Fwd: NSRCA Voting Process

[rcaerobob at cox.net]

Good points, Paul.  All worth a lot of discussion if the NSRCA undertakes modernization.  Thanks for the exchange! Helps my perspective a lot!
> 
> From: pbrine at uoguelph.ca
> Date: 2004/12/15 Wed PM 01:17:43 EST
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Re: Fwd: NSRCA Voting Process
> 
> And this helps this folks who aren't on-line somehow?  Unless everyone is
> on-line (and they aren't) you will still have to send ballots to at least some
> of the membership.
> 
> Allowing the on-line to vote and then send everyone else ballots sort of
> discourages the non-email from voting.  There is very much a chance of the "why
> bother to vote it's already been decided" thinking.
> 
> Everyone whether or not they vote by mail or email needs to be able to vote at
> the same time.
> 
> Note that in the "real" elections absentee ballots, mail-ins etc all happen
> BEFORE the general polling day and are not sent after the polls are closed.
> 
> Paul
> 
> Quoting rcaerobob at cox.net:
> 
> > Not really.  You have a "cutoff" date for online use that is absolute, and
> > inviolable.  Enough lead time to build the time cushion to tabulate online,
> > run a compare query, print the fallouts, give appropriate mail turnaround.
> >
> > The database side of that stuff is easy breezy.
> > >
> > > From: pbrine at uoguelph.ca
> > > Date: 2004/12/15 Wed AM 10:58:56 EST
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: NSRCA Voting Process
> > >
> > > Unless 100% of the membership is online you will still have to send out
> > ballots
> > > and tabulate.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > Quoting rcaerobob at cox.net:
> > >
> > > > Which is a DANG good reason to go electronic, server/secure
> > authentication
> > > > access voting for issues in the future.  It's just too easy to do
> > now...and
> > > > too cheap to ignore.
> > > >
> > > > For the future, maybe????
> > > >
> > > > BOb p.
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> > > > > Date: 2004/12/15 Wed AM 10:02:12 EST
> > > > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > > > Subject: Fwd: NSRCA Voting Process
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you, that was my point. Plus our stamps to mail the ballots back,
> >  (a
> > > > > hidden overall cost). The whole project cost could easily exceed $800.
> > > > >
> > > > > Let's make it count folks. PLEASE VOTE!!
> > > > >
> > > > > MattK
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In a message dated 12/15/2004 9:39:02 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > > mdunphy at avsia.com writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > Matt:
> > > > >
> > > > > The quote from the accounting firm was between $200 and $300. The fee
> > is
> > > > > contingent upon the number of ballots received to be tabulated.  The
> > > > charge by
> > > > > the publisher was $275 for printing, $100 for mailing, plus  postage.
> > So -
> > > > the
> > > > > total cost of getting the ballots out is $575-$675,  plus postage.
> > Very
> > > > > expensive for NSRCA.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maureen
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From:  _Rcmaster199 at aol.com_ (mailto:Rcmaster199 at aol.com)
> > > > > To: _discussion at nsrca.org_ (mailto:discussion at nsrca.org)
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004  8:19 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: NSRCA Voting  Process
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Maureen, so the costs are 300 for the ballot printing and  mailing and
> > > > > another 300 for the counting by the CPA. Is that  correct??
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Matt
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bob Pastorello, El Reno, OK, USA
> > > > rcaerobob at cox.net
> > > > www.rcaerobats.net
> > > >
> > >
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