Hi All :)
    For the sake of those who didn't get this from the Interex Chair... See
below about their answer to the elections:  Sorry for waste of bandwidth:

Art "Even if you don't make a choice (vote), Still you have made a choice
(vote)!" Bahrs

From:     Wanda Komorowski <[log in to unmask]> on 11/17/98
12:34 PM

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cc:    (bcc: Art H Bahrs/BCBSO/TBG)
Subject:  Results of recent Board election




98/11/17

Hello Interex Volunteers,

On November 11th, the Interex Board of Directors was notified by its
independent election auditor (Frank, Rimerman & Co) that our recent
election for new board members was invalid since insufficient ballots
were returned to meet our by-law requirements.

In 1997 we sent out ballots to members qualified to vote and had a 19%
response.  In 1998, under the new membership structure effective January
1, 1998, we sent ballots to a much larger number of members who were
qualified to vote and had a 9.5% response.  Our by-laws require a 10%
response.  Unfortunately, with the changed definition of membership, the
total number of ballots required also increased.

The Board of Directors' reaction to the results was one of
disappointment and concern; much the same as that of the candidates and
many others who have been expressing their concerns and ideas on various
list servers.

The by-laws place responsibility for the resolution of an invalid
election directly on the Board of Directors without specifying exactly
what actions should be taken and in what time frame.

The Board will be meeting on December 3 to December 5.  During that
time, one of the most serious and critical agenda items will be the
existing nomination and election process.  We have set aside a
significant amount of time to address the issue.  Most definitely, our
existing By-Laws must be reviewed, as must our definition of a quorum
under the new membership structure.

I assure you that the Board realizes the seriousness of the voting
results.  We will review the entire process during our Board meeting and
decide at that time on the next steps.

Should you have any comments, or questions, please feel free to contact
me at [log in to unmask]

Thank you,

Wanda Komorowski
Chairperson, Interex Board of Directors