I can't attend this because of our board meeting this evening, but if anyone else would like to attend and report back what is decided, that would be great.
Regards, From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jeff thom Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:36 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Governmental Affairs Committee Subject: [leadership] Fw: voting task force calls This is a reminder of the voting taskforce call to be held on Monday evening, October 12, at 8 PM, EDT, 5 PM PDT. The details are below, including the call-in information and the questions that we will be trying to cover. Remember that the purpose for this call is to take the pulse of the organization with respect to whether we should hold a mock telephonic vote next spring.Our first call, two weeks ago, had a low turn-out, but that was the day Hurricane Sandy was at its worst, so we are hoping for a better turn-out this evening. It is very important for the long-term future of ACB that we hear from members on this issue, so be sure to spread this reminder as widely as possible. Jeff Thom Chair, ACB Voting Taskforce ----- Original Message ----- From: jeff thom <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:56 AM Subject: [leadership] voting task force calls Please distribute widely in order to inform as many ACB members as possible. The ACB Voting Taskforce has been asked to examine the potential for voting by members who are not attending the ACB Conference and Convention, otherwise known as remote voting. It has been suggested that we hold a mock telephonic vote during the spring of 2013 in order to begin to take a closer look at this important issue. The Taskforce is holding two open conference calls to discuss a number of issues concerning whether such a vote should be held and if so, how it should be handled. The calls will be held on two Monday evenings, October 29 and November 12, commencing at 8 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Pacific Time. The call-in number will be 218-8448230 and the code is 335335. Below you will find some of the questions on which we hope to obtain your input during these calls. (1) Do you feel that it would be beneficial to hold a mock telephone vote? (2) If so, how should we conduct this vote. In connection with this question, how do we ensure one-member-one-vote, protect confidentiality and minimize cost? Should we hold a vote on a resolution question or a mock election? Should the vote be conducted over a period of time or in real-time as it is at convention? (3) What kind of experiences to people have with telephone voting (4) Do you feel there is a need to have a means for people to vote without being at convention? (5) Would members be less likely to attend convention if ACB had a remote voting option?\ On behalf of the Voting Taskforce, we urge you to participate in one of these calls. Jeff Thom Chair, ACB Voting Taskforce __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7560 (20121008) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _____ _______________________________________________ leadership mailing list [email protected] http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/leadership __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7560 (20121008) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7631 (20121026) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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