[NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

Mon Nov 19 18:21:43 AKST 2012

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 *From:* Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
*Sent:* ‎November‎ ‎19‎, ‎2012 ‎9‎:‎18‎ ‎PM
*To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
*Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

Requests for nominations were posted on the home page of the NSRCA website
for over one month. Board minutes from September 27 listed the nominations.
 The Facebook page also reminded participants about turning in nominations.
 I am uncertain about the list but I will also check to see if something
was sent out to the list.  If we missed this list, it was a mistake by the
board.  I think I speak for every single individual that volunteers to fill
these positions....there is nothing more that we'd rather see than more
participation in helping, volunteering and contributing to our
organization.  Many times, these positions are filled because no one else
wants to.

Scott
On Nov 19, 2012 8:59 PM, "Jon Lowe" <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:

 I'm a little concerned about the nomination process this year.  I didn't
remember seeing an announcement on this list that nominations were being
solicited, so I did a search in the list archives.  Didn't find anything.
Then I looked at the online K-Factors.  Hmmm, a brief mention in Jim
Quinn's column in the October issue (which I still haven't received in the
mail), and nothing in the November issue that I could find (I haven't
received that one either).  I haven't found anything else.

I did find a lot of griping by the current NSRCA board members in the
online November K-Factor about an alleged lack of transparency in the
Contest Board procedures for the proposed rules changes that were all voted
down.  I guess I see a lack of tranparency here for the NSRCA board
nominations.  The first I knew that anyone had been nominated was today
when I received the email here asking us to vote.  In years past, we gave
the nominees an opportunity to provide their thoughts on why they should be
elected.  Whatever happened to that?

Did I miss something?

Oh, and about the Contest Board.  Their process is well documented by the
AMA and follows a strict time table.  We all had the opportunity to provide
inputs and cross proposals after the initial vote.  We also had the
opportunity to talk to the CB members, and I did talk to a couple of them.
The CB members are mostly active members of the pattern community, are well
known, and are charted by the AMA, not the NSRCA, to look at rules
proposals to benefit all AMA participants, not just NSRCA members. Problems
with the NSRCA proposals were hashed out here, and the submitters had the
opportunity to fix issues during the cross proposal process.  How much
follow-up contact did the NSRCA board initiate with the CB during the
process?  Were any cross proposals submitted?

Flame suit on...

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 7:55 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

 I confess I don't understand why folks would vote for someone who didn't
want to be bothered to put their name in the very small hat...  I'd rather
vote for someone committed to doing a good job in the position...

 For me that means Jon Carter, the fact that I know him and know his level
of commitment to the sport and the quality of his thinking, not to mention
his coaching helps, but I don't think it would matter if he were on the
east coast and I were here in CA, because he stepped up as the sole
volunteer for a difficult position amongst some of the most
compulsive-obsessive freaks (I count myself in that description) in RC...

 Peter+

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:

If a guy who wins the popular vote that is a write-in and that person
accepts the nomination, I would assume that person wins and takes the
office.  If the write-in declines, it would defer to the person with the
next largest amount of votes.

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Ronald Van Putte <vanputter at gmail.com>wrote:

So if a guy whose name is not an "accepted nominee" wins, we start voting
for that office over?  Or does the election process defer to an "accepted
nominee"?

 Ron

 On Nov 19, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Jon Lowe wrote:

 Because someone wrote them in.  I like the choice.

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Van Putte <vanputter at gmail.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 6:52 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

 If some are not "accepted nominations", why are their names on the ballot?

 Ron

 On Nov 19, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:

Good evening guys,
   During the voting process, there have been a few write-in votes.  This
is GREAT!  Please, keep in mind, however, that write-in votes are not truly
accepted nominations.  Some of the write-in votes are for people that have
already voted for others.  In other words, they probably don't even know
they have been nominated.  There is absolutely nothing wrong voting for
write-in candidates but you may want to make sure they know they have been
nominated.  We are trying to keep up with the voting to place "Write-In
candidate" next to those names.  Due to a restriction in the software,
write-in candidates will display in the choices.  The following are
accepted nominations by the nominees.  All others are write-ins.

 President - Jon Carter
VP - Don Atwood
Secretary - Scott McHarg
Treasurer - John Gayer

 Warmest Regards and Happy Thanksgiving,
Scott

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