Carol, That is absolutely correct. However, what I was referring to was the emails to ensure that everyone got their ballot. We do not want to know *how* people voted. We only want to be sure that EVERYONE got the chance to vote. That is what the amil addresses are for - to ensure that everyone got a ballot. And yes, I agree that Larry and Ellen are trustworthy. I think I can speak for the others on the EC in that we will be glad when this controversy is over so we can get back to work. Richard On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:18:14 -0500, Carol C-H wrote > At 02:49 PM 4/10/2003, you wrote: > >. We will only > >be looking at the NAMES to ensure that everyone got a ballot. We will not be > >looking at the content of the emails. > > Richard, you will not have access at all to how individuals voted, > is that correct? The people who are involved with GA have been > removed from the EC list during this voting process, and Larry > Stephens is the only one who will see the actual individual votes, > anyhow, is that correct? > > FWIW, IMHO Larry Stephens is entirely trustworthy and no one will > find out anything from him re: how anyone voted. I have the utmost > respect for Larry, and have had for 8 years. > > I also trust Ellen Pack, who is my SC in MS, and who is also chair > of the EC - she will NOT let confidence of this voting process be breached. > > We can vote with all assurance that our vote will be secret, IMHO. > > Carol > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, online information.