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[arrl-odv:15894] Election rules revisions
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

The following memo is being sent today to everyone who has requested a nominating packet for this fall's division elections. Dave July 27, 2007 To: Potential Candidates in the Fall 2007 ARRL Division Elections RE: Revised Rules and Regulations At its meeting on July 20-21 the ARRL Board of Directors adopted revised rules concerning ARRL elections. The revisions are shown on the attached sheet. The previous rules were written before the Internet and the Web became important communications channels. The revisions are intended to clarify that channels furnished at League expense may not be used to distribute campaign material. The rules are not intended to prevent ARRL officials from performing their regular duties during campaign periods. It is important to note that the rules apply not only to incumbents, but also to other League officials who may be supporting or opposing candidates for office or who may be seeking another office themselves. The use of <callsign>@arrl.net email addresses in campaign material is permitted, since this facility is available equally to all ARRL members. It is the view of the Ethics and Elections Committee that the use of "arrl.org" email addresses in campaign material is not appropriate. Questions concerning the application of the rules will be referred to the Ethics and Elections Committee. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary, ARRL

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[arrl-odv:15893] RE: Kay Craigie Update
by Joyce Birmingham 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Thanks, Joel for the good news! Yes, we all wish Kay a speedy recovery! She's in the right State for healing, (my home state of Virginia)!!! HI! Frankly, she's quite a woman and when surrounded by all the love and good wishes from a wonderful husband and the Board family...she'll be up and around in no time! 73 - Joyce KA2ANF -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:55 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: Kay Craigie Update Most of you are aware that Kay entered the hospital late last week for a scheduled medical procedure. Carter reports that procedure went well and Kay's recovery is progressing well. They hope to be home tomorrow or Friday. I know each of you join me in wishing Kay the best in the coming weeks. Although she will not be able to attend our National Convention, she will be a member of the ARRL delegation to the IARU Region II Conference in September, to which I'm looking forward to having her expertise at the conference. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:15892] RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas
by Brian Mileshosky 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Woah guys and gals -- I didn't mean to stir up the pot here! My apologies again... 73, Brian, N5ZGT -----Original Message----- From: James Weaver [mailto:K8JE@zoomtown.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:52 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Mike, One further piece of information to kick into the pot and stir: Use of arrl.net addresses by candidates for League office has already been concluded to be legitimate. I confirmed this during my first campaign. No comment in re the other scenarios (or should I say, scenarii?). Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:raisbeck@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Hi Joel, I understand your point, but of course it started me thinking about just where limits might or should be placed. I present to you the following 4 scenarios: 1 - candidate sends campaign related email to the ODV list 2 - candidate compiles a personal email list of everyone on ODV and uses that, rather than sending email to ODV directly a) using each person's arrl.org address b) using each person's arrl.net address c) using each person's non-ARRL address (discovered from the ODV document that lists individual direct email addresses) So, we have 4 cases: In case 1, the ODV list is a private list, which is a League resource. In case 2(a), the board member email addresses are widely disseminated on the internet, but the email addresses are available only to those with official League position. In case 2(b), the email addresses used are available to any League member. In these first 3 cases, the "cost" to the League is identical. The email servers really don't care which one you use!! In case 2(c), it could be argued that no League resources were being used at all, unless one counts the initial peek at the list in the ODV area. However, the real cost (measured in minute fractions of a cent !!) between the first 3 cases and the 4th case is so small that I would argue it to be de minimus. So which if any of these 4 cases should be restricted? I suggest that the differences between these 4 cases are so small as to be meaningless. Each of us on the ODV list knows, by first name, all the other members of the list. If members of the board family want send mail to the list, for whatever purpose they might have, let them do so. Thoughts ??? 73, Mike K1TWF -----Original Message----- From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:12 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Joel -- Thanks for the note. I'll certainly temper my posts accordingly in the future. My apologies. 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Joel Harrison wrote: > Brian, > > > > I want to wish you and all of the candidates the best of luck in the coming > months during our 2007 Director/Vice Director election period. > > > > Respectfully, though, I must tell you that your post is not appropriate for > ODV for any Officer, Director or Vice Director. ODV provides an avenue for > you to use at League expense that is not available to others, and is for the > purpose of facilitating ARRL related business, but not activities on behalf > of a candidate for the office of Director or Vice Director. > > > > Please call me if you have any questions. > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > ARRL President > > > > > > > > _____ > > From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:22 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen -- > > > > I don't believe there's any problem with sending this type of email to ODV > in terms of appropriateness, as I'm not campaigning for any votes here. My > sincere apologies in advance if I'm wrong. > > > > As you all know, I will be seeking election to Rocky Mountain Division's > director this fall since Rev is hanging up the gloves after all these years. > My opposition will be