[nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

Sat Jun 18 00:44:50 UTC 2011

I=20agree,=20Darian.=20=20After=20national=20convention,=20there=20will=20b=
e=20a=20
whole=20new=20board=20elected,=20including=20a=20new=20NABS=20president,=20=
as=20
Arielle=20has=20already=20stated=20on=20this=20list=20that=20she=20will=20n=
ot=20be=20
running=20for=20reelection.=20=20So,=20Jorge,=20I=20would=20advise=20you=20=
to=20wait=20
until=20after=20National=20Convention=20and=20propose=20this=20to=20the=20n=
ew=20board=20
and=20the=20new=20president.=20=20That=20way,=20you=20won't=20have=20to=20w=
orry=20about=20
rushing=20it=20through=20the=20process=20before=20the=20new=20board=20is=20=
elected.=20=20
Best=20of=20luck!=20Please=20keep=20us=20posted=20on=20how=20it=20goes!

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)
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p=20near=20
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=20
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?=20Click=20
on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:=20
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=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2017=20Jun=202011=2012:13:20=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constituti=
on

Hi=20George,

=20I=20think=20you=20bring=20up=20some=20interesting=20points.
=20in=20the=20end,=20=20I=20woudl=20strongly=20advise=20to=20bring=20this=20=
concern=20
directly
to=20the=20board-=20in=20this=20case=20the=20president=20of=20=20nabs;=20=20=
Arielle=20
Silverman.
=20=20Her=20E-mail=20is=20=20nabs.president at gmail.com
=20=20best=20of=20luck!

On=206/17/11,=20Jorge=20Paez=20<computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20article=20IV=20states:

=20"There=20will=20be=20no=20proxy=20votes"

=20However,=20if=20we=20have=20paid=20our=20dues=20we=20should=20be=20able=
=20to=20vote.=20=20
Even=20if=20we
=20aren't=20able=20to=20go=20to=20convention.

=20That's=20why=20I'm=20proposing=20the=20amendment=20below,=20which=20woul=
d=20
strengthen=20the
=20underlying=20organization=20by=20allowing=20those=20unable=20to=20attend=
=20the=20
convention=20to
=20vote,=20while=20restricting=20this=20to=20only=20members=20who=20pay=20t=
he=20$5=20
either=20online
=20before=20the=20vote=20or=20who=20have=20been=20registered=20in=20the=20d=
atabase=20as=20
contributing
=20members.

=20So=20the=20idea=20is=20that=20when=20you=20vote=20online,=20you're=20nam=
e=20or=20address=20
or
=20something=20would=20be=20put=20threw=20a=20database.=20=20If=20you've=20=
paid,=20the=20
computer=20will
=20validate=20the=20vote,=20if=20not,=20it'll=20simply=20ask=20you=20to=20p=
ay=20the=20$5,=20
and=20the
=20language=20I'm=20proposing=20would=20allow=20for=20such=20an=20addition=
=20to=20our=20
system.

=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=202:31=20PM,=20Tina=20Thomas=20wrote:

=20Hello=20Jorge-=20Can=20you=20clarify=20the=20article=20in=20the=20studen=
t's=20
constitution
=20that
=20you=20feel=20violates=20membership=20rights.
=20Tina

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf
=20Of=20Jorge=20Paez
=20Sent:=20Friday,=20June=2017,=202011=209:53=20AM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constit=
ution

=20I=20understand,
=20which=20is=20why=20that=20particular=20article=20violates=20our=20member=
ship=20
rights.
=20That=20is=20exactly=20what=20I'm=20trying=20to=20get=20fixed.

=20On=20Jun=2017,=202011,=20at=2012:41=20PM,=20Darian=20Smith=20wrote:

=20George,
=20in=20the=20constitution,=20the=20language=20states=20=20clearly=20that=20=
there=20is=20
to=20be
=20no=20"proxy=20voting".=20=20I=20have=20pasted=20the=20language=20for=20y=
our=20review.
=20"Officers=20and=20board=20members=20=20=20shall=20be=20elected
=20by=20a=20majority=20vote=20of=20the=20members=20of=20this=20Association=
=20present=20
and
=20voting.=20=20All=20officers=20and=20board=20=20=20members=20must=20be=20=
in=20school=20for=20
one
=20year=20following=20their
=20election.=20=20There=20shall=20be=20no=20proxy=20votes."

