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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'>Nay!<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'>There are several good alternatives: Denver & Phoenix being in my Region and worthy of hosting such a meeting. <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'>Norm<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><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:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D'>Norman T Olsen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regional Representative, Region I<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Libertarian National Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7931 S Broadway, PMB 102<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Littleton, Colorado 80122-2710<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>303-277-9967<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Norman.Olsen@lp.org<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'>"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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'> Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Lark<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 15, 2013 5:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business@hq.lp.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] E-MAIL BALLOT: Neale motion regarding LNC summer meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TO: Libertarian National Committee<br><br>FROM: James W. Lark, III<br> Secretary Pro Tem, Libertarian National Committee<br> Region 5S Representative, Libertarian National Committee<br><br>SUBJECT: E-MAIL BALLOT ON NEALE MOTION TO HOLD LNC MEETING IN LAS VEGAS ON JULY 14-15, 2013<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;text-indent:-.25in'><b>Moved, the July 2013 LNC meeting will be held in Las Vegas, NV on July 14 and 15.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>SPONSOR: Geoff Neale (motion submitted to Secretary at 5:17 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013)<br><br>VOTING PERIOD OPENS: 7:40 a.m. EST, Friday, February 15, 2013<br><br>VOTING PERIOD CONCLUDES: 7:40 a.m. EST, Monday, February 25, 2013<br><br><br>NOTE: This e-mail ballot is the second ballot that is currently open. The voting period for the ballot concerning the selection of LNC secretary opened at 12:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 10, 2013; the voting period for that ballot will conclude at 12:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.<br><br><br>INFORMATION CONCERNING E-MAIL BALLOT PROCESS:<br><br>From the Libertarian Party Bylaws:<br><br>Article 8, Section 10:<br> <br>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> <br>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><br><br>From the LNC Policy Manual:<br> <br>Section 1.04 ELECTRONIC MAIL BALLOT PROCEDURES<br><br>1) Electronic Mail Ballots (endnote 31)<br><br>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>