tough, as he is a well-known section manager of > Colorado - a section that has nearly 50% of the members in my division. > Hence my challenge. > > > > I've been reading candidate statements on the ODV side of the web, and am > picking up lots of ideas there. What I am interested in - for those of you > who've done it before - are ideas for mailings to the membership. I need to > do this. If you sent a mailing to your members, can you please contact me > OFF-LIST and tell me what you did? If you have it in electronic form, I'd > love to see what worked for you. > > > > The main challenge I need to overcome is chipping away at the Colorado base, > somehow. There are no more hamfests in Colorado that I can attend, and I've > consulted a few active hams who told me that there's really no dominant > clubs in Colorado that'd provide a bunch of members at any given club > meeting. So I'm thinking that a darn good mailing, candidate statement and > perhaps a website is all I really have to go off of, along with perhaps a > letter of candidacy to Colorado (and other) clubs for posting on their > websites or newsletter (if they wish). > > > > I'm open for ideas, as I dearly want to be seated at the front row this > January. Your clever and effective ideas would be appreciated (again, > please send off-list and not to ODV). > > > > Thank you and 73, > > Brian N5ZGT > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas
by James Weaver 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Mike, One further piece of information to kick into the pot and stir: Use of arrl.net addresses by candidates for League office has already been concluded to be legitimate. I confirmed this during my first campaign. No comment in re the other scenarios (or should I say, scenarii?). Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:raisbeck@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 9:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Hi Joel, I understand your point, but of course it started me thinking about just where limits might or should be placed. I present to you the following 4 scenarios: 1 - candidate sends campaign related email to the ODV list 2 - candidate compiles a personal email list of everyone on ODV and uses that, rather than sending email to ODV directly a) using each person's arrl.org address b) using each person's arrl.net address c) using each person's non-ARRL address (discovered from the ODV document that lists individual direct email addresses) So, we have 4 cases: In case 1, the ODV list is a private list, which is a League resource. In case 2(a), the board member email addresses are widely disseminated on the internet, but the email addresses are available only to those with official League position. In case 2(b), the email addresses used are available to any League member. In these first 3 cases, the "cost" to the League is identical. The email servers really don't care which one you use!! In case 2(c), it could be argued that no League resources were being used at all, unless one counts the initial peek at the list in the ODV area. However, the real cost (measured in minute fractions of a cent !!) between the first 3 cases and the 4th case is so small that I would argue it to be de minimus. So which if any of these 4 cases should be restricted? I suggest that the differences between these 4 cases are so small as to be meaningless. Each of us on the ODV list knows, by first name, all the other members of the list. If members of the board family want send mail to the list, for whatever purpose they might have, let them do so. Thoughts ??? 73, Mike K1TWF -----Original Message----- From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:12 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Joel -- Thanks for the note. I'll certainly temper my posts accordingly in the future. My apologies. 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Joel Harrison wrote: > Brian, > > > > I want to wish you and all of the candidates the best of luck in the coming > months during our 2007 Director/Vice Director election period. > > > > Respectfully, though, I must tell you that your post is not appropriate for > ODV for any Officer, Director or Vice Director. ODV provides an avenue for > you to use at League expense that is not available to others, and is for the > purpose of facilitating ARRL related business, but not activities on behalf > of a candidate for the office of Director or Vice Director. > > > > Please call me if you have any questions. > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > ARRL President > > > > > > > > _____ > > From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:22 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen -- > > > > I don't believe there's any problem with sending this type of email to ODV > in terms of appropriateness, as I'm not campaigning for any votes here. My > sincere apologies in advance if I'm wrong. > > > > As you all know, I will be seeking election to Rocky Mountain Division's > director this fall since Rev is hanging up the gloves after all these years. > My opposition will be tough, as he is a well-known section manager of > Colorado - a section that has nearly 50% of the members in my division. > Hence my challenge. > > > > I've been reading candidate statements on the ODV side of the web, and am > picking up lots of ideas there. What I am interested in - for those of you > who've done it before - are ideas for mailings to the membership. I need to > do this. If you sent a mailing to your members, can you please contact me > OFF-LIST and tell me what you did? If you have it in electronic form, I'd > love to see what worked for you. > > > > The main challenge I need to overcome is chipping away at the Colorado base, > somehow. There are no more hamfests in Colorado that I can attend, and I've > consulted a few active hams who told me that there's really no dominant > clubs in Colorado that'd provide a bunch of members at any given club > meeting. So I'm thinking that a darn good mailing, candidate statement and > perhaps a website is all I really have to go off of, along with perhaps a > letter of candidacy to Colorado (and other) clubs for posting on their > websites or newsletter (if they wish). > > > > I'm open for ideas, as I dearly want to be seated at the front row this > January. Your clever and effective ideas would be appreciated (again, > please send off-list and not to ODV). > > > > Thank you and 73, > > Brian N5ZGT > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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RE: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas
by Mike Raisbeck 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

