[Nfbf-l] Important: Submitted for your Approval --ProposedConstitutional Amendment.

[Tinetta Cooper]

Sherri,

I like your suggestion, but would take it one step further.  The nominees 
should leave the room until after the voters have indicated their choices.

Tinetta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Important: Submitted for your 
Approval --ProposedConstitutional Amendment.


>I think we should drop the secret ballot thing. Maybe we could request that
> should a standing vote be required, all voters except the vote counters
> close their eyes so they can't report later who voted for whom. But 
> really,
> my feeling about this is if we are going to vote, we should be okay enough
> with our choices to not mind if others know who we voted for. I think the
> secret ballot should be stricken from the amendment.
>
> And in the amendment, the word "member" needs to be changed to "members" 
> in
> the following sentence. "Secret marked ballots shall be required upon the
> request of a
> majority of the active member (change to members) present and voting." 
> Also
> doesn't secret marked ballot signify the ballot will be handed out already
> marked? It is my suggestion to strike the word "marked" from the sentence.
> Therefore, the sentence should read:
> "Secret  ballots shall be required upon the request of a
> majority of the active members present and voting."
> Sherri
>
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