| Grex > Coop12 > #49: Nominations for the Board of Directors |
| response 180 of 332: | 
Dec 1 12:04 UTC 2001 |
And the vote program is now up and running for the board election. Telnet and dialup users: Type "vote" at a Unix shell prompt, or "!vote" at almost any other prompt, to enter the voting booth. Once there, you can see the candidate list, read their statements, and vote if you wish. You can do all of the above on the web as well, by visiting http://cyberspace.org/cgi-bin/pw/voting-booth . You can modify your vote as many times as you wish. The polls close on December 15, at midnight.
| response 181 of 332: |
Dec 1 17:12 UTC 2001 |
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| response 182 of 332: |
Dec 1 17:42 UTC 2001 |
I recognize that this item is not the best place to make this particular suggestion, but I believe it would be useful to set up an alias in Picospan that would call up the vote program. Requiring an exclamation point to preceed the command in Picospan seems unnecessary.
| response 183 of 332: |
Dec 1 18:41 UTC 2001 |
Re #181: I disabled the program for a few minutes to correct a mistake on the ballot. It's back in business now. Re #182: I agree, it'd be nice. I guess 'i' would be the person to address the request to.
| response 184 of 332: |
Dec 1 18:50 UTC 2001 |
Also re #181: You don't have to vote again unless you want to change your previous vote. I emailed everybody who'd voted so far (7 people) about the mistake (Joe Gelinas was accidentally left off the ballot), so you should've received that mail.
| response 185 of 332: |
Dec 1 19:51 UTC 2001 |
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| response 186 of 332: |
Dec 2 23:50 UTC 2001 |
I just voted. It appears that there are more excellent candidates running than there are slots available on the board. Thanks to all who ran.
| response 187 of 332: |
Dec 3 18:37 UTC 2001 |
Better late than never, I have just put up ~kaplan/statement
| response 188 of 332: |
Dec 13 16:37 UTC 2001 |
Reminder: This Saturday, December 15, is the last day to vote. The polls close at midnight (EST).
| response 189 of 332: |
Dec 14 02:35 UTC 2001 |
hey just though of something...what happens if there is a tie in the voting? say, since four new new board members are being elected and there is a two or three way tie for fourth place? is there a runoff election or would the current board vote for the final board member among those tied?
| response 190 of 332: |
Dec 14 02:51 UTC 2001 |
It goes to a swimsuit contest.
| response 191 of 332: |
Dec 14 02:58 UTC 2001 |
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| response 192 of 332: |
Dec 14 03:01 UTC 2001 |
I guess if there was a tie, the policy could be to then count the non member votes and see if that breaks the tie? ./
| response 193 of 332: |
Dec 14 03:03 UTC 2001 |
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| response 194 of 332: |
Dec 14 04:32 UTC 2001 |
I imagine we would have a runoff election among those tied.
| response 195 of 332: |
Dec 14 14:35 UTC 2001 |
The bylaws don't specify how to resolve ties. If it comes up, I'd think the board - as the elected representatives of the members - would be the appropriate body to decide how to resolve it. There'd be time to do that, since the current board remains in office for 16 days after the end of the election. There'd even be time for discussion in Coop beforehand.
| response 196 of 332: |
Dec 15 06:09 UTC 2001 |
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/hsn/20011121/hl/how_not_to_be_a_thanksgivin g_statistic_1.html
| response 197 of 332: |
Dec 16 05:12 UTC 2001 |
The election is over. I'm going to hold off reporting the results until I receive confirmation from the treasurer that the voter list is accurate.
| response 198 of 332: |
Dec 16 05:16 UTC 2001 |
I demand a recount!
| response 199 of 332: |
Dec 16 05:31 UTC 2001 |
#198 - What do you think this is? Florida or something?
| response 200 of 332: |
Dec 16 15:33 UTC 2001 |
Sorry I forgot to check my mail last night. The voters list is indeed accurate (I just sent mail to John).
| response 201 of 332: |
Dec 16 15:59 UTC 2001 |
Here are the election results. Out of 93 eligible voting members,
45 cast a ballot. The totals:
mdw 30
mary 30
other 28
flem 24
bhelliom 24
kaplan 21
gelinas 15
jp2 2
Since there are four open slots, mdw, mary, and other are elected to
to 2-year terms. There is a tie for 4th place, between flem and
bhelliom.
There's never been a tie in Grex board elections, but there was
one instance of a "failed" election, when the voter turnout didn't
meet the quota prescribed in the bylaws. (The bylaws were
subsequently amended to eliminate quotas.) The existing board met
and scheduled a new election. So in this case, I'd suggest that the
current board follow precedent and decide how to resolve the tie.
In the meantime, congratulations to the three definite winners.
(The unofficial non-member tally: mary 42, mdw 28, bhelliom 27,
kaplan 25, jp2 18, other 16, flem 16, gelinas 8.)
| response 202 of 332: |
Dec 16 16:10 UTC 2001 |
Well, I think we should have a runoff election between just those two, starting as soon as possible.
| response 203 of 332: |
Dec 16 16:17 UTC 2001 |
Hmm. I guess this means I need to update my resumé again... Mary, welcome aboard. I look eagerly forward to serving with you. I propose that a runoff election be held to determine which of either flem or bhelliom will fill the final board slot, beginning as soon as a qurorum of the existing board make it known in this item that they support that as the way to resolve the tie. Mark slipped in...
| response 204 of 332: |
Dec 16 17:13 UTC 2001 |
If the board decides on a runoff, I'll be happy to administer it. Just tell me when to start it and how many days it should run.