Hi Joel, I understand your point, but of course it started me thinking about just where limits might or should be placed. I present to you the following 4 scenarios: 1 - candidate sends campaign related email to the ODV list 2 - candidate compiles a personal email list of everyone on ODV and uses that, rather than sending email to ODV directly a) using each person's arrl.org address b) using each person's arrl.net address c) using each person's non-ARRL address (discovered from the ODV document that lists individual direct email addresses) So, we have 4 cases: In case 1, the ODV list is a private list, which is a League resource. In case 2(a), the board member email addresses are widely disseminated on the internet, but the email addresses are available only to those with official League position. In case 2(b), the email addresses used are available to any League member. In these first 3 cases, the "cost" to the League is identical. The email servers really don't care which one you use!! In case 2(c), it could be argued that no League resources were being used at all, unless one counts the initial peek at the list in the ODV area. However, the real cost (measured in minute fractions of a cent !!) between the first 3 cases and the 4th case is so small that I would argue it to be de minimus. So which if any of these 4 cases should be restricted? I suggest that the differences between these 4 cases are so small as to be meaningless. Each of us on the ODV list knows, by first name, all the other members of the list. If members of the board family want send mail to the list, for whatever purpose they might have, let them do so. Thoughts ??? 73, Mike K1TWF -----Original Message----- From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:12 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Joel -- Thanks for the note. I'll certainly temper my posts accordingly in the future. My apologies. 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Joel Harrison wrote: > Brian, > > > > I want to wish you and all of the candidates the best of luck in the coming > months during our 2007 Director/Vice Director election period. > > > > Respectfully, though, I must tell you that your post is not appropriate for > ODV for any Officer, Director or Vice Director. ODV provides an avenue for > you to use at League expense that is not available to others, and is for the > purpose of facilitating ARRL related business, but not activities on behalf > of a candidate for the office of Director or Vice Director. > > > > Please call me if you have any questions. > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > ARRL President > > > > > > > > _____ > > From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:22 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen -- > > > > I don't believe there's any problem with sending this type of email to ODV > in terms of appropriateness, as I'm not campaigning for any votes here. My > sincere apologies in advance if I'm wrong. > > > > As you all know, I will be seeking election to Rocky Mountain Division's > director this fall since Rev is hanging up the gloves after all these years. > My opposition will be tough, as he is a well-known section manager of > Colorado - a section that has nearly 50% of the members in my division. > Hence my challenge. > > > > I've been reading candidate statements on the ODV side of the web, and am > picking up lots of ideas there. What I am interested in - for those of you > who've done it before - are ideas for mailings to the membership. I need to > do this. If you sent a mailing to your members, can you please contact me > OFF-LIST and tell me what you did? If you have it in electronic form, I'd > love to see what worked for you. > > > > The main challenge I need to overcome is chipping away at the Colorado base, > somehow. There are no more hamfests in Colorado that I can attend, and I've > consulted a few active hams who told me that there's really no dominant > clubs in Colorado that'd provide a bunch of members at any given club > meeting. So I'm thinking that a darn good mailing, candidate statement and > perhaps a website is all I really have to go off of, along with perhaps a > letter of candidacy to Colorado (and other) clubs for posting on their > websites or newsletter (if they wish). > > > > I'm open for ideas, as I dearly want to be seated at the front row this > January. Your clever and effective ideas would be appreciated (again, > please send off-list and not to ODV). > > > > Thank you and 73, > > Brian N5ZGT > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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[arrl-odv:15889] Contest Manager
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

