In a message dated 9/21/2007 3:52:20 P.M. Central America Standard T, Gatlinp@xxxxxxx writes: 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. I completely agree with this post. This is a chaotic mess and people are trying to correct this under a deadline. As my Marine Dad used to say the 4 P's principle "prior planning prevents piss poor performance" and the performance on this situation is less than "p Poor". Despite anyone's best efforts this election will be considered less than valid, well that could well be the perception. JMHO Steven ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================