The majority of those voting have chosen to co-sponsor
this amendment. Thank you to all that participated.
I have cc'ed Betsy Mills with this email.
Yes 7
No 1
Total Votes 8
Thank you Lori for assisting me with this vote.
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery(a)adelphia.net>
To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: Reminder - USGenWeb bylaws amendment co-sponsorship vote.
Voting concludes tomorrow evening on this co-
sponsorship.
Lori Thorton and I will receive votes beginning
January 20, 2005, continuing through January 27, 2005
6PM (est)
Please send your vote to me tsvickery(a)adelphia.net *and*
Lori lorithornton(a)gmail.com
Majority of those voting determines co-sponsorship
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery(a)adelphia.net>
To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] Fw: By-laws amendment
> Hi all,
>
> Since I have received various comments .. on and off
> list. WIGenWeb Project will vote on co-sponsoring this
> amendment to the USGenWeb Project Bylaws.
>
> Lori Thorton and I will receive votes beginning
> January 20, 2005, continuing through January 27, 2005
> 6PM (est)
>
> Please send vote to me tsvickery(a)adelphia.net *and* Lori
> lorithornton(a)gmail.com
>
> Majority of those voting determines co-sponsorship.
>
> The amendment is presented below.
>
> ---
>
> ARGenWeb is sponsoring the following amendment to the
> USGenWeb bylaws and invites you to join us as a co-
> sponsor. Please notify me if your state wishes to be
> listed as a co-sponsor.
>
> Thank you for your consideration!
> Betsy Mills
> ARGenWeb State Coordinator
>
> ---
>
> Due to the division of the USGenWeb Census Project and
> the failure of several mediation attempts, it has
> become a problem for the USGenWeb Project Advisory
> Board to seat a Census Project Representative as
> required by the USGenWeb Project bylaws. In addition,
> the Special Projects represent a smaller portion of
> the membership of the USGenWeb Project and should not
> have a greater representation than the State and Local
> Coordinators on the Advisory Board. Therefore, it is
> our intent to request that the USGenWeb Project
> declare these amendments to be an urgent matter and to
> further request that the matter be placed before the
> membership as soon as possible. We would ask that all
> the Special Project Representative positions currently
> on the Advisory Board be eliminated at the end of
> their regular term, with the one Special Project
> Representative to take his/her place on the USGenWeb
> Project Advisory Board effective September 1, 2005.
>
> These amendments are being co-sponsored by (list of
> states' names). These states join the ARGenWeb Project
> and respectfully request that this matter be
> considered "urgent" so that this may be placed before
> the membership as soon as possible rather than waiting
> for the regular election period.
>
> Current Article:
> ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
>
> The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the
> National Coordinator, four (4) State Coordinator
> Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local Coordinator
> Regional Representatives, one (1) representative each
> from The USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb
> Census Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project,
> and beginning in 1999, one (1) at-large
> representative. All shall have voting privileges
> except the National Coordinator who shall vote only in
> the case of a tie. The regions from which State
> Coordinator and Local Coordinator Representatives are
> elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an
> annual basis.
>
> Strike "one (1) representative each from The USGenWeb
> Archives Project, The USGenWeb Census Project, and The
> USGenWeb Tombstone Project," and replace with "one (1)
> Special Projects representative elected by members of
> The USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb Census
> Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project" . . .
>
> The amended article will then read:
>
> ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
>
> The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the
> National Coordinator, four (4) State Coordinator
> Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local Coordinator
> Regional Representatives, one (1) Special Projects
> representative elected by members of the special
> projects, and one (1) at-large representative. All
> shall have voting privileges except the National
> Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie.
> The regions from which State Coordinator and Local
> Coordinator Representatives are elected shall be
> decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis.
>
> In addition, the Section 3 of Article XIII regarding
> Special Projects would need to be amended:
>
> Current article:
> ARTICLE XIII. SPECIAL PROJECTS
>
> Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives
> Project, The USGenWeb Census Project, and The USGenWeb
> Tombstone Project shall each elect one Special Project
> Representative to serve as a voting member of The
> USGenWeb Project Advisory Board.
>
> This amended section would read:
> Section 3. The staff members of any special projects
> (as defined in Section 1) shall elect one Special
> Project Representative to serve as a voting member of
> The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery(a)adelphia.net>
> To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 2:35 PM
> Subject: [WIGEN-L] Fw: By-laws amendment
>
>
>
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