Re: Whip-crack: ELECTIONS/VOTING RIGHTS

["David Lass" <davidlass@villasunscape.com>]

Yes, I agree with Paul and Erik. In addition to ACA there are a number of
other organizations where I have a vote, as Erik described, for the Board of
Directors. If I don't vote I don't get counted. At least there is some
consultative process that goes on with the members.
However, that is the only thing that is voted upon by the entire membership
(except perhaps changing the By-Laws). If we do something like make Board
terms 6 years and we elect 1/3 of the Board every two years I don't think
that would be too onerous to count ballots.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Krombholz <krombhol@teclink.net>
To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: Whip-crack: ELECTIONS/VOTING RIGHTS


>
> Erik wrote:
>
> >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?)
>
>
> I am a member of Consumers Union because I subscribe to Consumer's
Reports.
> They send around a ballot when they are electing board members.
> Accompanying the ballot is a page or two of profiles on all the
candidates.
> I read these and vote for people that I think will move the organization
> in the directions I want.  I am pretty sure that they do not count an
> unreturned ballot as a "no", but as "no interest".  I like the idea of
> giving members a chance to vote for Steering Committee members.  One of
the
> things that bothered me during the debate over dropping TAG and handing
the
> membership over to PAM was the idea of making this decision without having
> been elected or given authority in any formal way by the membership.
>
> Paul Krombholz, wondering what it takes to get it to rain in dry central
> Mississippi
>
>
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