[nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

Chris Nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Sat Jun 18 14:10:53 UTC 2011 

Joshua,

I=20know=20Isaiah=20Wilcox=20is=20running=20for=20NABS=20president,=20as=20=
he=20posted=20
his=20announcement=20on=20this=20list.=20=20But=20=20I'm=20glad=20you=20ask=
ed=20for=20the=20
list=20of=20candidates.=20=20In=20fact,=20I=20think=20it=20would=20do=20us=
=20good=20if=20
someone=20posted=20the=20list=20of=20candidates=20*=20to=20the=20list,=20th=
at=20way=20we=20
know=20what=20we're=20doing=20when=20we=20vote.

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)
To=20learn=20more=20about=20Camp=20Abilities=20and=20find=20a=20local=20cam=
p=20near=20
you,=20just=20click=20on=20this=20link=20to=20their=20national=20Web=20site=
:=20
www.campabilities.org.

The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20in=
=20
Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20How=
?=20Click=20
on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:=20
www.icanfoundation.info.

=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Joshua=20Lester=20<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2017=20Jun=202011=2020:03:54=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constituti=
on

What?
Ms=20Silverman=20isn't=20running=20again?
I=20hope=20someone=20I=20know,=20gets=20elected.
I=20don't=20know=20very=20many=20people=20on=20here=20personally,=20but=20I=
=20hope=20the=20
right
person=20gets=20the=20job.
Just=20a=20question,=20who=20all=20is=20running=20for=20NABS=20president?
Please=20send=20me=20the=20list=20of=20candidates,=20off=20list.
Thanks,=20Joshua

On=206/17/11,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20I=20agree,=20Darian.=20=20After=20national=20convention,=20there=20will=
=20be=20a
=20whole=20new=20board=20elected,=20including=20a=20new=20NABS=20president,=
=20as
=20Arielle=20has=20already=20stated=20on=20this=20list=20that=20she=20will=
=20not=20be
=20running=20for=20reelection.=20=20So,=20Jorge,=20I=20would=20advise=20you=
=20to=20wait
=20until=20after=20National=20Convention=20and=20propose=20this=20to=20the=
=20new=20
board
=20and=20the=20new=20president.=20=20That=20way,=20you=20won't=20have=20to=
=20worry=20about
=20rushing=20it=20through=20the=20process=20before=20the=20new=20board=20is=
=20elected.
=20Best=20of=20luck!=20Please=20keep=20us=20posted=20on=20how=20it=20goes!

=20=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)
=20To=20learn=20more=20about=20Camp=20Abilities=20and=20find=20a=20local=20=
camp=20near
=20you,=20just=20click=20on=20this=20link=20to=20their=20national=20Web=20s=
ite:
=20www.campabilities.org.

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20=
in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20=
How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info.

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

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

=20Hi=20George,

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

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

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

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

=20=20That's=20why=20I'm=20proposing=20the=20amendment=20below,=20which=20w=
ould
=20strengthen=20the
=20=20underlying=20organization=20by=20allowing=20those=20unable=20to=20att=
end=20the
=20convention=20to
=20=20vote,=20while=20restricting=20this=20to=20only=20members=20who=20pay=
=20the=20$5
=20either=20online
=20=20before=20the=20vote=20or=20who=20have=20been=20registered=20in=20the=
=20database=20as
=20contributing
=20=20members.


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




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

=20=20Hello=20Jorge-=20Can=20you=20clarify=20the=20article=20in=20the=20stu=
dent's
=20constitution
=20=20that
=20=20you=20feel=20violates=20membership=20rights.
=20=20Tina

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

=20=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20cons=
titution

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


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

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


=20=20As=20the=20constitution=20of=20this=20division,=20and=20of=20our=20na=
tional=20=20body
=20=20prohibits=20=20this,=20=20we=20are=20indeed=20not=20in=20violation=20=
of=20our
=20constitution.
=20=20The=20constitution=20odes=20=20provide=20for=20an=20=20=20amendment=20=
to=20be
=20submitted
=20=20for=20=20consideration=20and=20review=20by=20the=20=20membership.
=20=20The=20text=20of=20=20this=20provision=20follows:"This=20constitution=
=20may=20be
=20amended
=20=20at=20any=20regular=20meeting=20of=20the=20=20=20Association=20by=20an=
=20affirmative
=20vote=20of
=20=20two-thirds=20of=20the=20active=20=20=20members=20present=20and=20voti=
ng,
=20=20provided=20the=20amendment=20has=20ben=20=20=20submitted=20to=20the=20=
President=20in
=20=20writing,=20at=20least=20one=20day=20in=20=20=20advance=20of=20the=20r=
egular=20meeting.
=20=20"

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

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



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

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

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

=20=20Marsha



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

=20=20Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20proposition=20for=20amendment=20to=20constituti=
on

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




=20=20---


=20=20Voting


=20=20Due=20to=20the=20fact=20that=20there=20are=20people=20who=20will=20no=
t=20be=20present=20
at
=20the
=20=20convention=20due=20to=20issues=20beyond=20the=20membership's=20contro=
l,=20but
=20who=20have
=20=20paid
=20=20dues=20and=20do=20therefore,=20retain=20their=20right=20to=20vote,=20=
the=20NATIONAL
=20=20ASSOCIATION
=20=20OF=20THE=20BLIND=20shall=20henceforth=20recognize
=20=20these=20members=20by=20allowing=20them=20to=20vote,=20in=20such=20met=
hods=20as=20are
=20legal=20and
=20=20of
=20=20good=20practice,=20in=20all=20elections=20pertaining=20to=20the=20bus=
iness=20of
=20this
=20=20organization.



=20=20---


=20=20end=20of=20amendment.

=20=20The=20defense=20I=20put=20forth=20for=20this=20amendment=20is=20simpl=
e:=20if=20we=20are
=20to=20be=20a
=20=20democratic=20organization,=20and=20if=20we=20are=20truly=20the=20"voi=
ce=20of=20the
=20Nation's
=20=20blind"=20we=20must=20realize=20there=20are=20students=20who=20will=20=
not=20be=20able
=20to=20attend
=20=20but
=20=20who=20have=20paid=20dues,=20and=20these=20students=20must=20be=20reco=
gnized=20and
=20given=20the
=20=20chance=20to=20vote=20in=20elections.=20=20If=20not,=20we=20are=20viol=
ating=20our=20own
=20=20constitution
=20=20as=20article=20IV=20is=20doing=20as=20of=20this=20writing,=20by=20eli=
minating=20those
=20members
=20=20who
=20=20cannot=20attend=20convention,=20and=20therein=20setting=20only=20a=20=
certain
=20portion=20of
=20=20the
=20=20student=20membership=20to=20vote.


=20=20Jorge
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