTING PERIOD OPENS: 5:05 p.m. EST, Sunday, January 20, 2013<br>
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VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES: 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, January 30, 2013<br>
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NOTE: This e-mail ballot is the second ballot that is currently
open. The voting period for a previous e-mail ballot opened at 9:30
p.m. EST on January 14, 2013; the voting period for this previous
e-mail ballot will conclude at 9:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, January
24, 2013.<br>
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INFORMATION CONCERNING E-MAIL BALLOT PROCESS:<br>
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From the Libertarian Party Bylaws:<br>
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Article 8, Section 10:<br>
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The National Committee may, without meeting together, transact
business by electronic mail. The Secretary shall send out electronic
mail ballots on any question submitted by the Chair or cosponsored
by at least 1/5 of the members of the Committee. The period for
voting on a question shall remain open for ten days, unless all
members have cast votes, or have stated an intention to abstain, by
electronic mail to the Secretary. Votes from alternate regional
representatives will be counted, in accordance with the ranking
procedure of the region, only if the regional representative fails
to respond to the ballot.<br>
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The number of votes required for passage of any motion shall be the
same as that required during a meeting. The Secretary shall preserve
all such votes until the next meeting of the National Committee, at
which meeting the Committee shall order the disposition of such
votes.<br>
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From the LNC Policy Manual:<br>
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Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES<br>
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1) Electronic Mail Ballots (endnote 31)<br>
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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.<br>
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