[Chapter-delegates] Board Election

[Bernie Hoeneisen]

Full Ack on Peter's statements!

cheers,
  Bernie

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On Sun, 27 Apr 2014, Peter Koch wrote:

> Bob,
>
> to avoid redesigning the aircraft in flight, I'm only responding now with
> the deadline having passed.
>
>> I hope you didn't interpret my email asking Chapters to vote as interfering with the election.
>
> No, I did not. Not at all. Notices of Election, encouragements to vote addressed to
> the public (well, caucus) and those reminders sent out individually appear
> good practice to me.  Thanks for that.  Any form of "peer pressure" that was
> suggested upthread, is unacceptable, though.  People and chapters should have the
> right to abstain.  Personally, I'd prefer a "qualified abstention" over
> simple inaction, but the system did not really provide for this this time.
> So, I'd support the suggestion to allow for a blank or invalid vote.
>
>>  My thinking is that it's important for as many chapters as possible to vote in the Board election.
>
> Yes and no.  It's dangerous to judge the legitimacy of the result (or even process)
> by looking at the participation figures, weighing sum over substance.
>
>> Personally, I find it troubling that only half of the chapters (and similar turnout for org members) choose to vote.  Hopefully, the turnout will be higher this year.
>
> Definitely something to think about, but probably on a more strategic level and
> earlier in the proces. Driving the electorate to the voting booth where they,
> for whatever reason, feel inclined to roll a dice, may only shape the beauty
> of the results in Powerpoint spheres.  I'm not saying it happened this time.
>
> -Peter
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