[Ohio-Talk] Please Read. Do not Delete Information About voting for the State Convention

[Eric Duffy]

In order to vote for the state convention you must register with our electronic voting system by noon on Sunday, October 18, 2020. If you miss this deadline we will not be able to get you into the system after that. I take this so seriously that I have already registered. You must get the registration link from your chapter or division president. 

Do not confuse this with convention registration. 

In order to be eligible to vote you must register separately for the convention and voting. The voting registration deadline is Sunday, October 18 at noon. 

The convention registration deadline will extend well beyond that.

See the recommended voting policy to be considered by the convention to understand the voting process:

 
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
Proposed 2020 Convention Principles of Voting
 
These principles of voting are proposed for consideration by the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio Board of Directors, for recommendation to the Convention. 
 
Nothing in these principles of voting is intended to change Article III, Section A of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio’s constitution. The Convention remains “the supreme authority of the Federation. It is the legislature of the Federation. As such, it has final authority with respect to all issues of policy, and members in attendance may participate in all convention discussions as a matter of right. Any member of the Federation may make or second motions and propose nominations.” These procedures simply implement the method for following the constitution in an electronic convention.
 
The below principles and procedures are intended to provide clarity and advanced notice on how the convention will be managed in 2020. This document will be read at the NFB of Ohio board meeting on November 6 and then a second time after the roll call of chapters that afternoon. We will then ask the convention to vote on the proposed policy. Those eligible to vote on this proposal will be any enrolled voters present and voting at the session on November 6 as described below.
 
An ad hoc committee shall deal with all questions and issues related to voting. The ad hoc committee will include Eric Duffy, Springfield Chapter; Suzanne Turner, Cleveland Chapter; and CHERYL FIELDS, Cleveland Chapter.   Eric Duffy shall chair the Ad Hoc committee.
 
Voting:
 
1.    All members who are registered for the convention and who opt into the voter enrollment system by the specified time will constitute the pool of convention voters. 
 
2.    All votes will first be conducted by voice. If the president is unable to determine the outcome of any vote, he will then call for an electronic vote. On any vote any individual member who is registered for the convention and who has opted into the voter enrollment system by the specified time may also call for an electronic vote.
 
3.    All electronic 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 electronic votes will be allocated three minutes for vote time.
 
7.    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 next order of business.
 
8.    An opportunity to practice voting will be offered in the convention on a question that has no impact on the policy of the organization.