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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Virginia Federationistst,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At our Virginia Caucus, we were asked to provide the phone number to be used for voting and details on who gets to vote on resolutions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The voting number is:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>667-206-6677<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From our agenda, this information was provided.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Note 3:</b> Voting for national elections and resolutions will be conducted via SMS (text messaging) and phone. To be eligible to vote, attendees must be current Federation members and have registered for convention by May 31. The phone number for voting is 667-206<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-6677. You may choose to program this number into your phone. The number and voting instructions will be sent via email to qualified voters in addition to being posted to the convention information page. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How Voting will work for elections and Resolutions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From our Rules of Engagement found at:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2106/bm210603.htm">https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2106/bm210603.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>All voting will be done via phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Any matter must receive 51 percent support of the votes cast by the convention voters present and voting in order to be affirmed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h3><span style='font-size:22.5pt;color:black'>Resolutions<o:p></o:p></span></h3><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Resolutions to be presented to the convention must proceed through the resolutions committee process as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Resolutions being recommended to the convention by the committee will be posted to the web at http://www.nfb.org/resolutions by 8:00 p.m. eastern or three hours after the committee meeting (whichever is later) on July 7, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Affiliate delegations will be encouraged to discuss resolutions during their state caucus on July 9.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>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 <a href="mailto:resolutions@nfb.org">resolutions@nfb.org</a> by 5:30 p.m. eastern on July 9. The email must contain the individual’s full name, state affiliate, number of the resolution they wish to discuss, whether they are for or against the resolution, and a phone number where they can best be reached in case there is an issue with the Zoom platform.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Reminders will be given at each of the general sessions prior to the deadline regarding the above process.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>In determining the amount of debate a resolution 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 debate, or engage some other strategy outside of the voting system to gauge the sense of the convention.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tracy Soforenko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202 285-4595<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Tracy.soforenko@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfb.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.nfbv.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.nfbv.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind. Live the Life You Want<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>