Grex Coop Conference

Item 69: Nominations for the 2008 Grex Board of Directors

Entered by cmcgee on Tue Nov 6 15:00:19 2007:

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.
#1 of 55 by nharmon on Tue Nov 6 15:14:19 2007:

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

#2 of 55 by slynne on Tue Nov 6 15:42:29 2007:

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

#3 of 55 by nharmon on Tue Nov 6 16:48:10 2007:

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

#4 of 55 by tod on Tue Nov 6 17:02:18 2007:

Thanks for the nomination but I'm not a member

#5 of 55 by gelinas on Wed Nov 7 00:42:02 2007:

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

#6 of 55 by denise on Mon Nov 12 01:05:58 2007:

I'll step up to the plate and run.

#7 of 55 by cmcgee on Mon Nov 12 02:08:30 2007:

Great!

#8 of 55 by naftee on Tue Nov 13 01:26:25 2007:

i nominate hera and polytarp

#9 of 55 by remmers on Tue Nov 13 15:04:22 2007:

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

#10 of 55 by nharmon on Tue Nov 13 17:35:12 2007:

I nominate krj, micklpkl, and unicorn.

#11 of 55 by aruba on Wed Nov 14 05:55:55 2007:

I'll accept my nomination.

#12 of 55 by mary on Wed Nov 14 12:52:58 2007:

Thank you so much, Denise and Mark.

#13 of 55 by glenda on Wed Nov 14 15:57:47 2007:

I'll accept mine as well.

#14 of 55 by slynne on Wed Nov 14 19:52:41 2007:

Thanks you guys!

#15 of 55 by mary on Wed Nov 14 20:52:24 2007:

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.

#16 of 55 by mcnally on Wed Nov 14 22:30:37 2007:

 Once again, I respectfully, but firmly, decline.

#17 of 55 by slynne on Thu Nov 15 03:26:07 2007:

Those are all good choices, Mary!

#18 of 55 by tod on Thu Nov 15 23:29:18 2007:

re #1 & 2
Thanks, I graciously accept.

#19 of 55 by cmcgee on Fri Nov 16 19:23:35 2007:

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

#20 of 55 by steve on Fri Nov 16 19:57:40 2007:

   I accept the nomination.

#21 of 55 by slynne on Fri Nov 16 20:27:25 2007:

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.

#22 of 55 by micklpkl on Fri Nov 16 22:05:34 2007:

I really do appreciate the nomination, but I decline.

#23 of 55 by mary on Sat Nov 17 02:37:21 2007:

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.

#24 of 55 by slynne on Sat Nov 17 05:03:19 2007:

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

#25 of 55 by nullop on Tue Nov 27 03:27:01 2007:

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.

#26 of 55 by denise on Wed Nov 28 02:23:56 2007:

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

#27 of 55 by cmcgee on Wed Nov 28 03:12:26 2007:

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

#28 of 55 by unicorn on Wed Nov 28 04:46:28 2007:

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.

#29 of 55 by keesan on Wed Nov 28 06:07:48 2007:

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

#30 of 55 by unicorn on Wed Nov 28 22:50:17 2007:

I guess I could do that.

#31 of 55 by keesan on Thu Nov 29 00:19:08 2007:

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.

#32 of 55 by i on Sat Dec 1 01:26:26 2007:

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

#33 of 55 by aruba on Sat Dec 1 19:39:06 2007:

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

#34 of 55 by denise on Tue Dec 4 05:32:47 2007:

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

#35 of 55 by gelinas on Wed Dec 5 02:25:52 2007:

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.

#36 of 55 by mary on Wed Dec 5 12:48:14 2007:

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

#37 of 55 by gelinas on Thu Dec 6 01:59:28 2007:

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

#38 of 55 by tod on Mon Dec 17 06:44:58 2007:

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!

#39 of 55 by denise on Tue Dec 18 23:29:40 2007:

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?

#40 of 55 by aruba on Thu Dec 20 03:00:17 2007:

Denise - you just need a file called "statement" in your home directory. 
Type "!pico statement" at a picospan prompt, then edit and save.

#41 of 55 by danr on Sun Dec 23 01:58:58 2007:

So, who won?

#42 of 55 by gelinas on Sun Dec 23 03:21:44 2007:

Twenty-six people voted; eighteen members and eight non-members.  The results
are:

        Candidate       Member Votes    Non-member Votes        Total Votes
        aruba           16              5                       21
        denise          13              2                       15
        glenda          8               2                       10
        steve           12              2                       14
        tod             7               1                       8
        unicorn         12              2                       14

Accordingly, aruba, denise, steve and unicorn are elected to the Board of
Directors, to serve from 1 Jan 2008 through 31 Dec 2010.

#43 of 55 by cmcgee on Sun Dec 23 06:55:46 2007:

Welcome aboard denise, steve, and unicorn.

Glad to have you back aruba.

#44 of 55 by aruba on Sun Dec 23 07:38:45 2007:

Re #42: That would be through 31 Dec 2009, I hope. :)

#45 of 55 by jadecat on Sun Dec 23 15:34:50 2007:

resp:44 Nah, we're making you stick around longer. ;)

#46 of 55 by mary on Sun Dec 23 16:00:00 2007:

Congratulations to the newly elected and a huge thanks to everyone who was 
willing to serve a term.

#47 of 55 by slynne on Sun Dec 23 17:18:50 2007:

It was one of those elections where there was pretty much no way Grex
was going to end up with a bad board. Those are the best kind.

#48 of 55 by nullop on Sun Dec 23 23:36:13 2007:

I HOPE UNICORN GETS FUCKING SHOT TO DEATH ON XMAS EVE.

#49 of 55 by tsty on Sat Dec 29 06:53:05 2007:

you lose!

#50 of 55 by nullop on Sat Dec 29 17:36:45 2007:

tsty, please go back to butt fucking cross.

#51 of 55 by cross on Sat Dec 29 18:05:13 2007:

Whoa whoa whoa....  Exit only, Cochese.

#52 of 55 by naftee on Tue Jan 29 16:56:38 2008:

i nominate cdalten

#53 of 55 by lar on Sun Feb 3 13:46:01 2008:

i second the motion

i also nominate him for president of the BOD

#54 of 55 by denise on Fri Feb 15 04:13:31 2008:

When/where is the next board meeting, has that been determined yet?

#55 of 55 by hera on Sun Feb 24 02:46:21 2008:

ha ha! #48 was awesome!! :D

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