Don't You Know This Is Secret Ballot
During the Soviet Era one of the few means for the common people to practice resistance was street Humor,
Some of the anecdotes concerned Elections.
Dimitri was walking to the Ballot Box when he started opening his Ballot,
"Dimitri!" The Political Commisar snarled, "Just WHAT do you think you are doing?"
Excuse me Comrade Commisar, but I was just curious who I was voting for.
"Dimitri you FOOL." the Political Commisar growled. "Don't you know this is SECRET Ballot."
It is very important to have confidence in those who have control over an Election.
The Central Committee is scheduled to have an Officer's Election.
The Details and Proposed Rules can be found HERE.
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Upcoming LCRCC Nominations & Elections
Dear Republican,
The bi-annual election of officers for Linn County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will be held at our regularly scheduled meeting, Feb. 17, 2015. The location isLongbranch Hotel & Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd., Cedar Rapids.
If you are interested in running for an office, please send your name and the position you are seeking (Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer) to the webmaster. You may include a 3-5 sentence statement (bio or other info) and a picture, but these are not required. If received by Feb 8, it will be included in a Mailchimp Email and distributed through our social media.
Proposed Rules -
Nominations/Election
2/17/2015
- Process/procedures
- Voting will be by secret ballot.
- One vote per eligible voter per ballot.
- No ballots shall leave the voting floor.
- Must be present to vote - no proxies.
- Candidates may observe the vote count.
- Nominations require a second and will be accepted at the February meeting.
- Candidates shall have two minutes to speak at the February meeting.
- There will be no questioning of candidates from the floor.
- Elections will be in the following order:
- Chair
- Co-Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Who can vote
- Precinct representatives and assistant representatives must check in with the credentials team.
- Credentialed Precinct representatives and credentialed assistant representatives may vote.
- Assistant representatives may vote only if Precinct representatives are not present.
- If more assistant representatives are present than positions to be filled, seating shall be determined by first arrival.
- Credentialing cuts off when all in line are credentialed.
- Precinct representatives and assistant representatives will be notified by USPS, postmarked 10 days prior to the election.
- Notice of the election will be posted on the Webpage, Face Book Group invite, and sent out via Mail Chimp.
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When someone talks about changing how elections are run to Improve the process?? It gets my attention,
There are a few things that caught my eye,
For instance:
- Candidates shall have two minutes to speak at the February meeting.
- There will be no questioning of candidates from the floor.
If there is any discussion of those two points I would expect it to be mentioned that we have done it this way in the Past.
That is True, but what is also True is that the Best Way to Lie is to tell PART of the Truth.
Yes we HAVE limited Canidates to just a few minutes and we HAVE not allowed questions from the floor,
That was however when we Announced elections in January, held Nominations in Febuary and had the Elections in March,
It was considered the Month in between Nominations and Elections would give everyone time to ask those running anything that they needed to.
Somehow the idea that Candidates have 2 minutes No One is allowed to ask Any Questions and we have to have the Election RIGHT NOW.
This Very Night!!
Seems a little rushed to me.
Then there is the subject of credentials
- If more assistant representatives are present than positions to be filled, seating shall be determined by first arrival.
We have always credentialed by Senority of Membership in the Committee.
I can recall NO Time when it was based on what time a person got to the meeting.
None of these items I have mentioned are conducive to a reasoned informed Election.
There ARE however Perfect if you wish to RIG an Election.
I am a firm believer in the Principle that what can be abused will.
For that reason I suggest to the Membership that
1. We do not change the way we have held Elections in the Past, Have Nominations in Feburary and the Election in March.
2. We do not change the way we Credential. The method we use all the time does not need to be altered.
3. Just so everyone does not think that I am totally adverse to change there is one I would suggest
ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP
