[nabs-l] NABS Elections Conference Call

[Sean Whalen]

Good afternoon,

On Sunday, June6th, at 8:30PM eastern, NABS will be holding a open meeting,
via conference call, to discuss NABS elections rules and procedures.

As you may recall, there was a survey put out to the membership on NABS
elections last fall. The conversation on this call will be directed by the
responses which were provided to questions on that survey.

The purpose of the call is to solicit input and suggestions on NABS'
elections procedures from our membership. Issues of particular interest for
discussion will include:

1) The possibility of a NABS nominating committee
2) The possibility of staggering the elections of officers and board members
differently than the current 7/2 split mandated by the recent constitutional
amendment
3) Basic rules on the conduct of elections, e.g. for how long candidates are
allowed to speak
4) Methods of vote counting; Is it important that only members vote? Is
there an alternative method of vote counting which would allow our elections
to be conducted independently by blind people?

The ad hoc committee charged with presenting election procedure
recommendations to the NABS Board is being CoChaired by Darian Smith and me.
If you have suggestions or input which you would like to share with the
committee and are unable to make the call, please email us at
smwhalenpsp at gmail.com and dsmithnfb at gmail.com.

Karen Anderson and Janice Jeang will also serve on the NABS elections
committee.

Here is the dial in information for Sunday's 8:30 eastern call:

Number: (712) 775-7100
Participant Code: 257963

We look forward to speaking with you on Sunday.

Thank you,

Sean Whalen