To my fellow County Coordinators, I just want to remind everyone how important it is to vote in the upcoming election. The other SEMA CC Rep position is coming open, Denise Woodside has held that seat and is not running in the current election. Please, go to the election website's Meet the Candidates Page located here http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/national-2005/candidates-index.html. I have learned alot about people in the project by visiting their county websites. Most of the candidates have included links to their websites on their campaign pages inviting you to take a look at their work. I believe those pages are an indication of the level of commitment they have to the project and will have in representing your interests in the project. Another important seat that is up for election is that of RAL or Representative At Large. Everyone in the project votes for this seat and it is a voting seat on the advisory board, so please take the time to get to know those candidates also. Of course, the National Coordinator is being elected and that is a very important position. It is not a voting seat on the Advisory Board but directly affects how the Advisory Board is run among other responsibilities in the project. Again, I can not stress enough how important it is for you to educate yourself about these candidates and vote responsibly. I would imagine that any of you that are interested in the politics of the project already know about the various mailing lists that are important to pay attention to but I will include the links here in case you don't know about all of them. The USGW-DISCUSS List http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/USGenWeb/USGENWEB-DISCUSS.html You may find it easier to browse the archives of this list rather than subscribing to it. You may follow the Advisory Board by reading the archives of Board-L found here http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index There is also a regional mailing list for the SEMA Region found here http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/USGenWeb-SE/ If you are still unsure about someone, ask someone else you know and respect in the project their opinion. There are two other very important items on the ballot this year that I will write more about later. PLEASE VOTE! Linda Blum-Barton SEMA CC Rep -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.6/33 - Release Date: 6/28/2005