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remmers
response 75 of 115: Mark Unseen   Nov 30 20:58 UTC 2005

Even though it looks like there will be no competition for board seats
this time, the vote program is now operational.  If nothing else, this
will provide an opportunity to test it under OpenBSD.

From a tty interface, run it by typing 'vote' from a Unix shell prompt
or !vote from most other prompts.  From the web, go to
https://grex.org/cgi-bin/pw/voting-booth .
(http and https both work, but I suggest using the more secure https,
since you have to authenticate with your grex id and password.)

The vote runs midnight to midnight EST, December 1 through 15.  If you
try to vote outside that timeframe, you'll get a terse message about the
polls being closed.
naftee
response 76 of 115: Mark Unseen   Nov 30 23:45 UTC 2005

the message has a comma splice.  Please replace with :

We're sorry; the polls are closed.
ric
response 77 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 1 20:25 UTC 2005

Oh joy, I get to vote in my first grex election!

There.  I voted for everyone.
eprom
response 78 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 1 21:44 UTC 2005

This is sorta like the old Soviet elections - You can vote for anyone 
you like, as long as they're a member of the communist party.
naftee
response 79 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 1 23:51 UTC 2005

I like Bruce Howard's statement
bhoward
response 80 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 10:24 UTC 2005

Whoops, sorry about that.  The permissions are corrected and the
statement properly reinstalled now.
jep
response 81 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 14:05 UTC 2005

Larry, how come you didn't mention that you're county clerk for 
Washtenaw County?  Your campaign statement says you work at U-M's ISR.

Though there aren't any choices, there are 4 great candidates.
remmers
response 82 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 16:08 UTC 2005

I think Larry's campaign statement is left over from the election two
years ago.
keesan
response 83 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 16:58 UTC 2005

I was told to vote for a maximum of 4.  How would I go about voting for 5?
albaugh
response 84 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 17:51 UTC 2005

In this case you couldn't, since the vote program wouldn't let you.
remmers
response 85 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:12 UTC 2005

You can, however, vote for 0, 1, 2, or 3.
keesan
response 86 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:13 UTC 2005

What I meant was, with only 4 candidates, why am I still told not to vote for
5?
nharmon
response 87 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:16 UTC 2005

This response has been erased.

albaugh
response 88 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:36 UTC 2005

Just in case you had developed malice of forethought...  ;-)
marcvh
response 89 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:37 UTC 2005

Because five is right out!
albaugh
response 90 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 2 19:40 UTC 2005

1, 2, 4 - no, 3!
remmers
response 91 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 12:56 UTC 2005

Re #86:  Well, here's a technical answer.

The program logic says "Display the message 'Vote for at most N'", where
N is the number of candidates.  I didn't make an exception for the
special case that N is equal to the number of slots.  So the message is
displayed when it is impossible even to try to vote for more than N.
keesan
response 92 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 14:39 UTC 2005

Has it ever happened that N-1 people ran for N slots?
remmers
response 93 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 14:46 UTC 2005

I think it happened last year.
aruba
response 94 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 14:57 UTC 2005

I believe last year we had 4 people for 3 slots.
nharmon
response 95 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 3 18:39 UTC 2005

Wouldn't that be N+1 people for N slots? I think what Sindi was asking
is, have we have had less candidates than open slots available?
aruba
response 96 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 4 06:27 UTC 2005

We've always had enough candidates to fill the vacancies, as far back as I
can remember.
remmers
response 97 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 4 12:34 UTC 2005

We've had enough candidates as far back as I can remember too.  i.e. to
the beginning of Grex.
remmers
response 98 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 16 18:09 UTC 2005

Okay, the election is over and the vote program shut itself off.
Even though it's not a contest this year, I'll report the totals
when I get confirmation from the treasury dept. that the voter
rolls are up-to-date.
aruba
response 99 of 115: Mark Unseen   Dec 16 22:13 UTC 2005

THe voter rolls are in a bit of disarray for the moment, so please be
patient.  I know this race was a nail-biter, and everyone is anxiously
awaiting the outcome, but we wouldn't want a recount...
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