[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: From the President of the GSDCA, Inc. on BALLOTS

  • From: kathleensteen@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: Ginialtman@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:23:16 +0000

I guess the old saying, "you get what you pay for"  has merit.  My husband Len 
did a great deal of investigating before Honest Ballot was hired.  It has been 
in existence since Theodore roosevelt's time and has never been challenged on 
an election.  I would hope that the board will go back to them next year.
Kathleen Steen
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> 
> Dear Members 
> I am going to address the concerns around the ballot issue. 
> 
> The GSDCA had always used Honest Ballot before, and did not do the due 
> diligence that we should have done in seeking bids this year. The bid from 
> ElectionTrust came in unsolicited, we had no references on this company, no 
> detail 
> about his procedures. The only criteria used to evaluate the bids were price, 
> which was a mistake. 
> 
> As Sharon worked with Bodin and shared information with me, she and I became 
> aware of these shortcomings about his procedure, that he had no physical 
> address and his business only existed in cyberspace. We had to use the Bylaws 
> to 
> guide us to the remedies. Fortunately, the Bylaws also call for an audit, 
> which we have put into place. You can be assured that the election will be 
> audited and verified. 
> 
> Since the Corresponding Secretary is charged by the Bylaws with conducting 
> the election, Sharon worked with John Bodin to make the process work as best 
> as 
> it could, considering the fact that his usual business entailed handling 
> elections electronically, and that this election is not electronic. 
> 
> I have just received my ballot and see that a correction that Sharon made in 
> proofing both the judges ballot and the officers and directors ballot was not 
> implemented, despite the fact that Bodin confirmed receiving the 
> correction. That correction which he neglected to make was to remove the line 
> that 
> referenced the "prepaid postage". 
> 
> I would hope that the Board has learned an important lesson here, I 
> certainly have. 
> 
> Ginny Altman, President of GSDCA, Inc. 
> 
> 
> Ginny Altman 
> 
> No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversations as a 
> dog does. Christopher Morley 
> 
> 
> 
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