[nabs-l] NABS Leadership Update

[T. Joseph Carter]

Arielle,

For the record, I attempted to do so and was denied the opportunity 
to speak.  On two occasions.

Joseph


On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 02:45:41AM +1000, Arielle Silverman wrote:
>Hi Joseph and all,
>
>I am aware that many of the vote counts reported were multiples of 10.
>>From my position at the podium, it appears to me that any counting
>discrepancies can be attributed to a lack of training of the vote
>counters, a problem that can be easily avoided in the future by
>carefully selecting and training the  counters beforehand. However, to
>be fair, this is the first I've heard about the reported counts
>differing from those observed by other students in the room. Had a
>discrepancy in a particular race been reported to us, we would have
>entertained a recount.
>
>Keep in mind also that some people choose to vote in some races but
>not others, leading to different counts. This is a situation we've
>seen in the past. In fact, in my recollection when we did standing
>votes, the number of people voting differed significantly from one
>race to the next.
>
>I do acknowledge that even the suspicion of inaccurate counting is a
>serious problem, and one we need to correct in the future with proper
>training of the vote counters, and perhaps a paper trail or some other
>method of verification. Joseph, if you  or others have suggestions for
>solutions by all means present them to the board. We will consider all
>suggestions and implement those that we deem best. We will also
>consult with NFB national leaders and past NABS presidents before
>making any decisions on this matter.
>
>Anyone  who feels angered or upset by the election process, please
>feel free to share your concerns with me or another member of the NABS
>board. You also have the right as a member of this organization to
>speak with someone at the national office. Again, I ask that you
>couple your concerns with concrete suggestions for change or at least
>specific  examples of what you found  offensive, as Joseph  has done.
>
>I think we can say that we in NABS all have a common goal to make the
>organization as strong as possible. Let's keep that overarching goal
>in mind when we discuss this issue.
>
>Arielle