[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: BALLOT GATE

  • From: caggra@xxxxxxx
  • To: Ecam2213@xxxxxxx, Ginialtman@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:57:31 -0400

Libby,

I agree with you that pretty much not matter what this election is going to end 
with questions and some not happy or agreeing with the results.? I also agree 
that it is absolutely important that our members not be disenfranchised.? Maybe 
it doesn't hurt anything to ask AKC for advice.? But one thing is clear, we 
cannot suspend or ignore our by-laws.? That would be much worse than a tainted 
election.? 

As has been already stated, we can change our by-laws with a membership vote.? 
Obviously, time is of the essence.??The only option (per our by-laws) is?to 
send out for vote to our membership, a change in our by-laws that would allow 
them to redo the election.?Is this even possible before October 11th??? I don't 
know the?answer to that.??

Letting the current election stand?when completed?may not be the most 
desired?end to this issue, but violating our own by-laws to make a better end 
result?for the membership?should never be an option.

Jeff Pyle?


-----Original Message-----
From: Ecam2213@xxxxxxx
To: Ginialtman@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 7:25 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: BALLOT GATE 



The main thing is that members not be disenfranchised  from their votes 
counting.   There are too many members who  followed the first advice and did 
the 
wrong thing on the ballot; then  the ones who mailed the ballot  early with no 
correction and  they were Not returned - were they delivered or did they go  
to a dead letter box ,and the members who had their ballot  returned and were 
not aware of the problem and discarded  it.  No one I have talked to is 
comfortable with this election... so  Why is it wrong to go to AKC for advice 
and 
direction?   What about  the people who are not informed and will send their 
ballot late and it will be  returned too late to make the deadline???  There is 
absolutely no way this  election is not going to be in question and the members 
should be  given every opportunity to see that their vote counts.  
 
    Libby
 
 
 

I would think that most of us knew about the problem early on and  either  
have not yet sent the ballot in or have corrected it by  crossing out the bar 
 
code or have, as Evan suggested several days ago  --used another envelope  
and 
sent the whole thing in that way -- The  one thing that may not been  done is 
to 
communicate with those who do  not have email--there is still time for  that 
- 
if it is done  quickly.

But --ya' gotta' pay attention to the bylaws--no one can wave  that one  
away--it bears repeating--
RULES THAT CANNOT BE  SUSPENDED.  Rules contained in the bylaws cannot  be 
suspended-no  
matter  how large the vote in favor of doing  so  or how  inconvenient the 
rule in question may be ....
(just a   parliamentarian:..( but smarter than the average bear:-)
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