=20As=20the=20constitution=20of=20this=20division,=20and=20of=20our=20natio=
nal=20=20body
=20prohibits=20=20this,=20=20we=20are=20indeed=20not=20in=20violation=20of=
=20our=20
constitution.
=20The=20constitution=20odes=20=20provide=20for=20an=20=20=20amendment=20to=
=20be=20=20
submitted
=20for=20=20consideration=20and=20review=20by=20the=20=20membership.
=20The=20text=20of=20=20this=20provision=20follows:"This=20constitution=20m=
ay=20be=20
amended
=20at=20any=20regular=20meeting=20of=20the=20=20=20Association=20by=20an=20=
affirmative=20
vote=20of
=20two-thirds=20of=20the=20active=20=20=20members=20present=20and=20voting,=

=20provided=20the=20amendment=20has=20ben=20=20=20submitted=20to=20the=20Pr=
esident=20in
=20writing,=20at=20least=20one=20day=20in=20=20=20advance=20of=20the=20regu=
lar=20meeting.
=20"

=20Marsha,
=20Nothing=20prohibits=20a=20student=20from=20runningin=20an=20election=20i=
f=20they=20
are
=20not=20present-=20in=20fact=20this=20has=20=20happen=20before.=20=20It's=
=20really=20a=20
matter=20of
=20if=20the=20people=20present=20=20believe=20the=20=20=20individual=20seek=
ing=20an=20
office
=20would=20=20end=20up=20working=20=20out=20better=20=20for=20the=20organiz=
ation=20than=20the
=20people=20who=20are=20=20currently=20in=20the=20room=20and=20seeking=20th=
at=20same=20
office.

=20I=20hope=20this=20was=20helpful,
=20darian

=20On=206/17/11,=20Marsha=20Drenth=20<marsha.drenth at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20In=20theory=20this=20is=20a=20good=20suggestion.=20=20But=20lets=20be=20=
realistic=20
here.=20=20This
=20would
=20be=20a=20complicated=20process=20of=20tallying=20the=20votes.=20=20If=20=
the=20students=20
were=20to
=20do
=20this,=20the=20general=20convention=20would=20want=20this=20too.=20=20Its=
=20sad=20that=20
those=20who
=20can't=20be=20there=20can't=20vote,=20but=20that=20is=20where=20those=20w=
ho=20can't=20be=20
there,
=20should=20get=20involved=20to=20elect=20those=20who=20they=20feel=20would=
=20do=20the=20
best=20job
=20possible.

=20Say=20if=20you=20were=20to=20have=20a=20online=20way=20to=20take=20votes=
,=20how=20are=20you=20
going=20to
=20distinguish=20from=20those=20who=20are=20really=20not=20going=20to=20tho=
se=20who=20are=20
going
=20to
=20convention=20but=20who=20want=20to=20vote=20and=20add=20votes=20to=20a=20=
particular=20
person
=20running.

=20Now=20correct=20me=20someone=20if=20I=20am=20wrong,=20isn't=20it=20true=
=20that=20you=20can=20
run,
=20not
=20necessarily=20be=20there,=20and=20be=20elected?=20Or=20must=20you=20be=20=
present?=20
Different
=20divisions=20do=20this=20differently.

=20Marsha

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf
=20Of=20Jorge=20Paez
=20Sent:=20Friday,=20June=2017,=202011=2011:57=20AM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constitution

=20Hello=20all:
=20I=20want=20to=20propose=20the=20following=20amendment=20to=20the=20const=
itution,=20
to
=20article
=20IV.

=20---

=20Voting

=20Due=20to=20the=20fact=20that=20there=20are=20people=20who=20will=20not=20=
be=20present=20at=20
the
=20convention=20due=20to=20issues=20beyond=20the=20membership's=20control,=
=20but=20
who=20have
=20paid
=20dues=20and=20do=20therefore,=20retain=20their=20right=20to=20vote,=20the=
=20NATIONAL
=20ASSOCIATION
=20OF=20THE=20BLIND=20shall=20henceforth=20recognize
=20these=20members=20by=20allowing=20them=20to=20vote,=20in=20such=20method=
s=20as=20are=20
legal=20and
=20of
=20good=20practice,=20in=20all=20elections=20pertaining=20to=20the=20busine=
ss=20of=20
this
=20organization.

=20---

=20end=20of=20amendment.

=20The=20defense=20I=20put=20forth=20for=20this=20amendment=20is=20simple:=
=20if=20we=20are=20
to=20be=20a
=20democratic=20organization,=20and=20if=20we=20are=20truly=20the=20"voice=
=20of=20the=20
Nation's
=20blind"=20we=20must=20realize=20there=20are=20students=20who=20will=20not=
=20be=20able=20
to=20attend
=20but
=20who=20have=20paid=20dues,=20and=20these=20students=20must=20be=20recogni=
zed=20and=20
given=20the
=20chance=20to=20vote=20in=20elections.=20=20If=20not,=20we=20are=20violati=
ng=20our=20own
=20constitution
=20as=20article=20IV=20is=20doing=20as=20of=20this=20writing,=20by=20elimin=
ating=20those=20
members
=20who
=20cannot=20attend=20convention,=20and=20therein=20setting=20only=20a=20cer=
tain=20
portion=20of
=20the
=20student=20membership=20to=20vote.

=20Jorge
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