---- Pam Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The central question is: > Is it RIGHT that the BFW Board should exclude candidates from the ballot. I > don't think it is right. That's why I'm taking it to the membership. > > > Can the do it? -- The ByLaws state that they can. > > Have they done it before? -- Not in the last decade. Check with any of the > former Executive Director. > > SHOULD they do it? -- No! The membership should be trusted to wisely pick > from a complete slate of candidates. Not just the chosen five for five slots. > > Pam Barrett > > http://www.betheengine.com
While we're channeling Donald Rumsfeld (asking our own questions), the next question is: _Why_ does the board exclude candidates? Well, that hearkens back to the old riddle about why male dogs, er, do a certain thing; the answer is "Because they can." So (apologies to Sec. Rummy) why _can_ they? This, to me, is a more central question. Whoever of the "Be the Engine" candidates gets elected, seems to me their _FIRST_ order of business should be to draft a change to the by-laws both to simplify and to democratize the BOD election process. Something like: "Board candidacy shall be open to all dues-paid members. Announcement shall be made with the second-last newsletter before the election, with nominations due, with accompanying bios, <x days before the election>. Names of all properly-applied candidates shall appear on the ballot. The BFW shall publish the bios in the last newsletter before the election." Yada yada ... --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
