Vote For 2007 WGA Board

1/29/2007

Voting in the the 2007 WGA Board of Directors election has begun! Click here to go to the election page and cast your votes for your favorite candidates. WGA members may vote for up to 6 of the candidates before voting closes on Sunday, February 11th at 11:59pm.

Some general notes about this phase of the Board of Directors election process…

• Since there are 6 open Board positions, members may vote for up to 6 of the candidates.
• If you try to vote for more than 6 candidates, all your votes will be thrown out and you’ll be given a chance to vote again.
• Once you vote, you cannot vote again. Therefore, if you vote for fewer than 6 candidates, you can’t come back and vote for more. Also, you can’t change your votes (so get them right the first time!).
• Voting will end at exactly 11:59:59pm on Sunday, February 11, 2007.
• The 6 candidates with the highest vote totals at the end of voting will fill the open Board positions. Note that the candidate with the 6th highest vote total will fill the Board position vacated by William Pulvermacher (Flushingrouse), and therefore will only serve a 1 year term instead of the normal 2 year term. In the event of a tie, a run off election will be held immediately after the conclusion of voting.

If you have any general questions about this phase of the election process, feel free to post them in the Candidates Corner 2007 forum. If you experience technical problems with the voting system or trouble with your WGA member account, you can contact me directly, jeremy wi geocaching com.

Also, just a friendly reminder that we take the Board elections seriously and will be watching for fraudulent votes. Here is just a quick list of the things that we do to prevent election/voting fraud…

• Only WGA members (not WGA friends) can vote in the election, and they can only vote once (enforced by the voting system).
• Only 3 people can view and modify the votes cast. This year it is Ruth Holliday (bnb), Ray Handley (Trudy & the beast), and myself. All of us are “impartial observers” because we won’t be on the Board next year.
• While we still allow people to sign up as WGA members during the election, any votes cast by these new members are carefully scrutinized. In the past, we’ve actually contacted several new members by email to verify their votes.
• Before the final results are released, all the votes will be audited.

Nominations Sought For 2007 WGA Board
1/4/2007

The WGA is now accepting nominations for this year’s Board of Directors election. Click here to go to the elections page and nominate the WGA member(s) you would like to have serve on the Board.

Five positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. These positions are currently held by the following individuals:

• Jeff Rahmlow
• Brian Jansen
• John Carvin (not seeking reelection)
• Ray Handley (not seeking reelection)
• Ruth Holliday (not seeking reelection)

Ruth and Ray will be assisting me with the administration/execution of the election.

Some general notes about this phase of the Board of Directors election process:

• Individuals must receive two nominations to appear on the ballot when voting for the Board begins.
• Individuals receiving one nomination will be contacted via email to determine if they are interested in serving on the Board. If they are, their name will be placed on the elections page in a list of individuals who have one nomination and are looking for a second.
• Please do not nominate individuals who are not eligible or are already on the Board. To serve on the Board, individuals must be WGA members and meet other eligibility requirements (including being at least 21 years of age) outlined in the WGA bylaws
• You are not allowed to nominate yourself.
• Nominations will be accepted until January 28, 2007 at 11:59pm.

At this time, voting for the Board of Directors positions will begin and continue until 11:59pm on February 11th.
If you have any questions about this phase of the Board of Directors election process, post them in this]forum topic. (link removed)