<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Greetings all,</div><div>Please read the below email and prepare yourself for our upcoming state convention</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- <br>Miranda b. Kilby</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ph: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(352)942-0417" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">(352)942-0417</a></span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Denise Valkema via NFBF-Leaders <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> September 24, 2020 at 4:14:13 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Denise Valkema <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBF-Leaders] NFBF2020 Number to vote & draft Principles of engagement</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Florida List for Leaders <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>The below message was sent to most members enrolled to vote that have email. Please contact your members that enrolled to vote to make sure they have the number to vote. </div><div><br></div><div>Appreciate your help in helping our members engage in the convention.</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Dear members,</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Attached and pasted below is our draft principles of engagement that will be read Friday night at our board meeting and read Saturday morning during general session. Members enrolled to vote will vote to approve the principles of engagement after the second reading. We will have an opportunity during our rookie roundup, Sunday night, September 27th at 8pm to practice voting and one time during convention to practice prior to an official vote. The number to call or text to vote is: <a href="tel:(352)%20706-5195" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">(352) 706-5195</a>. You will need to vote from the phone number you used to enroll to vote. Remember one vote per number per person.<p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br></span></p><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br></span></p><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br></span></p><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Principles of Engagement</span></p><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">1. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Every member in good standing who registered for the convention by September 4, 2020, will be offered an opportunity to enroll in the NFBFL2020 voting system. All voters must be enrolled by</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">September 16,2020, </span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">at 12:00 p.m. EDT</span><span class="s14" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">2. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">All individuals who are members, are registered for the convention, and who opt into the voter enrollment system by the specified time, will constitute the pool of convention voters.</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">3. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">All voting will be done via SMS (t</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">ext message) or by phone.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">4. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Any matter must receive 51 percent support of the votes cast by the convention voters present and voting in order to be affirmed.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">5. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Present and voting will mean the subset of convention voters who actually cast a vote on a given que</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">stion. Thus, voters who are indifferent to a matter cannot block its consideration by the Convention by choosing not to cast a vote.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">6. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">All votes will be allocated </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">three minutes</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> for vote time.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">7. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">After three minutes, if the outcome to the question under conside</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">ration is unclear, or system fails, the chair will have members vote by raise of hands for a definitive outcome.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">8. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">If voting indicates 75 percent support for or against a question prior to the three -minute period elapsing, the chair may elect to move to the</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> next order of business.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">9. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">An opportunity to practice voting will be offered in the </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">C</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">onvention on a question that has no impact on the policy of the organization.</span></div><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Motions and Nominations from the Floor</span></p><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">10. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Only members registered and in good standings will be </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">able to make motions, second motions, and nominate candidates from the floor during the </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">C</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">onvention.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">11. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Should a member wish to make a motion or nominate a member for election by the Convention, members will raise hand to bring it forward.</span></div><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p><p class="s11" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Resolutions</span></p><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">12. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Resolutions to be presented to the Convention must proceed through the resolutions committee process as usual.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">13. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Resolutions being recommended to the Convention by the committee will be posted to the web at</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17648&qid=3886722"><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">nfbflorida.org/resolutions</span></a><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">by</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">8:00 p.m. EDT</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">or three hours after the committee meeting (whichever is later)</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">on </span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">October 2, 2020</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">14. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Chapter delegations will be encouraged t</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">o discuss resolutions during the </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">C</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">onvention prior to the vote</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">on October 4</span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">, 2020</span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">15. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Those wishing to speak for or against a resolution on the floor of the Convention must submit their interest in doing so by sending an email to</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><a href="mailto:resolutions@nfbflorida.org"><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">resolutions@nfbflorida.org</span></a><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">by</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">5:30 p.m. EDT on </span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">October</span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">3</span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">, 2020</span><span class="s10" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The email must contain the indiv</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">idual</span><span class="s16" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; direction: rtl; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">’</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">s full name, chapter, the number of the resolution they wish to discuss, whether they are for or against the re</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">solution, and a phone number where they can best be reached in case there is an issue with the Zoom platform.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">16. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Reminders will be given at each of the general sessions prior to the deadline regarding the above process.</span></div><div class="s15" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -10px; margin-left: 10px; font-size: 18px;"><span class="s12" style="line-height: 14.399999618530273px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">17. </span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">In determining the amount of debate a r</span><span class="s13" style="line-height: 13.199999809265137px; font-size: 11px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">esolution requires, the chair may use the Zoom polling option to get a sense of the crowd, ask the delegates for their feeling on cutting off the debate, or engage some other strategy outside of the voting system to gauge the sense of the Convention</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Together, <br><div dir="ltr">Denise Valkema, President <span style="font-size: 13pt;">National Federation of the Blind of Florida </span><div>(305)972-8529<br><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">president@nfbflorida.org</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">www.nfbflorida.org</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Follow us @nfbflorida</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">You can live the life you want.</span></div><div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="0" height="0" alt="Web Bug from https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/5b6a684bfa711ccc43da127cdb289be6b94bead9.png?u=4492133"></div>
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