----- Original Message ----- From: Jane Kerner To: Gatlinp@xxxxxxx Cc: Kathy Potter ; Sharon Allbright Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: A Puzzlement It appears as though Sandee Tovin of the Election Service offered our corresponding Secretary two divergent and separate solutions to the same challenge. 1. "Scratch off their name and leave the bar code" via email. 3:51 PM 19 September 2007 2. "Cross off the bar code." via email. 1:52 PM 21 September 2007 a.. Through no apparent fault of our governing board members, a situation in the USPS and in the Election Service has arisen which appears to have caused problems with the voting process. No matter how one voted........ or for whom they voted...........there has been an erosion of confidence as regards the ability of the Ballot Service to record an accurate tally of the votes. Thank you, Peg...... Your suggestions, with some room for slight variation if the original deadlines can somehow still be met, should be seriously considered. There doesn't seem to be any way to accurately validate how many members have actually voted, attempted to return their ballots, or if the ballots have actually arrived at their destination instead of at a "dead letter" office. Jane Kerner ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================