Gary points out an important issue. Nominated by the committee or on the slate by petition makes no difference. They should be looked at with equal consideration. On the committee four people set forth a slate and the chairman only votes in case of a tie. On a petition that name has to be provided by 50 members. There is an advantage of being listed by our board as those names come out earlier, and there is an advantage of being petitioned by 50 members. I had suggested that the names from the committee for all positions not be announced until the entire slate was ready. That idea was voted down. Then it is up to us, the little people, to decide who we want to elect. That decision should be made on a personal opinion, the past history of the candidate, the knowledge of who will do the best job, and in the end, who we want to elect. It is up to us to vote. Only by your vote can to decide who to elect. It is important to do so. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 8/11/12 5:40:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pagairs@xxxxxxx writes: Just to refresh everyone's memory, Bart Bartley was not nominated by the nominating committee last year, ran by petition, and is currently on the board. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================