[NJABS-Talk] Fwd: Time Sensitive and Action Required on your part by noon on Saturday, October 31 for state convention voting eligibility

[Jonathan Zobek]

Dear Students,

Please read the following message and enroll. This will ensure that you can vote during the upcoming State Convention if you have paid dues for this year.

Best,
Jonathan

Sent from my iPad

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Linda Melendez <lindamelendez220 at gmail.com>
> Date: October 21, 2020 at 06:56:42 EDT
> To: Joseph Ruffalo <nfbnj1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Time Sensitive and Action Required on your part by noon on Saturday, October 31 for state convention voting eligibility
> 
> 
> Greetings 2020 NFBNJ Convention registered current dues paying members:
> 
> 
> 
> Enroll today to opt into the voter enrollment system by Saturday, October 31, 2020 by 12:00 PM (Noon) EST to be a valid convention voter. The enrollment process is straightforward and can be done in four easy steps using a web browser. See details and link below, if you have any questions or need assistance please contact me at 732-421-7063.
> 
> 
> 
> 1. Visit https://www.nfbvote.org
> 
> 2. Enter your first name, last name, under Affiliate Convention select New Jersey and enter the phone number from which you are planning to vote. Please use the same form of your name you used to register for the convention (e.g., Robert or Bob). While the phone number doesn’t need to match the one listed when registering for the convention, it is imperative that you enter the phone number you’ll be using to vote during the convention.
> 
> 3. Click the submit button to finalize your enrollment. You will be redirected to a confirmation page indicating a successful enrollment.
> 
> That’s it. That’s all there is to it. But wait! Remember the important detail that you MUST enroll to vote by 12:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, October 31. No late enrollments can be processed.
> 
> 
> 
> Voting
> 
> 1. Every current dues paying member in good standing who registered for the convention by October 10, 2020, will be offered an opportunity to enroll in the 44th National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey State Convention voting system. All voters must be enrolled by Saturday, October 31, 2020 EST by 12:00 p.m.
> 
> 2. All individuals who are current dues paying 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.
> 
> 3. All voting will be done via SMS (text message) or by phone.
> 
> 4. Any matter must receive 51 percent support of the votes cast by the convention voters present and voting in order to be affirmed.
> 
> 5. Present and voting will mean the subset of convention voters who actually cast a vote on a given question. Thus, voters who are indifferent to a matter cannot block its consideration by the Convention by choosing not to cast a vote.
> 
> 6. All votes will be allocated two minutes for vote time.
> 
> 
> 
> Respectfully,
> Linda Melendez, Chair Convention Activities 
> National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey 
> 732-421-7063 
> lindamelendez220 at gmail.com
> 
>  
>