Nominations are now open for the Cyberspace Communications, Inc. Board
of Directors. In accordance with Article 4, Section d of the Bylaws,
nominations will close on November 15 and an online election will be
held December 1 through December 15. Terms of office begin on January 1,
2007, and are two years in length. Three seats are up for election this
time around.

Grex membership is a requirement for serving on the Board. Any current
member of Grex who has paid at least 3 months' membership dues and meets
state of Michigan eligibility requirements may run for and serve on the
Board unless they are  currently serving and are completing the second
of two consecutive terms.  People in the latter group are eligible to
run again in next year's election if they are still members at that 
time.

The terms of three board members have one more year to run: Jan Wolter
(janc), Dan Cross (cross), and Colleen McGee. Hence there is no point in
nominating any of them.

The four board members whose terms end on January 31 are
Bruce Howard (bhoward), Lynne Freemont (slynne), Larry Kestenbaum
(polygon), and Mark Conger (aruba). 

Bruce Howard, Lynne Freemont, and Larry Kestenbaum are completing the
second of two consecutive terms and are therefore *not* eligible to run
this time, although they can run in future elections.  Mark Conger is
eligible to run for re-election.

To appear on the ballot, a person must be nominated in this item by
November 15 and affirmatively accept the nomination in this item before
the start of voting on December 1.  Seconds are not required. 
Self-nominations are permitted.

55 responses total.

I nominate Mark Conger, John Remmers, and Todd Plesco.

I'll second those ones and also nominate denise, glenda, and edina. 

I nominate Tony Chamberlain (chamberl) and April M. Morrison (hera).

Thanks for the nomination but I'm not a member

(To be considered, one need not be a member, until voting actually starts.)

I'll step up to the plate and run.  

Great!

i nominate hera and polytarp

Thanks for the thought, but I'll decline the nomination.

I nominate krj, micklpkl, and unicorn.

I'll accept my nomination.

Thank you so much, Denise and Mark.

I'll accept mine as well.

Thanks you guys! 

Thanks, Glenda.

I'd like to nominate STeve, other, mcnally, marcvh and i.  And I 
really hope edina (previously nominated) agrees to run.

Too, folks should be reminded that you don't need to be nominated by 
someone else in order to run for a seat on the board.  Self-nominations 
are fine and dandy.

 Once again, I respectfully, but firmly, decline.

Those are all good choices, Mary!

re #1 & 2
Thanks, I graciously accept.

Nominations are now closed.

Nominated for the Grex BoD:

aruba (Mark Conger)
remmers (John Remmers)
tod (Todd Plesco)
denise
glenda
edina
chamber1
hera
polytarp
krj
micklpkl
unicorn
STeve
other
mcnally
marcvh
i

Nominations can be accepted, and membership dues (3 months) paid by (or
for) people who are currently not members up until the start of voting
on December 1.  

Currently the following people have accepted their nominations:

denise
aruba
glenda
tod

Currently the following people have declined their nominations:

remmers
mcnally

   I accept the nomination.

If a person nominates themselves, wouldnt it follow that they are also
accepting the nomination? If so, then I think mary should be on the list
of people who have accepted. 

I really do appreciate the nomination, but I decline.

Lynne has a dry sense of humor but rather than risk finding myself 
on the ballot I'll be a little clearer.

In response #15 when I nominated "i" it was Walter Cramer, our
long-serving staff member who plays cfadm without complaint or 
applause.  Walter's login is i.

Yeah, mary would NEVER have made a grammar error like using "I" as the
object of a sentence. Sheesh

I think you morons need to spend less time doing nominations and more time
fixing the fucking technical issues. Lord knows Unicorn can't do it.

Is the voting still on to start on 12/1?

Yes, Joe Gelinas is the vote admin and we discussed this a week or so
ago.  

I think I'm going to have to decline my nomination.  I'm not a member,
and money is tight right now, so I don't believe I'll be able to join
before the vote begins.  I apologize for not saying anything sooner,
but I was hoping my situation would change by then.

Would you like to borrow the money for three months of membership?

I guess I could do that.

I can send a check to Aruba, or maybe he would be willing to lend you $18
himself.  My check might not arrive by Dec 1 and I don't have a paypal
account.  I will email to ask him.

Re:  #15
Thank you, Mary, but i'm on currently on 2 other non-profit BoD's,
and am rather short on time.

Unicorn did become a member of Grex in time to be on the ballot, and I have
told Joe to put him on.

The polls aren't open yet; Joe must be tied up with other things right now.

Lack of Internet access, mostly.  I had hoped and planned to open them at
midnight, tonight, but the election will have to be postponed another 24
hours.  I am very sorry, people.

No problem, Joe.  Get to it when you can.  And thanks.

The polls will open at midnight, Dec 6, and remain open until one minute
before midnight, Dec 21, 2007 (i.e., 060000R Dec 2007 to 202359R Dec 2007).
All times are Eastern Standard.

The candidates are, in reverse alphabetical order:

        unicorn         tod             steve
        glenda          denise          aruba

Just a lil update: I wrote a statement which you can read in the vote program.
I also paid up my membership to the end of next year.  Thanks!

I'd put one up, too, if I knew how...  But then, voting is only going on
 for a few more days, isn't it?

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