[Ohio-Talk] Alexa is now an option, Info on Voting and more are here!

[Suzanne Turner]

Additional Options for the Board Meeting, General Sessions, and the Banquet


*	Shoutcast
<https://streamingv2.shoutcast.com/national-federation-of-the-blind> 
*	YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/user/NationsBlind> 
*	NFB-NEWSLINER Subscribers-Using the telephone, press 5 from the main
menu. Then select option 5 for "National Meetings of Interest to the Print
Disabled." From there, select the "NFB 2020 Convention Stream."
*	Amazon Alexa-Enable the skill "Nation's Blind - National Federation
of the Blind" and then say, "Alexa, open Nation's Blind."


Agenda


The agenda of the 2020 National Convention will be available in several
formats.

*	2020 National Convention Agenda (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda>  

*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Welcome (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda> 
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Tuesday
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/tuesday>  (HTML)
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Wednesday
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/wednesday>  (HTML)
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Thursday (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/thursday> 
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Friday (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/friday> 
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Saturday (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/saturday> 
*	2020 National Convention Agenda: Convention Notes (HTML)
<https://www.nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-conventi
on-agenda/convention-notes> 

*	2020 National Convention Agenda (EPUB)
<https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/files-epub/2020-convention-agen
da-final-for-epub.epub> 
*	2020 National Convention Agenda (Word)
<https://www.nfb.org/sites/www.nfb.org/files/files-word/2020-convention-agen
da-final-web.docx> 

 

Voting

Members of the National Federation of the Blind who registered for the 2020
National Convention are eligible to vote during our general sessions. In
order to ensure the integrity of our voting process, enrollment was required
by July 12, 2020. The voting platform will allow you to vote via SMS (text
message) or by phone. The phone number for voting is 667-206-6677.

Proposed Voting Procedures

1.    Every member in good standing who registered for the convention by
June 15, 2020, will be offered an opportunity to enroll in the NFB20 voting
system. All voters must be enrolled by July 12, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

2.    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. 

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.

7.    After two minutes, if the outcome to the question under consideration
is unclear, the chair will poll the delegates by voice vote for a definitive
outcome.

8.    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.

9.    An opportunity to practice voting will be offered in the convention on
a question that has no impact on the policy of the organization.

Motions and Nominations from the Floor

1.    Only delegates will be able to make motions, second motions, and
nominate candidates from the floor during the convention.

2.    Should a member of a delegation wish to make a motion or nominate a
member for election by the Convention, their delegate must bring it forward
on their behalf.

3.    A member may petition another delegate to support their motion,
especially if the delegate from their own state will not support the motion.

Resolutions

1.    Resolutions to be presented to the Convention must proceed through the
resolutions committee process as usual.

2.    Resolutions being recommended to the Convention by the committee will
be posted to the web at
<https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17648&qid=3886722>
nfb.org/resolutions by 8:00 p.m. EDT or three hours after the committee
meeting (whichever is later) on July 15, 2020.

3.    Affiliate delegations will be encouraged to discuss resolutions during
their state caucus on July 17.

4.    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
<https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=17649&qid=3886722>
resolutions at nfb.org by 5:30 p.m. EDT on July 17. The email must contain the
individual's full name, state affiliate, the 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.

5.    Reminders will be given at each of the general sessions prior to the
deadline regarding the above process.

6.    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 the debate, or engage some other
strategy outside of the voting system to gauge the sense of the Convention.