33 | | Proposals may be submitted for a decision at the annual membership meeting or by email. Proposals must be circulated at least 72 hours before a vote is called. Any LC member can delay a vote up to 5 days with a request for a further discussion, either by email or by phone call. Votes may be made by email, phone, or in person. |
| 33 | * Submission: Any leadership committee member can submit proposals to the full LC for approval. All proposals must have at least one LC member as a sponsor. Proposals may be submitted for a decision at the annual leadership committee meeting or by email sent to the LC email list. |
| 34 | * Content: Proposals should include a brief description of the program, a estimate of resources that will be required to implement it, and a deadline for votes which must be a minimum of 72 hours after the proposal has been circulated to the LC. |
| 35 | * Delays: Any LC member can delay a vote up to 5 days with a request for further discussion, either by email or by phone call, however, only one delay may be requested per proposal. |
| 36 | * Ammendments: LC members may proposed modifications to any proposal. The proposal sponsor can decide whether or not to adopt them. Any proposal that is modified resets the 72 hour deadline for votes. |
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| 38 | === Voting === |
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| 40 | * Quorum: The Leadership Committee requires a quorum of 50% for decisions to be valid. |
| 41 | * Process: Votes may be made by email, phone, or in person. A good-faith attempt will always be made to reach unanimity. If the LC is not unanimous, then proposals must be approved by more than 2/3 of the leadership committee members who vote. Abstentions are allowed and count toward quorum. |
| 42 | * Timing: Proposals are considered approved if 2/3 of the LC members approve it or if 2/3 of quorum approve it by the end of the vote deadline. If neither condition is met, then the proposal is not approved. |
| 43 | * Re-submission: proposals that fail due to lack of quorum may be re-submitted un-changed. Proposals not approved due to lack of votes may be re-submitted only if changes are made. |
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| 45 | === Criteria === |
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| 47 | Approval is given by the LC based on whether the proposal carries out the goals identified by the membership and whether available resources will permit it's proper implementation. |
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| 49 | === Participation === |