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MINORITY OPINION--FORMATION OF THE ELECTION SUBCOMMITTEE
Advisory Board members representing each region (normally one State Coordinator representative and two Local Coordinator representatives) will select two people from a pool of eligible voters within their region who volunteer to serve on the EC. The Special Projects Board members will likewise select two people from eligible voters within the Special Projects who volunteer to serve. At large members of the EC will be selected by the National Coordinator and the Representative-At-Large, who will each select one individual to serve as "members at large" from a pool of eligible voters from any part of the project who volunteer to serve. The ESC recommends that the Board members solicit for volunteers using State or Special Project mailing lists, Regional mail lists and any other means that the Advisory Board members feel to be useful in reaching the largest number of project members. Once the proposed membership of the EC is complete, the Advisory Board shall vote to approve the entire slate of proposed members. This procedure will also be followed to elect new EC members when the terms of outgoing members expire (see Section 3. Tenure of the Committee). The ESC recommends that the Board begin accepting volunteers for those positions that are opening up in mid-November, select new members and vote on the entire slate of replacement members so that they may be seated without delay on January 1. Should EC members need to be replaced before the regularly scheduled end of term, the appropriate Board member(s) in conjunction with the EC will select replacement members from a pool of volunteers appropriate to the qualifications for the vacant seat.
Carol Carwile-Head, GA |
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EXCLUSION OF BOARD MEMBERS
The ESC was evenly divided on the issue of whether or not sitting Board members other than the National Coordinator and the Representative-At-Large should also be EC members. Some members felt that there was a potential conflict of interest if Board members were also members of the EC; others felt that participation in the EC should not be limited.
Ellen Pack, Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Local Coordinator Representative |
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MINORITY OPINION--DUTIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE--CURRENT VOTER LIST
Add this duty: A list containing only the names of all eligible voters, sorted alphabetically, without e-addresses or area(s) of participation, shall be placed online.
Tina Vickery, Northeast/North Central Local Coordinator Representative |
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MINORITY OPINION--ELIGIBILITY OF VOTERS Challenges to a member's eligibility to vote will in no circumstances be addressed by the EC. Such challenges shall be addressed to and determined by the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board should address the challenge in a timely fashion so as to allow the person to vote in the current election. If they do not, the person will be given the benefit of the doubt and allowed to vote.
Jerimiah Moerke, MN, SD |
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MINORITY OPINION---NOMINATIONS
When nominations are made, the EC will be responsible for verifying that the nominees are eligible to run for office, based solely on the criteria in Article VI, Section 9 of the bylaws. No other determination of eligibility will be made by the EC, including that of good standing. Nominees shall be assumed to be in good standing unless determined otherwise by the Advisory Board."
Robert Sullivan, NY |