i AGREE AND DID THE SAME YESTERDAY, MORGAN Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> wrote: Unfortunately in the real world AKC COULD disagree with us, the Election Company COULD choose to battle us on the technicality that they were approved.....and blame the Postal Service which will never be accountable for this and we COULD spend a small fortune fighting this, and still lose on some little technicality and lose the time, the election, the ballots already sent in and the entire process. It seems simpler to make the Election Company accountable for counting and accounting for every ballot ASAP ......late or not.....and having the answers by our National by kicking their own process into overdrive for us at their own expense and efforts. I like Laurie Pruett's method. It's easy enough to use my own envelope and stamp..... Those that are already sent appear to be returning right away if the P.O. sends them right back to the sender? Still time to re send them. Carolyn marhaven@jps,net In a message dated 9/21/2007 7:48:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pruett@xxxxxxxxx writes: Another way might be for the GSDCA board to instruct the ballot company to count ballots that: (1) are returned to them in a different envelop (not the envelope that they provided) (2) have the name crossed off (everyone needs to sign their envelope anyway so you can see who's ballot it is) (3) have the bar code crossed off (4) have the name and bar code crossed off I'd be happy with the above instructions as I'd be assured that my vote was counted no matter whose instructions I followed when returning my ballot. From: Peggy EXCELLENT POST, PEG! You beat me to it!!!!!!!!! This is exactly the procedure that should be followed. Peggy Gatlinp@xxxxxxx wrote: >I usually don't write to the list but I think that the election is in >serious jeopardy. ... > >It is my suggestion that the powers that be--Lew, Gary, Bill, Kris & Carmen >and the voting Board (Joan, Nancy, Nancy, Gail, Rita, Paul, Tom, Bart etc > >1. notify the AKC about the ballot problems >2. Invalidate the election >3. hold the Election Company responsible for the extra money to re-send the >ballots in a postal service friendly return envelope. Since this is their >business they should have been aware of the August 2007 new business design >envelope. >4. Ask for a change in election deadline >5. Move the date for results to Membership. > >Peg Kurz/ Member GSDCA-1986 >Treasurer GSDCAtlanta > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ Morgan and His Angels Precious, OFA Princess, CGC, TDI OFA H/E, Thyroid, Cardiac --------------------------------- Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================