Vivian, Here is the page listing nominees for SEMA CC Rep which shows Bettie Woods status as "Ineligible". http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/nominee4.htm#sema%20cc%20rep%20to%20c omplete%20term It is my understanding that the election committee can only accept information about eligible voters and therefore eligible candidates from the State Coordinator. This is the only information I found concerning members not in good standing or members in good standing in the USGenWeb project bylaws - Section 9. Nominees for National Coordinator shall have the following qualifications: at least one year (the twelve months immediately preceding an election) of continuous service and current activity as a member in good standing, and eligibility to vote within The USGenWeb Project. Qualifications of nominees for State Coordinator Representative, Local Coordinator Representative, and Special Project Representative are the same with the addition that their service shall have been as a State Coordinator, Local Coordinator, or one of the various positions associated with the Special Projects, respectively. "In good standing" is demonstrated by responding promptly to email, actively supporting researchers' efforts to find information, maintaining their website with appropriate, up-to-date content, and serving as a good example of the guidelines and standards of The USGenWeb Project This is the only section of the Georgia Guidelines that addresses members in good standing or not in good standing - 5. Statewide Elections. Eligibility for the State Coordinator seat shall be: a GAGenWeb member considered to be in good standing, who has acted as a CC, RC, or SPC within GAGenWeb for one year or more, and is willing to act as the State Coordinator in accordance with the Bylaws of USGenWeb and the Guidelines of GAGenWeb. No later than 10 days after a seat becomes vacated, a call for nominations will be made by the USGenWeb Election Committee Chair, who will be given posting privileges on GAGEN-L.. Nominations for the seat will be received by the Election Committee for a period of two weeks, pending verification of eligibility by the SC or Acting SC. A campaigning period of two weeks shall follow. A voting period of two weeks shall then commence with the winner(s) decided by a majority of those voting. The winner shall be installed in the seat the day following certification of the results. Voting on special issue elections, such as sponsoring a USGenWeb Bylaws amendment or amendments to these guidelines, shall commence after two weeks' discussion in a public forum closed to non-GAGenWeb members. Voting will be accomplished by using the GAGEN-L mailing list, or the USGenWeb's Election Committee if the issue is a GAGenWeb Guidelines amendment. Bettie Wood is a County Coordinator for two counties within Georgia GenWeb. IF at some point, she had been declared "not in good standing" by GAGenWeb, would she still be a county coordinator? I too, would like to know why our State Coordinator has reported to the Election committee that Bettie Wood is "ineligible" to participate in this election. Linda Blum-Barton -----Original Message----- From: Michael Saffold [mailto:msaffold@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 8:28 AM To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Bettie Wood If this is true, I'd like an explanation, too. Vivian Price Saffold Meriwether County At 09:41 AM 6/7/2003 +0100, you wrote: >I would respectively like to ask exactly when and why has Bettie Wood been >termed a member >not in good standing with the GaGenWeb which now prevents her from running >in the >National Elections? > >Debra Crosby > > >==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== >Did your county's courthouse ever meet with a disaster?? >Check out GAGenWeb's List and Research Tips at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/courthouses.htm 3570 Hildon Circle Chamblee, GA 30341 ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== For researching SURNAMES, check out GAGenWeb's new help page with links to the most popular Surname sites: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/cchelp/surname/