Second Quarter
2004 Report of the Election Committee
TO: National Coordinator
and Advisory Board, USGenWeb
FROM: USGenWeb Elections
Committee
SUBJECT: EC REPORT SECOND
QUARTER 2004
DATE: July 2, 2004
The USGenWeb Election
Committee respectfully submits the following Quarterly Report to the USGenWeb
Advisory Board, for the period 1 April - 30 June, 2004.
APRIL -
The EC continued to receive
Registrations, both new and updated, via the Registration Form. The EC
issued the second quarter call for updated lists.
On 13 April Jason Felihkatubbe,
Mike St.Clair, and Dennis Muncrief were released from their responsibilities
on the EC due to personal situations that prevented them from actively
participating. A call for temporary Helpers was sent out on all USGW Lists,
and on April 24-25 the EC welcomed Helpers Annette Bame Peebles, Barbra
Chambers, and Susan Morris.
The Newsletter mailing
of 25 April produced approximately 120 bounces, down somewhat from the
previous month.
MAY -
After unsuccessful attempts
to locate updated Email addresses, the EC removed 38 members from the registered
and membership lists for excessive bounces for at least two consecutive
months. While the EC regrets having to remove any member from our rolls,
the removals indicate that the new EC procedures implemented last fall
are working as they should. Non-active and unreachable members are being
identified, resulting in more accurate and meaningful lists, and a more
effective committee. The EC welcomes updated information about all removed
individuals, and will be happy to return their names to the lists once
we are able to communicate with them and verify their current membership.
The May Newsletter was
mailed on May 27. "Permanent error" type bounces were down to only 47,
a dramatic decrease. The EC feels the decrease may be attributed to the
registration system. (During the month of May the EC received and processed
over 200 registrations, most containing updated information.)
Notice of the opening
of nominations was sent to all USGW national lists on 31 May. A reminder
was sent on 12 June.
JUNE -
The Registered and Membership
lists were frozen in accordance with EC Procedures. Nominations officially
opened. The EC received and processed 73 nominations during the two week
period ending 14 June. There were no challenges.
On 16 June the ballot
was finalized and sent to Larry Stephens. Slated candidates:
National Coordinator -
One Year Term Ending 8/31/05
Charles Barnum
Shari Handley
Don Kelly
Karen Mitchell
Richard White
Tombstone Representative
- Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Kathi Jones-Hudson (unopposed)
NorthEast/North Central
CC Representative - Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Scott Burow
Jan Cortez
Sandra Newman Sanchez
Northwest Plains CC Representative
- Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Alice Allen
Darilee Bednar
SouthEast/Mid-Atlantic
SC Representative - One year Replacement Term Ending 8/31/05
Sherri Hall
Angie Rayfield
SouthEast/Mid-Atlantic
CC Representative - Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Linda Blum-Barton
Kati Hestand
Elva Morgan
Fred Smoot
Sharon Tabor
SouthWest/South-Central
SC Representative - Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
Larry Flesher - unopposed
SouthWest/South-Central
CC Representative - Two Year Term Ending 8/31/06
David Morgan
Phyllis Rippee
Mike St. Clair
In mid-June, the EC began
formal preparations to conduct three SC elections for the states of GA,
MA, and ND.
In late June the national
voting form was set up and tested successfully.
On 30 June approximately
2208 passwords were sent out. There were 67 bounces citing permanent errors,
a marked decrease from previous years. The EC began attempting to locate
corrected addresses on those members, and will resend passwords when possible.
Respectfully submitted,
The USGenWeb Election
Committee
