<div dir="ltr"><div>The email ballot rules are in the bylaws, article 14.<br><br></div>-Alicia<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Scott L. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott73@earthlink.net" target="_blank">scott73@earthlink.net</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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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">And this is why it is
a REALLY bad idea for any LNC Chair to initiate an e-mail ballot all by
themselves.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">For some reason I can’t
find the section in the Bylaws or Policy Manual that describes the sponsoring
methodology for mail ballots.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">However - most of you
know that anyone other than the Chair needs 3 co-sponsors to start an e-mail
ballot.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">If this section is in
the Policy Manual, I suggest we amend it at our next in-person meeting to
remove the ability of the Chair to sponsor e-mail ballots on their own. This
is not a knock against the present Chair – several past Chairs have also
floated e-mail ballots that would have benefitted from being perfected by the
body, or at least 3 other sets of eyes, before being voted on.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black">Note – perfected
is not my term – that is the term used in Robert’s Rules.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> Lnc-business
[mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Alicia Mattson<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 19, 2015 8:20
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> lnc-business<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Lnc-business] advance
wording of v2 of the <u></u><u></u>Oklahoma<u></u><u></u>
motion</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Since there has been
quite a bit of chatter on this motion, I'll give you at least a little heads
up. Below is the wording of the second version that has been
submitted. Unless a delay is requested by the Chair, I'll send it out
before midnight tonight (Pacific) to get it started, but in case you need to
ask the maker for any additional tweaks, you'll have a little window of time to
do so before I launch it:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Increase the Ballot Access Expense line item by $65,000, from $57,500to
$122,500, contingent on the LNC receiving cash receipts, that areearmarked for
a 2015 Libertarian Party of Oklahoma petition drive, ofat least $60,000, and
cash receipts (net of associated fundraising costs) of at least $55,000.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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