I still don't have a ballot, but I understand that at least one of the bios was screwed up...that the particular candidate's bio was cut to about 85 words from 100, and not just cut but messed around with, so that it now looks like a second grader wrote it. As far as knowing something about the candidates is concerned, for more information than is contained in the bios, I suggest those who wish to make an informed vote go to http://www.showgsd.org and follow the link to the site where the majority of the candidates have responded to our questionnaire. Each question has all the pertinent answers on the same page...there's no need to click back and forth from page to page to see each candidate's thoughts on the question...very easy to compare this way. None of the answers were edited, altho candidates who exceeded the word limits applied to certain questions did have their responses cut off so that no one would have an unfair advantage. Since I haven't seen the ballot yet, I don't know what the bio's look like..I just heard today that one was messed up. To me, it would seem more important than ever to read what the candidates had to say about current issues facing the PC and the breed itself before voting. I do agree with Barbara that bios should be mandatory or the candidate's name should be eliminated from the ballot. Peggy www.votefortom.com Barbara Galasso wrote: >Hi everyone: I don't know if this has been brought up today or not. I >just got home and haven't had time to read all the e-mails yet. I did >get my ballot in the mail today. My question is this. There are 27 >nominees running for the board and officers of the club. I only seen a >bio on 26 of those that are running. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================