----- Original Message -----
From: "Annette Bame Peebles" <apeebles(a)sat-co.net>
To: <WAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WAGEN-L] WAGenWeb SC election
My vote is also NO.
No problem with me having him as SC (personally the best choice after
Celia:)
Annette
Linda Haas Davenport wrote:
> Evening Fred: The volunteers of the WAGenWeb have voted - they voted
when
> they did not nominate anyone to oppose Mike. There is no
provision for a
> "write in" vote in the Project and everyone had ample time to nominate
> someone else.
>
> The EC does have the right to declare a winner in a race where the
candidate
> is unopposed.
>
> However, why don't we ask the opinions of the people on this list?
>
> Folks - Do you have a problem with the EC declaring Mike the Winner?
> Yes or No.
>
> Thanks
>
> Linda Davenport
> EC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Smoot" <dogtrotxp(a)attbi.com>
> To: <WAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [WAGEN-L] WAGenWeb SC election
>
> > Linda Haas Davenport wrote:
> > >
> > > Upon Motion duly made and seconded:
> > >
> > > "Since Mike Sweeney is the only person nominated for the position of
> State
> > > Coordinator for the WAGenWeb, and is running unopposed, I move that
the
> > > Elections Committee declare Mike Sweeney as duly
elected to the
position
> of
> > > State Coordinator for the WAGenWeb."
> > >
> > > And passed by vote of the Election Committe members. Therefore, the
> USGenWeb
> > > Project Election Committee hereby declares Mike Sweeney the State
> > > Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project's State of Washington.
> > >
> > > The USGenWeb Election Committee
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > The USGenWeb Project bylaws require an election for State
> > Coordinators.
> >
> > ARTICLE XII. STATE PROJECTS
> > Section 8. State Coordinators shall be elected to those positions by
> > the local-level coordinators within the state . . .
> >
> > There is no provision in those bylaws that gives the "USGenWeb
> > Election Committee" the authority to override the USGenWeb Project
> > bylaws.
> >
> > Simply put, WAGenWeb asked the USGenWeb Election Committee to monitor
> > our vote. Reportedly, they agreed to do so, and then they reneged by
> > exercising some self-assumed authority that they don't have.
> >
> > Their proclamation is simply illegal - and it quashes the rights of
> > us, WAGenWeb's "local-level coordinators."
> >
> > Fred Smoot
> > Pend Oreille Co. WA CC.
> >
> >