Just a note or two for those who are interested (and apparently there are many)... The questionnaire was sent to EVERY candidate for Office or for a Board Position. The only two people whose questionnaires were returned as "undeliverable" were contacted again, and each of those two has responded. No other emails were returned, therefore it appears safe to assume that every candidate received a questionnaire. Whether they read their emails or not is unknown. This weekend is the deadline for responding. To date, the following candidates have NOT responded: Jerry Guzman (Board nominee for Vice President) Mishka Bennett (petition candidate for Recording Secretary) (4 emails to Mishka have not been returned) for the Board: Wayne Davis George Berstler Lee Brown Kelly Knight Carolyn Martello Joanna Rand All other candidates have responded. Collating of the responses has begun. I am doing the collating and will accept and add responses until Monday, October 3. Responses received after that date will be returned, and the candidates may post them to the list or do whatever they like with them. Pat Galambos has copies of every response form as each was submitted...this is our way of ensuring that there is no "funny business" taking place with regard to collating the responses. It is my hope that each candidate kept a copy of their own replies. There were a few complaints that all this happened too quickly...obviously there was sufficient time allowed for some people to respond--the majority, in fact. Given that the ballots will be out next week, there should still be enough time for anyone who is interested to go to the website (when it is announced) and read what the candidates had to say about the issues facing the GSDCA right now, and thus make an informed vote. I will freely admit that some of the responses were brilliant and showed that several of the candidates really have a plan in mind should they win election. Other responses were -- well, you will see. Good luck to each one of the candidates...whether they responded to the questionnaire or not. Frankly, I can't understand why a candidate for office in a National club would not respond. Some may have had other more pressing business at hand, others just didn't do it. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================