Really is immaterial at "this moment" if what I have received is an incomplete list of the nominees and/or whether there will be a vote for 5-8 judges who will be judging specific classes... My question was...HOW are the votes for the nominees tabulated.... IF I am give a list of however many judges for whichever class and I have to vote for 3 judges for each of these classes... For instance, if Judge A is my FIRST choice...Judge D is my second choice and Judge F is my third choice for whichever class...okay...Do I put the number 1 next to my first choice; 2 next to my second and 3 next to my third choice...IF everyone voted that way, that would give the judge with the most #1 the vote to judge that specific class....and the judge with the most #2 would be the alternate or judge the "os" for instance.. I have been told that the tabulations are not counted that way; however, I have yet to hear/read a clear explanation of how the tabulations are ....hence my question.... I am assuming (and I know I should not do that...grin) that putting #1 next to my FIRST choice is correct (or is it?) but the remainder of the placings of my choices I am not sure that my understanding of the consequences is correct.... Surely someone has the answers....or at least think they do.... Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German Shepherds:Member-GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta - Best In Show AKC JAM/AOE/ BISS CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS AKC CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Multi BOB & GRP W AKC CH. Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis; Multi-BOB & GRP W AKC CH Ropaja's Je Suis Gabrielle. In a message dated 7/16/2012 9:28:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cashe90@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: This year is going to be different anyway because we are selecting for the 2013 centennial show. I heard that we have to rank them 1-8. There will be a separate judge for each conformation competition. Example INtersex Dogs Bitches Futurity Maturity BP Etc. They only provided the board nominations. I know that there are at least four others that were submitted by petition. Channing _www.ca-shegsd.com_ (http://www.ca-shegsd.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================