ARRL Election turnouts
Kevin Purcell, Rho
IN THE IOWA SECTION
JACK DUNCAN, K0CNM, 331
JAMES LASLEY, N0JL, 209
DUNCAN WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
IN THE KENTUCKY SECTION
STEVE MORGAN, WB4NHO, 493
CHARLES MCGINTY, WD4DLA, 123
MORGAN WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
IN THE MONTANA SECTION
DARRELL THOMAS, N7KOR, 155
ROBERT TELLER, AA7OG, 115
THOMAS WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
IN THE WYOMING SECTION
WARREN MORTON, WS7W, 96
JOHN COCHRANE, WA7H, 78
MORTON WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
FIVE OTHER SECTIONS WERE NOT CONTESTED.
THE FOLLOWING WERE DECLARED ELECTED.
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What sort of turnout is this? In terms of the ham population in each
section? In terms of ARRL membership in each area?
Kevin Purcell N7WIM / G8UDP
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"We conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells"
Ed Hare - KA1CV
In rec.radio.amateur.misc, a-ke...@microsoft.COM (Kevin Purcell, Rho) writes:
>A recent ARRL bulletin gave the results of the Section Manager elections
>IN THE WYOMING SECTION
> WARREN MORTON, WS7W, 96
> JOHN COCHRANE, WA7H, 78
>MORTON WAS DECLARED ELECTED.
>What sort of turnout is this? In terms of the ham population in each
>section? In terms of ARRL membership in each area?
Pretty darn small turnout, if I say so. Especially considering the
election is held by mail. It shows that the active individual can
have quite an effect on the ARRL. :-).
Just as another example, when I attend hamfests and ARRL conventions,
I am always amazed at the poor turnout to the ARRL forum. An event with
3000 attendees might have 25 people at the ARRL Forum. At these forums,
the Division Director talks about recent ARRL policy, fields questions
and gripes and does his or her best to sound out the feelings of the
membership on key issues that may be subject to ARRL Board action.
If 26 more people who felt differently than those in attendance showed
up, the Director would get an entirely different view.
On this forum, on the ham bands, and in hallway conversations across
the country, hams are praising and damning the actions of the ARRL.
Both groups are right -- there are some things we do well and other
things that rightfully should be subject to member feedback and course
correction. But poor turnout for elections, Director and Section Manager,
and non-existant communication with those who can change policy
will not ensure that the ARRL does things YOUR way. Make your views
known to your ARRL Division Directors! Support them, or speak out
in opposition, but communicate! We are communicators, after all!
Page 8 of any recent QST has a list of the names, addresses and usually
telephone numbers of the Directors. A copy of this list is available
on the ARRL Information Mail Server (in...@arrl.org). I will also gladly
send a copy of this file manually to anyone who asks. (This might
be a lot of work, but the end result is important to me.)
End of soapbox speech. Thanks for listening.
73 from ARRL HQ, Ed
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