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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you Dr. Lark.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I hereby declare this motion has failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Geoffrey Neale<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> James Lark [mailto:jwl3s@virginia.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 25, 2013 5:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org; 'Geoffrey Neale'<br><b>Cc:</b> jwlark@virginia.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> Results: E-MAIL BALLOT: Hinkle motion to purchase a building<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Chairman Neale:<br><br> I hope all is well with you. I am writing in my capacity as Secretary Pro Tem to provide you and our LNC colleagues with the results concerning Mark Hinkle's first motion concerning the purchase of a building. <br><br>Text of Motion: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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><br><br> As of the close of the voting period at 9:40 p.m. EST last night (Thursday, Jan. 24), the vote totals are as follows (voters are listed by alphabetical order of surname):<br><br>Ayes (6): Cloud, Hinkle, Kirkland, Myers, Redpath, Vohra<br>Nays (8): Lark, Mack, Olsen, Pojunis, Starchild, Visek, Wiener, Wrights<br><br>Note: Mr. Goldstein (Region 3 alternate) voted "nay"; his vote is superseded by the "nay" vote of Ms. Mack. Dr. Lieberman (Region 4 alternate) voted "nay." According to the rules of Region 4 (as described by Dan Wiener), since both Mr. Wiener and Mr. Pojunis cast votes, Dr. Lieberman's vote is superseded by the "nay" vote of Mr. Wiener. Mr. Frankel (Region 7 alternate) voted "aye"; his vote is superseded by the "aye" vote of Mr. Myers.<br><br> I request that our LNC colleagues review the list of votes and associated voters above and the list of voters and vote submission dates below. I also request that a member who finds an error in either list contact the LNC as soon as possible. <br><br> As always, thanks for your work for liberty. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you.<br><br> Take care,<br> Jim<br><br> James W. Lark, III<br> Advisor, The Liberty Coalition<br> University of Virginia<br><br> Region 5S Representative<br> Secretary Pro Tem<br> Libertarian National Committee<br>-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>E-Mail Ballot: Hinkle Motion (voting period opened at 9:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 14; voting period closed at 9:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 24)<br><br></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Cloud: Aye (received LNC-Business, 8:38 a.m. EST, Jan. 18)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Hagan:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Hinkle: Aye (received LNC-Business, 11:51 a.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Kirkland: Aye (received LNC-Business, 6:25 p.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Lark: Nay (received LNC-Business, 12:43 a.m. EST, Jan. 24)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Mack: Nay (received LNC-Business, 9:04 p.m. EST, Jan. 19)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Myers: Aye (received LNC-Discussion, 7:03 p.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Neale:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Olsen: Nay (received LNC-Business, 1:42 a.m. EST, Jan. 16)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Pojunis: Nay (received LNC-Business, 8:53 p.m. EST, Jan. 24)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Redpath: Aye (received LNC-Business, 3:44 p.m. EST, Jan. 17)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Starchild: Nay (received LNC-Business, 8:25 p.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Tomasso:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Visek: Nay (received LNC-Business, 12:11 a.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Vohra: Aye (received LNC-Discussion, 6:34 p.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Wiener: Nay (received LNC-Business, 12:47 a.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Wrights: Nay (received LNC-Business, 10:03 p.m. EST, Jan. 18)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Alternates:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Ryan:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Schrade:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Goldstein: Nay (received LNC-Business, 10:19 p.m. EST, Jan. 14)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Capozzi:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Lieberman: Nay (received LNC-Business, 7:52 a.m. EST, Jan. 15)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Blau:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Spencer:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Knebel:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Frankel: Aye (received LNC-Business, 11:35 p.m. EST, Jan. 14)</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b> <br><br></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>