Re: Whip-crack: ELECTIONS/VOTING RIGHTS

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Tue, 16 May 2000, Karen Randall wrote:

> Let me just warn you, that historically, getting a vote of the entire
> membership of an organization like this is like pulling hens teeth.
> Typically, the only time you get a lot of people to vote on an issue is
> when that group of people has been purposely rounded up by someone trying
> to force through their own "agenda", and as often as not, this agenda has
> little to do with the best interests of the organization.  Sorry to sound
> cynical, but I've seen too many organizations destroyed (or almost
> destroyed) by open voting.  

I thought that in the ACA I do get a ballot in the mail once a year or so
for the new board members who are running.  Can we hold an election this
way and only count the ballots that are actually returned?  (Or would we
have to count non-returns as a "no" vote?)

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

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