What was not mentioned here was those that chose to boycott this farce <HMMMMM> Margie -- On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:20:16 Debra Crosby wrote: >Wow 35 voted yes, 25 voted no, 2 voted present.. Though that did not reach the "quorum: and we (petitioners) did not >win, I certainly say that it dang sure speaks volumes to me. Especially when you consider that in any election including >the presidential election, 50% won't even bother to vote. Says to me that the majority thinks we need help with the leadership. > > >Debra Crosby > > >----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard (Isaiah) Harrison > To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:02 PM > Subject: [BOARD-L] Fwd: [EC] Results - GAGenWeb SC Recall Election > > > The project thanks Ellen Pack and the members of the Elections Committee > and to Larry Stephens for all their efforts to conduct this election in a > fair and impartial manner. > > -Isaiah > > >TO: National Coordinator and Advisory Board, USGenWeb > >FROM: USGenWeb Elections Committee > >SUBJECT: Results - GAGenWeb SC Recall Election > >DATE: 21 April 2003 > > > >The USGenWeb Election Committee has certified the results of the GAGenWeb > >SC Recall Election, as follows: > > > >GAGenWeb CC portion of election - > > > >Ballots received: > > > > Yes: 35 > > No: 27 > > Present: 2 > > > > Total: 64 > > > >A quorum was not reached. > > > >Breakdown: > > > >The voter list that Tim Stowell sent, and which the EC was instructed to > >use, had 128 names on it. Passwords were sent to those 128. > > > >Of those 128, 10 addresses bounced. Checking the local web sites of those > >individuals resulted in resolving 3 of the 10. With the help of Jimmy > >Epperson, SEMA CC Rep, we were able to resolve 3 more of the 10. > > > >Of the 4 remaining, 3 have resigned (either the web site is up for > >adoption, or there are messages in GAGEN stating that fact). > > > >There is 1 MIA CC who is still listed on the web site, but for which we do > >not have a valid e-mail addy. All attempts (Google searches, posting to > >the county mailing list, discrete inquiries) failed to turn up another addy. > > > >The result is that a total of 124 passwords actually reached voters. > >Larry Stephens reports there were a total of 73 ballots received. > > > >According to Larry: > > > >"However, one Present voter has requested their vote be rescinded. They > >sent me an email stating they had no intention of submitting a ballot and > >their email account had been compromised. When I asked how, the > >explanation given was believable. If that is accepted by whomever, that > >will reduce the figures above accordingly. > > > >"3 votes disallowed because of incorrect passwords. Despite clear > >instructions a handful of people did not cut-and-paste their passwords. 2 > >or 3 others were technically incorrect but I accepted them (e.g., someone > >substituting the letter O for the digit zero)." > > > >Advisory Board portion of election: > > > >A total of 11 passwords were sent to AB members. Ten passwords were > >originally sent, due to an error by the EC Chair. When it was learned on > >Friday, April 18, 2003 that AB member Vicki Shaffer > >had been inadvertently omitted from the list, a password was sent to her > >that day. > > > > From Larry Stephens: > > > >Seven AB members voted: > > > >"Tina Vickery, Jimmy Epperson, and Vicki Shafer voted Yes. > >Jan Cortez, Bill Oliver, Karen Mitchell and Phyllis Rippee voted No." > > > >Thus concludes the GAGenWeb Recall Election. The EC would like to extend > >sincere thanks to everyone who participated, and especially to Larry Stephens. > > > > > >Respectfully Submitted, > > > >Ellen Pack > >Chair, USGenWeb Election Committee > > > ==== BOARD Mailing List ==== > "No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent." > Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) > > > > >==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== >Have you added something signifigant to your website? Advertise it on this >list! > > Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com