I Sent this tot he board a little while ago --- October 6, 2007 The Board of the German Shepherd Dog Club of America With the ?solving? of the Canadian ballot problem, I was wondering if the board had cancelled the Oct. 8th special board meeting? I interpret the rules for special meetings as being limited to stated agenda, which in this case in the current election. What I wonder is how this meeting can possibly make any changes in the current process when the deadline is only 3 days later? I know a conference call is costly and I just wonder what can be accomplished that cannot be handled in a more thoughtful manner at the meeting after the National. The Canadian issue is certainly nothing new and, if it could not have been handled in the time since the last election, what could possibly be done now? Besides, I assume the Fed Ex solution was the best attempt to make sure the Canadian members got their ballots. Since none of the ballots mailed to Canada arrived, the real issue with the ballots, I would assume, is one of mailing procedures and postage, so that is something that definitely needs fixing. But that is something that needs to be addressed in a properly written contract with the vendor and not at a meeting that cannot possibly come up with yet another quick fix in time to be valid. I appreciate the effort made to get those ballots to Canada. I do wonder if there is any reason to have this Special Meeting of the Board at this very late time. Respectfully, Terry Cochran --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================