<div dir="ltr">Thank you Aaron, that makes sense and was my understanding. <div><br></div><div>- Caryn Ann</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Aaron Starr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:starrcpa@gmail.com" target="_blank">starrcpa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>For deliberative bodies, the purpose of quorum is to ensure that the rights of those not present are protected. It keeps a smaller group who is not representative of the majority from adopting a motion that the majority would oppose (and not even be given the opportunity to debate). Quorum is not determined by the number who vote, it is determined by the number who are present and able to vote. </div><div id="m_3007701891489982782AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_3007701891489982782AppleMailSignature">With email ballots, there is no deliberative body, no meeting and no quorum. There is no one present in a single room as a deliberative body, so it is not governed by the rules in our parliamentary authority, RONR. To make email ballots possible, our bylaws (and policy manual) had to establish special rules for how they work. Those rules governing email ballots are in place of those for an in person meeting. In effect, our rules governing email ballots presume that every voting member who is subscribed to our email list has been given notice of a motion and has an opportunity to vote. </div><div id="m_3007701891489982782AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_3007701891489982782AppleMailSignature">Aaron Starr<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Dec 18, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Caryn Ann Harlos <<a href="mailto:carynannharlos@gmail.com" target="_blank">carynannharlos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">No, I don't mean passage, I mean quorum. How many people are "attending" an email vote. Is that calculated by how many people respond? Quorum has to be answered before votes can even be addressed. <div>.<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_3007701891489982782gmail-m_6966039365621485783gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org/" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 11:46 AM, David Demarest <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dpdemarest@centurylink.net" target="_blank">dpdemarest@centurylink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_3007701891489982782m_-8383504520524564602WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Simple majority? Thought I heard that at the LNC meeting last weekend…<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">~David Pratt Demarest<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lnc-business [mailto:<a href="mailto:lnc-business-bounces@hq.lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business-bounces@h<wbr>q.lp.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Caryn Ann Harlos<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 18, 2016 12:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> lnc-business <<a href="mailto:lnc-business@lp.org" target="_blank">lnc-business@lp.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lnc-business] Email voting question<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="m_3007701891489982782h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">When I first joined Alicia was kind enough to give me a very detailed explanation on email voting, but going back through it, I note that establishing quorum isn't mentioned. How is quorum established for our email votes?<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">In Liberty,</span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Caryn Ann Harlos</span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. Harlos@LP.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Communications Director, <a href="http://www.lpcolorado.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party of Colorado</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Colorado State Coordinator, <a href="http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org" target="_blank">Libertarian Party Radical Caucus</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_3007701891489982782gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>In Liberty,</b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#666666"><b>Caryn Ann Harlos</b></font></div><div><font size="1">Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee </font><span style="font-size:x-small">(Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - <a href="mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos@LP.org" target="_blank">Caryn.Ann. 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