[nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

Fri Jun 17 22:34:19 UTC 2011

I agree, Jorge.  But, hey, what an incentive to go to convention!

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:52:57 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] proposition for amendment to constitution

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

On Jun 17, 2011, at 12:41 PM, Darian Smith wrote:

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

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

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

 I hope this was helpful,
  darian

 On 6/17/11, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
 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.

 ---

 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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