[nabs-l] NABS Leadership Update

[Jedi]

Corbb,

I don't know what state you come from, but in Washington, the delegate 
votes according to the will of the majority vote in our affiliate. When 
Washingtonians choose our delegates at our fall convention, it's 
expected that they will do their job admirably and in good faith and 
conscience (I.E. following the will of the state and representing us 
with grace and decorum). We vote for our delegates to convention 
(delegate and first/second alternates) just as we do any other office. 
If it's one thing my affiliate leadership values (especially Mike 
Freeman), it's democracy, and I've seen nothing in my affiliate that 
would suggest otherwise even if the leadership thinks it knows better.

Respectfully,
Jedi
Original message:
> Thank you for your comments on the idea of delegation voting. One
> misconception that is worth righting: most state presidents will agree that
> the delegate's vote is NOT intended to be democratically chosen. As one
> state president told me after the Freeman/Sayer election, the delegates on
> the convention floor have more inside knowledge than the general membership.
> State presidents -- in the NFB and in NABS -- are chosen because of their
> leadership, past experience, and beliefs on what is best for the division.
> It therefore makes sense that their vote have more influence in a runoff
> election. As for what ensures that each state has a voice at the NABS
> meeting, this is easier than you might think. Before convention, state
> presidents send in the names of their state's delegate and alternate who
> will be in attendance at the NABS meeting. That list is assembled, and those
> people are called on if there is a runoff election at the NABS business
> meeting. Would sitting by state require some work? Probably. Is it
> essential? Not really. If a state president wanted to do a quick vote within
> their delegation before voting, a simple: "Those of you from New Jersey, who
> favors...and who favors..." with a voice vote would do the trick. Of course
> that requires that decorum at NABS meetings be improved from what we saw
> this year.

> Corbb
> President, Virginia Students Division

> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Briley Pollard <brileyp at gmail.com> wrote:

>> Corbb,

>> I agree that this is a way for the blind to independantly run an
>> election, but there is the issue of representation. What insures that
>> the representative from each state speaks for the majority? I know in
>> Tn during the bored election in general session, our rep didn't ask us
>> who we wanted in the position. He picked who he wanted without
>> consulting the membership. As for sitting with our state, that isn't a
>> bad idea. Maybe sit with our region? This would probably make things a
>> little more organized, which is my eternal hope for NABS.

>> -Briley

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