Before you ask, I realize that I was unclear... by results I meant as each vote was cast it would be sent to 3 places to be stored rather than one. Jim jpowelljr wrote: > > While we are on this topic. If it was possible to > simultaneously send the results to 3 separate servers to be > compared at the end, would this be nearly the same as a > neutral third party? > > Jim > > Shari Handley wrote: > > > > For me, this just creates more questions: > > > > How does one define a "neutral third party"? For the sake of argument, who > > is to say whether anyone, *including* RootsWeb, is or is not neutral? How > > would we go about trying to find another server willing to accomodate us, > > work closely with the election committee, build and maintain election > > software, take all the flak that is bound to fly, and all the other things > > needed - for free? Good luck! Jim indicated that the software used in > > the runoff worked very well and was easy to administer. Would we be able to > > use it on another server? > > > > Also, was there any evidence at all that RootsWeb acted in anything other > > than a > > neutral manner in any of the preceding elections? > > > > Shari > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> > > To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 9:21 PM > > Subject: [BOARD-L] Re: Question for you > > > > >In response to the question the Board wanted asked of Fred: > > > > > >>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 05:06:25 -0700 > > >>From: Fred Smoot <dogtrot@well.com> > > >>Organization: Dog Trot X Press > > >>To: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> > > >>Subject: Re: Question for you > > >> > > >>Tim Stowell wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Dear Fred, > > >>> > > >>> The Advisory Board respectfully wishes to know: what action you wanted > > to > > >>> see taken in response to your protest? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks, > > >>> > > >>> Tim > > >> > > >>Dear Tim, > > >> > > >>The most simple way to resolve the issue is this: > > >> > > >>If the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board will act in good faith to require > > >>a neutral third party to conduct our future national elections, I will > > >>withdraw my protest. ("Run-off Election: Formal Protest," dated 31 Aug > > >>1999) > > >> > > >>Fred Smoot > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- Jim and Debbie Powell Family History Surname Connections Kentucky..POWELL..MADISON..CLAYTON..WINSTEAD..BOURLAND..HIBBS UTLEY..EARLE..BUNTIN..MOORE..WILLIAMS..TAPP..WICKLIFFE North Carolina/South Carolina..WATKINS..GADDY..NORWOOD..CROUCH REYNOLDS..BOYD..McGEE..WHITTLE..MADISON..CLAYTON WINSTEAD..BOURLAND..TAPP..FOWLER Virginia..OWEN New York/New Jersey..McCLELLAN..LaPAGE Georgia/Florida..HARRIS..HODGE..FOWLER Email: Jpowelljr@worldnet.att.net Family Homepage: Http://www.afn.org/~afn03098/ Coordinator of Henderson County KyGenweb Page Http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyhender/ Coordinator of Gilchrist County FLGenWeb Page Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgilchr/ Coordinator of Alachua County FLGenWeb Page Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flalachu/ Coordinator of Bradford County FLGenWeb Page Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbradfo/ Assistant State Coordinator FLGenWeb