<font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Dr. Lark,</font></font><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I vote "nay" on the initial motion proposed below:</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><div><b>SUBJECT:</b> E-MAIL BALLOT ON HINKLE MOTION TO PURCHASE A BUILDING</div><div><br></div><div>Text of Motion:</div>
<div>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:</div><div><ul><li>A minimum of 20% of the down payment 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.</li>
<li>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.</li></ul></div><div>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.</div>
<div>The final decision on what property to buy shall be ratified by the LNC's Executive Committee by a majority vote once the above conditions are met.</div><div><br></div></font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br clear="all">
</font></font><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best,</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Brett H. Pojunis<br>Libertarian National Committee (LNC) – Region 4 Representative <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:43 PM, James Lark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu" target="_blank">jwl3s@virginia.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Dear colleagues:<br>
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I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as
Region 5S representative to vote "nay" on the motion.<br>
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As always, thanks for your work for liberty.<br>
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Take care,<br>
Jim<br>
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James W. Lark, III<br>
Advisor, The Liberty Coalition<br>
University of Virginia<br>
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Region 5S Representative<br>
Secretary Pro Tem<br>
Libertarian National Committee<br>
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On 1/14/2013 11:53 PM, James Lark wrote:<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 HINKLE MOTION TO PURCHASE A BUILDING<br>
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Text of Motion:<br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:30.0pt"><b>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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><b>A
minimum of 20% of the down payment 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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><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><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:30.0pt"><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><u></u><u></u></p>
<b>The final decision on what property to buy shall be ratified by
the LNC's Executive Committee by a majority vote once the above
conditions are met.</b><br>
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SPONSOR: Geoff Neale (motion submitted to LNC-Business list at
9:23 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013)<br>
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VOTING PERIOD OPENS: 9:30 p.m. EST, Monday, January 14, 2013<br>
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VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES: 9:30 p.m. EST, 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:<u></u><u></u><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.<u></u><u></u><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.<u></u><u></u><br>
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From the LNC Policy Manual:<br>
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Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES<u></u><u></u><br>
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1) Electronic Mail Ballots (endnote 31)<u></u><u></u><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.<u></u><u></u><br>
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