Gentlefolk, I had initially chosen to stay out of the fray on this one. However, I now feel that I must step up to the plate on this one. I know more about the goings on with respect to this situation than I care to recite. I can not even divulge much of what I know due to confidentiality. What I can say is this: Our State Coordinator, Tim Stowell, is being railroaded through this. At *no time* has the process been fair. At *no time* has the NC acted in any fashion that was not underhanded and completely and totally unfair. The wording on the ballot will be confusing to many, because that is the way that the NC desires it to be. He wants to confuse us as to what we are voting on. Moreover, the choices of yes, no, and present are unprecedented and have been chosen solely for the purpose of attempting to have a quorum, which is one further example of the dastardly nature with which the NC has acted in trying to remove Tim as SC of Georgia. What are the complaints against Tim? They are bogus and ridiculous. They are nonjusticiable and are completely lacking in any form of merit whatsoever. They are complaintsa regarding the dismissal of an ASC who broke protocol and effectively attempted to start a mutiny (noting that the ASC and RC's serve at the pleasure of the SC and are subject to removal at any time without cause). They are complaints regarding the dismissal of a CC who could not create a document in html format if she wanted to, let alone ftp the document. They are complaints by a CC who came forward in defense of her cousin with such vulgar language that a sailor would be embarassed (but not a Marine - sorry, I remain true to my NAVY roots - Go Jolly Rogers!). In the process, the NC denied Tim every form of relief and even declined to respond to email messages or other requests. In short, Tim was denied his rights to due process - a basic human right that is so basic and so important that it appears TWICE in the Constitution of the United States of America. Moreover, despite the lack of a quorum before the AB, and the lack of passage with respect to the complaints against Tim, we have nonetheless been forced to have a vote on the issue. Why? Because the NC is on a political witch hunt. The NC has decided that his rival, Tim Stowell, a former NC of the Project, and the current SC of North Dakota, is a bad person. If Tim is removed here, don't be surprised to see him removed in North Dakota, too. In closing, I urge you to vote your conscience. My conscience tells me that the charges against Tim are trumped, brought by malcontents (such as a former ASC who could not wait any longer to become SC, so he started a mutiny). Because my conscience tells me these things, voting my conscience means to not even go to the polls on this issue and to send a message to the NC that his dirty pool and dastardly acts are not welcome here. If you agree with me, then I urge you to vote your conscience by not voting. Thank you for listening to my diatribe. Richard Pettys, Jr. On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 18:57:34 -0500, jimmy wrote > The ballots have NOT been sent as of yet. A message will be posted > to this list when they are sent out. > > The three choices on the ballot will be explained in the letter from > the EC (or someone in authority). > > It is my understanding the "PRESENT" is essentially the same as > Abstain. You choose not to vote yes or no, but do want to be > included in the quorum. > > I STRONGLY urge everyone to vote their conscience. > > Thanks > jimmy > > Margie wrote: > > > I have not seen the ballot, but saw the instruction from Mr. Harrison on the > > Board-L list that instructed the > > Yes, No and present to be on it. > > > > Margie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linda Barton [mailto:lab@boone.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 6:07 PM > > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [GAGEN] Yes, no, present > > > > Does this mean the ballots are already being sent out to people? Should we > > be responding to Richard's request if we haven't received ours yet? > > > > Linda Barton > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Margie [mailto:margie@majorinternet.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:26 PM > > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [GAGEN] Yes, no, present > > > > Tim, > > > > I have seen the ballot and wonder why they chose to have > > > > Yes, No and present > > > > Why the present? > > > > The other polls/votes did not have the present is this to make sure we have > > a quorum? > > > > Margie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Stowell [mailto:tstowell@chattanooga.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 1:22 PM > > To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [GAGEN] voting - meet and greet > > > > Dear Volunteers for GAGenWeb, > > > > Yesterday the National Board approved the list that will be used for the > > vote. This list is composed of those who were CCs as of March 20th. At > > some time in the next few days an announcement will be made that voting > > will commence. It is my understanding that the vote will take place over a > > 10 day period after which time the results will be announced. > > > > As such, it is imperative that we know that you have received your ballot. > > I have asked Richard to set up two email addresses - one to be used if you > > receive your ballot and one to be used if you do not receive your ballot. > > > > With 128 eligible voters, myself excluded, the Guidelines require that 96 > > people vote to have a quorum or legal vote. I remind you that you have the > > absolute right to speak your mind by NOT voting. If we do not have a > > quorum, it will send a message to the AB that you believe they have handled > > this situation improperly. > > > > With all the issues that have been plaguing us since January, I have been > > remiss in introducing some of our new CC's, and I apologize for that. In > > an effort to bring us back together as one group dedicated to making free > > resources available to everyone, I invite everyone to send a short note to > > the list, telling us a little bit about yourself - your name, your hobbies, > > where you live and the current brickwall you are seeking, for one never > > knows when another listener has what you are looking for. > > > > Hopefully, in this way, we can return to our tasks and move ahead. > > > > Tim > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > Genealogy research usually begins with our great-grandparents to preserve > > the privacy of 'living persons'. If you encounter a person searching > > their birth parents, the need to go to the area on the web that deals > > with just this type of research. 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