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

[Dan Hicks]

I would just say that this sounds a lot like Junior High or Elementary
Student Council to me. I think we need to be beyond those kind of
thin-skinned feelings. 

Dan

 
"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."

                                                     -Garrison Keillor
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tinetta Cooper
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Important: Submitted for your Approval
--ProposedConstitutional Amendment.

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>
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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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