[Nfb-krafters-korner] KK constitution

Fri May 13 15:10:50 UTC 2011

Dixie,

Cindy posted the constitution as to let everyone read it.  It will be  
posted on the website as it was being prepared for the website.  This  
constitution was written up and each section was voted on in dallas at the NFB  
Krafters Division first meeting in July 2008 .  

I will not publicly post any membership list of this division especially on 
 an email list due to the privacy of the members.

This is a polling not a vote and since the majority of our paid members are 
 on this list, I will post the notice of the polling to this list.

You were at the meeting and heard the comment that some people due to the  
flooding are without computers.  That is why it was said that people should  
make contact with folks that might not have computers or computer service 
and I  will take phone calls for the polling, also.

It was brought to my attention at the meeting the other night that I posted 
 it as "An Open Board Meeting" and I should have called it, "A Membership  
Meeting".  That is the reason why we are polling the membership at this  
point.  We did have a majority of the board and we did have more then 10  paid 
members present which is stated in the constitution  and those  people voted 
onon the discontinuing recordsing of classes.  So due to the  above 
statements I have made above, Ramona Walhof [past National board  member][present 
board member of NFB Krafters Division] advised us to poll our  members.

I hope this explains things enough.

I would like to hear about crafting now.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 5/13/2011 8:18:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
blueherons at sbcglobal.net writes:

Cindy,

Has a membership list been published? I have not seen  it.  If it is not
published, then  Until we have the list  published there is no possible way
for anyone to know that all members have  been contacted and notified about 
a
pending vote.

-----Original  Message-----
From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of slerythema
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 2:19 AM
To: 'List for  blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] KK  constitution and voting

Audrey,

The words "may be polled" does  not indicate that every member has to be
contacted and vote.  

Additionally, the ten days notice is for "Special meetings," we are  not
conducting a meeting and that section was brought up specifically to  make
sure that we give "no less" than ten days for voting to occur even  though
that is not required. Also, "I" specifically placed a note asking  the
membership to help us get the word out. If the membership is trying  to
exclude someone, please do let me know and I will personally get in  touch
with that person to make sure they vote if they so choose to use that  
right.

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
> From:  nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> AUDREY  WELLNER
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:50 AM
> To: List for blind  crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] KK  constitution and voting
> 
> 
> Cindy, 
>     I think you'll find that the "No Proxy Voting" strictly 
> refers to  Article V: Officers and Their Duties in our 
> Constitution where it  pertains to the elections of officers 
> for the two year terms of  the top 4 positions, President, 
> First and Second Vice President,  Secretary and Treasurer. 
>    It says Officers shall be  elected by a majority vote of 
> the active members present and voting.  There shall be "no 
> proxy voting" (on these particular  positions).
>    Section One - Regular meetings: goes on to  say that - 
> Members may be polled by telephone, mail ballot, or  by email 
> on any question, except elections and Constitutional  Amendments. 
>    It also says in Section Two - Special  Meetings that 
> members are to be notified by mail and/or email at  least ten 
> days in advance of any special meeting that has been  called, 
> therefore reinforcing the need to notify any absent member by  
> telephone, mail ballot, or email of any special question that  
> has to be voted on providing them with a platform for 
>  answering as in Section One any poll to be decided on by 
> telephone,  mail ballot, or email, with the exception of an 
> election or  Constitutional Amendments for which your presence 
> is required.  
>      Audrey Wellner, Secretary
>  NFB Krafters Korner division
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 
> --- On Thu, 5/12/11,  slerythema <slerythema at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From:  slerythema <slerythema at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  KK constitution and voting
> To: "Krafters listserv"  <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011,  9:30 PM
> 
> 
> Once the constitution is coded, it will be  available on our 
> website. However, I wanted to make sure that current  members 
> have a copy. I believe it was posted to the list originally  
> some time after it was adopted.
> 
> Please note that  proxy voting is not allowed (this is across 
> all NFB national, state,  and local divisions and chapters).
> 
> Again, if you know of  anyone that may not see the notice on 
> the listserv, please pass along  the alternate voting options 
> once the official poll is  posted.
> 
> Cindy Sheets, 1st Vice President
> NFB Krafters  Division
> 
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