[NABS-L] Registration, Membership Dues, and Principles of Engagement for the 2021 NABS Business Meeting
David Andrews
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Tue Jun 1 19:19:14 UTC 2021
The listserv does not strip anything -- it is happening somewhere else.
Dave
At 12:31 PM 6/1/2021, you wrote:
>Hi Ellen and All, It has been brought to my
>attention that the listserv strips hyperlinked
>text before sending out my emails. So sorry for
>any confusion. The announcement has been sent
>out again, but here is the registration link:
>https://forms.gle/D9jKCUTPt6HfPKUK8 Best, Trisha
>-----Original Message----- From: NABS-L
><nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of ellen
>bartelt via NABS-L Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021
>10:21 AM To: National Association of Blind
>Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Cc:
>ellen bartelt <embartelt at gmail.com> Subject: Re:
>[NABS-L] Registration, Membership Dues, and
>Principles of Engagement for the 2021 NABS
>Business Meeting Hi Tricia, I can not find the
>form to register for the business meeting for
>national convention. Can you attach the form to
>an email. Than you, Ellen Bartelt Sent from my
>iPhone > On Jun 1, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Trisha
>Kulkarni, National Student President via NABS-L
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote: > >  > Hello NABS
>Family, > > Can you believe itâs already June?
>2021 is flying by, but the good news is that
>means Itâs time to get pumped up for the
>national convention and specifically for what we
>anticipate will be the largest gathering of
>blind students to date! > > We are excited to
>announce that registration for the 2021 NABS
>Business Meeting, happening on July 7, 2021, is
>now live. This year, we have a few items
>pertaining to membership dues and our election
>process that we want to share as well. Please
>read this email in its entirety. > > Registering
>for the 2021 NABS Annual Business Meeting We
>invite all > students, life-time learners, and
>allies to register for our NABS Business meeting
>using this form. Completing registration will
>help ensure we have your most up to date
>information. Not to mention, it will be what
>qualifies you for amazing door prizes throughout
>the evening. > > Please note that anyone can
>register to attend our event up until the start
>of the convention on July 6, 2021. However, if
>you intend to vote in this yearâs election
>process, you must be registered by June 21,
>2021. > > 2020-2021 Membership Dues > We
>additionally want to notify all current and
>potential members of an important note for this
>yearâs membership dues collecting process. The
>National Federation of the Blind is
>transitioning from a fiscal calendar year to a
>regular calendar year (beginning in January and
>ending in December.) For this reason, we are
>making a one-time exception to our dues
>collecting process in advance of the January
>2022 deadline in accordance with guidance put
>forth by the NFB's National Board of Directors
>. > > Your membership is ensured through the end
>of 2021, and assuming you register for our
>business meeting, you are eligible to vote in
>this year's election process in the following
>cases: > > Your dues were ppaid
>last year on or before December 31, 2020 > >
> Youâve paid your dues since
>January 1, 2021 > > You will pay
>your $5 dues before June 211, 2021 > > Please
>note that this change will require all members
>to renew their membership status starting in
>January 2022. If you are unsure of your
>membership status, contact NABS secretary,
>Mausam Mehta by email at
>mausam.mehta.nfb at gmail.com or by phone at (540)
>466-6033. If you have questions regarding your
>dues payment, please contact NABS Treasurer
>Elizabeth Rouse by email at
>elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com or by phone at
>(563) 210-1854. > > > > 2021 NABS Elections >
>Given that this meeting will be taking place on
>Zoom, we want to do our best effort of providing
>clarity and advanced notice for how our election
>process will be managed in 2021. Attached,
>pasted below, and soon on our website, you can
>find our 2021 Principles of Engagement reviewed
>and voted on by the NABS Board on May 31, 2021.
>This language is not meant to change our
>constitution in any way, but rather share how we
>plan to accommodate the virtual setting in
>carrying out our work. These principles will be
>read during the meeting before moving into
>official business. > > We know that online
>elections and conventions can be a bit tricky to
>navigate, so we invite you to send any/all
>questions about the above outlined process to
>NABS 1st Vice President Kenia Flores at
>kflores at keniaflores.com. > > We cannot wait to
>celebrate another year of accomplishments with
>you this July! > > > > Yours, > > Trisha
>Kulkarni > > President | National Association of
>Blind Students > > A Proud Division of the
>National Federation of the Blind > >
>www.nabslink.org > > > > National Association of
>Blind Students (NABS) Principles of Engagement >
>The principles and procedures below were adopted
>by the NABS Board on May 31, 2021 and are
>intended to provide clarity and advance notice
>on how the NABS Business Meeting will be managed
>this year. This document will be distributed to
>our membership and housed on our website in
>June. Additionally, it will be read at the
>business meeting prior to any official business
>taking place. > > All individuals who are
>dues-paying members as of June 21, 2021 and who
>opted into the voter enrollment system prior to
>our business meeting will constitute the pool of
>convention voters. > All voting will be done via
>text or call, and the results will be viewed by
>a representative who has been appointed by the
>President of the National Federation of the
>Blind. > Any matter must receive greater than
>fifty percent support of the votes cast by the
>active members present and voting in order to be
>affirmed. > Present and voting will mean the
>subset of active members who actually cast a
>vote on a given question. Thus, voters who are
>indifferent to a matter cannot block its
>consideration by choosing not to cast a vote. >
>All votes will be allocated two minutes for vote
>time. > If voting indicates 75 percent support
>for or against a question prior to the
>two-minute period elapsing, the chair may elect
>to move to the next order of business. > An
>opportunity to practice voting using the system
>will be offered on a question that has no impact
>on the policy of the organization. > > > Motions
>and Nominations from the Floor A member can make
>or second a > motion by using the raise hand
>feature on Zoom. The chair will then give the
>member the opportunity to unmute and verbally
>state their motion or second. > The membership
>will be given the opportunity to electronically
>submit votes in instances where a matter needs
>to be affirmed or opposed, such as accepting the
>Treasurerâs Annual Report. > Members may
>unmute themselves to make a nomination. The
>individual who is nominated must be present to
>accept or decline the nomination. > After
>reading the slated name for a given position,
>the Chair will continue prompting for any other
>nominations from the floor until three
>consecutive calls are made with no response. At
>this point, nominations will be considered
>closed. In the case that the slated name for a
>given position is unopposed, the Chair will then
>ask for a motion to elect the nominee by
>acclamation. Otherwise, each nominee will get
>sixty seconds to address the membership before
>voting commences. > Miscellaneous > All
>dues-paying members will have the ability to
>vote using Swift, the voter enrollment system. >
>In the event NABS encounters technical
>difficulties with the Swift platform, all
>nominations will be collected live. Then,
>members will be sent a Google form via email
>with a restricted time frame to cast their votes
>using a ranked-choice voting process. In order
>to obtain a majority, members will rank their
>choices out of the candidates listed. Results
>will be concluded with the assistance of a
>representative appointed by the President of the
>National Federation of the Blind and will be
>announced no later than the close of
>convention. > NABS is committed to fostering an
>inclusive environment for everyone. In the event
>a member is unable to participate fully in this
>outlined election process and requires an
>accommodation to make a motion, nominate and
>individual, or vote, this individual can contact
>NABS First Vice President, Kenia Flores at
>kflores at keniaflores.com to discuss alternative
>means of engagement. Additionally, designated
>Zoom moderators will be overseeing the Zoom chat
>and participant list throughout the meeting and
>elections to facilitate alternative
>participation. > > > _______________________________________________ >
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