Nominations are now open for the 2010 Board and will remain open through
 November 23.  Below is a list of the current board and who is and is
not  eligible to run for this next year:

The 2009 Board is:

Joe Gelinas, 2009-2010, Chair.
Denise Anderson, 2008-2009, Secretary - Eligible for re-election
Mark Conger, 2006-2009, Treasurer - Ineligible for re-election
Dan Cross, 2007-2010
Chuck Martin, 2008-2009, Eligible for re-election
STeve Andre, 2008-2009, Eligible for re-election
TS Taylor, 2009-2010

So we have four positions open for two-year terms.

95 responses total.

I nominate Denise and cyclone.

I nominate unicorn and denise

I nominate remmers, mary, and glenda.

Lest we forget:  Nominations must be accepted in this item, before
voting begins.  Self-nominations are acceptable and are usually
interpreted as accepting the nomination, as well.

I nominate tangodancer, womble, and ringbark

  
i endors the nominaoin of cyklone adn denise
  

  
and add remmers to the above
  

Mary won't be running for the board this election.  Thanks for the 
nomination though.

If we could keep Grex going  I would be willing to serve on the board. 
Dunno what's going to be happening, though.

  
i;d liek to nomnate katie for board
  

I would also be willing to serve, although I admit I haven't been very
active lately.  I would also like to nominate tod if it isn't too late
for that, since he was willing and interested during the last election.

  
unicorn! goo dto heare from you ...
  
i nominate unicorn and kentn
  

I am running again.

No, thank you. Thanks for thinking of me.

  
tnx steve ... sorry about katie theough.
  

  
ok unicorn, i;ll consider 11 to be a self-nomination and if others
disagree, then i nominate unicorn.
  

I'll give it a shot.

Actually, tod nominated me in #2, and you nominated me in #12, so
your nomination in #16 makes 3.  ;)

Joe Gelinas asked if I'd run the election this time around, which
basically involves setting up and running the voting software.  I've not
been a staff member for a few years, but I'm very familiar with the
voting software - having written it - so I'll be happy to do it.

Since Grex has been down for a couple of days, I respectfully suggest
extending the nomination period correspondingly.

Voting runs from December 1 through 15.  Nominees have through November
30 to accept a nomination, which they must do in this item.  You also
have to be a member in good standing by the time the polls open in order
to be a candidate.

Thanks for helping out, John! And I agree that we should extend the 
nomination period since Grex had been down for a couple days.

  
tnx remmers ... and i agree with the extehnsion ...
  
please link to agora - tia
  

Just as a reminder: Any more nominations to be made should be done
within  the next day or so [extending the deadline by 2 days since Grex
had been  down earlier this week]. As remmmers mentioned, we have til
late November  to accept or decline nominations that have been posted
here in this item.

as stated in item #256, I think anyone running for the board should 
only do so if they have a clear idea of what they want for grex.  If 
you are willing to help wind down the company over the next year.and 
consider future options for what should happen with the bbs and the 
hardware thats good.  But grex doesn't need board members who are 
running reluctantly, who won't attend the meetings and won't consider 
being treasurer, or secretary or anything that involves doing any of 
the work.  

Thanks for the nomination, but I, like nate, must decline for
employment-related reasons.

I believe I see enough nominees who have accepted to fill the open spots. 
Denise, Chuck and STeve are running for re-election;  Kent has nominated 
himself, and Todd Plesco, Glenda Andre and John Remmers have been 
nominated and not declined.  There will be a full Board.  There will even 
be a contest if Todd, Glenda and/or John accept.  I find this encouraging.

I nominate Sindi Keesan and Rane Curl.

I nominate Kevin Nichols.

OK, so grex has been down for four days.  Let's extend the acceptance
period for four days, and the election will be similarly delayed.

I nominate myself.

I nominate krj.

I appreciate the nomination, but I decline.

(I'm also ineligible, anyway.)

Aruba has apparently emailed staff to the effect that renewal notices 
for memberships have not gone out in over a year and as a result 
virtually everyone's memberships have lapsed.  You have to have paid 
three months current dues to run according to the bylaws.  So not only 
are few, if any, of these nominees currently eligible to run, but 
there is the question as to who, if anybody, is eligible to vote.  You 
have to be a member to have a binding vote.

It seems like this election will therefore need to be postponed into 
the new year.  Which means grex may start 2010 without a board since 
even the sitting board members cannot serve, and the positions 
considered vacant, if *their* memberships have lapsed.  

re #25
I was not nominated.

re resp:34: You were, in resp:11.

so what happens since no elections will have taken place before the 
end of the year?  current board members with expiring terms will 
continue or does that require amending the bylaws? 

re #36
 current board members with expiring terms will
 continue

Seems like the logical option considering the disruption in operations.

I nominate myself,Greg Russo and April Morrison

Three people who have all expressed an open disdain for Grex?  Why?

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