[nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

[Chris Nusbaum]

Marsha,

Let's go back to absenttee ballots again.  You say that "this 
would be a complicated process of tallying the votes." Well, the 
local Boards of Elections would have to essentially do the same 
thing with absentee ballots.  How would they know that multiple 
votes aren't being added by one person? The ballots are in 
hardcopy print.  How could this work for NABS? Hardcopy Braille 
and large print! It seems simple to me.  And, if the whole 
convention would want this, I say let them.  That is, if the 
board votes in favor of the proposed amendment if said proposed 
amendment were proposed to be added to the NFB constitution.

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:07:35 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

In theory this is a good suggestion.  But lets be realistic here.  
This would
be a complicated process of tallying the votes.  If the students 
were to do
this, the general convention would want this too.  Its sad that 
those who
can't be there can't vote, but that is where those who can't be 
there,
should get involved to elect those who they feel would do the 
best job
possible.

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

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

Marsha



-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jorge Paez
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 11:57 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

Hello all:
I want to propose the following amendment to the constitution, to 
article
IV.




---


Voting


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



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end of amendment.

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


Jorge
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