<< Your motion is out of order - as nominations are not made for appointed positions. You can however recommned Ron's name along with any other other names as an applicant for the position. >> I challenge this ruling. Please cite your sources for information. I made NO reference to "nominations" but rather I moved to APPOINT Ron Eason. Your own words in the following action, which you allowed: >"Subj: [BOARD-L] Census Project Seat Motion >Date: 03/04/2000 11:53:48 PM Eastern Standard Time >From: tstowell@chattanooga.net (Tim Stowell) >Reply-to: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com >To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com >At 08:50 AM 3/4/00 -0800, Joy wrote: >>Since the Census Project Advisory Board position has been declared vacant, >>I move that the position be filled with Ron Eason. >> >Now that Joy's motion above has a second, by Joe, it is numbered 00-5 and >is open for discussion. >Tim Also in support I offer the evidence that Motion 99-25B was a Motion to Appoint Ed Book as Board Secretary and Motion 99-26 which was a Motion to Appoint Richard Howland. None of the above Motions were ruled out of order and all of them were allowed. Virginia (Ginger) Cisewski "It takes two to speak the truth: one to talk, another to hear." ----Henry David Thoreau