Hi Fran, "The Board held a secret ballot to protect each member on such a sensitive matter." Just to clarify, I meant by this that Board Members, as individuals, might not want the applicant, if rejected, to act in any way against those who voted "nay". It was all "leaked" so that went out the window. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Henry" <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:29 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Secret ballots I understand why the discussion of Mr. Hunte's membership application was held in closed session. That seems appropriate. What is NOT appropriate, in my view, is elected members of the board hiding the way they voted by using a secret ballot. According to one board member, "The Board held a secret ballot to protect each member on such a sensitive matter." I have the utmost respect for this board member and for the other seven members of the board who voted as she did.=20 But my question is, why do members of our board have to "protect" themselve= s from the consequences of their votes? If one is not willing to admit voting a particular way, perhaps more thought should be given to the vote. If board members do not publicly stand behind their votes, particularly the controversial ones, then we, the electorate, have no rational basis on whic= h to elect our board. I believe we the members of the GSDCA have a right to know how our board members voted and why they did so. If we need to amend the by-laws to make this happen, then by all means, let's do so. Fran Henry Denver Home of: DeRousse=B9s Cool Hand Luke OFA, HIC, 11 points, both majors Quadrill=B9s Cinderella HIC, TC Waiting at the Bridge: Henry=B9s Drummer Boy CDX, TD, SAR (1981), Quadrill=B9s Kiss Me Kate, (1988), Quadrill=B9s Shawnee, (1992), Judeen=B9s Citizen Kane (2000). ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================