Hi, Tom Hogerty, our current Contest Manager, will be leaving us August 10th and moving to Maine. Dave Patton has begun looking for a new Contest Manager already. We believe that we can fill with existing MVP staff in for a few weeks until a new Contest Manager is hired. If you know of someone who might be interested, please contact Dave. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Telephone: 860 594 0220 email: hkramer(a)arrl.org web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:15888] RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas
by Brian Mileshosky 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

Joel -- Thanks for the note. I'll certainly temper my posts accordingly in the future. My apologies. 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Joel Harrison wrote: > Brian, > > > > I want to wish you and all of the candidates the best of luck in the coming > months during our 2007 Director/Vice Director election period. > > > > Respectfully, though, I must tell you that your post is not appropriate for > ODV for any Officer, Director or Vice Director. ODV provides an avenue for > you to use at League expense that is not available to others, and is for the > purpose of facilitating ARRL related business, but not activities on behalf > of a candidate for the office of Director or Vice Director. > > > > Please call me if you have any questions. > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > ARRL President > > > > > > > > _____ > > From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:22 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen -- > > > > I don't believe there's any problem with sending this type of email to ODV > in terms of appropriateness, as I'm not campaigning for any votes here. My > sincere apologies in advance if I'm wrong. > > > > As you all know, I will be seeking election to Rocky Mountain Division's > director this fall since Rev is hanging up the gloves after all these years. > My opposition will be tough, as he is a well-known section manager of > Colorado - a section that has nearly 50% of the members in my division. > Hence my challenge. > > > > I've been reading candidate statements on the ODV side of the web, and am > picking up lots of ideas there. What I am interested in - for those of you > who've done it before - are ideas for mailings to the membership. I need to > do this. If you sent a mailing to your members, can you please contact me > OFF-LIST and tell me what you did? If you have it in electronic form, I'd > love to see what worked for you. > > > > The main challenge I need to overcome is chipping away at the Colorado base, > somehow. There are no more hamfests in Colorado that I can attend, and I've > consulted a few active hams who told me that there's really no dominant > clubs in Colorado that'd provide a bunch of members at any given club > meeting. So I'm thinking that a darn good mailing, candidate statement and > perhaps a website is all I really have to go off of, along with perhaps a > letter of candidacy to Colorado (and other) clubs for posting on their > websites or newsletter (if they wish). > > > > I'm open for ideas, as I dearly want to be seated at the front row this > January. Your clever and effective ideas would be appreciated (again, > please send off-list and not to ODV). > > > > Thank you and 73, > > Brian N5ZGT > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division > > ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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[arrl-odv:15886] Ethics and Elections Committee Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

At the Board meeting, the report of the Ethics and Elections Committee (Document 18) was distributed in hard copy. Chairman Frenaye asks that the report be labelled Board Confidential. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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Kay Craigie Update
by Joel Harrison 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

Most of you are aware that Kay entered the hospital late last week for a scheduled medical procedure. Carter reports that procedure went well and Kay's recovery is progressing well. They hope to be home tomorrow or Friday. I know each of you join me in wishing Kay the best in the coming weeks. Although she will not be able to attend our National Convention, she will be a member of the ARRL delegation to the IARU Region II Conference in September, to which I'm looking forward to having her expertise at the conference. 73 Joel W5ZN

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RE: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas
by Joel Harrison 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

Brian, I want to wish you and all of the candidates the best of luck in the coming months during our 2007 Director/Vice Director election period. Respectfully, though, I must tell you that your post is not appropriate for ODV for any Officer, Director or Vice Director. ODV provides an avenue for you to use at League expense that is not available to others, and is for the purpose of facilitating ARRL related business, but not activities on behalf of a candidate for the office of Director or Vice Director. Please call me if you have any questions. 73 Joel W5ZN ARRL President _____ From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:22 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15884] Division election mailings, ideas Ladies and Gentlemen -- I don't believe there's any problem with sending this type of email to ODV in terms of appropriateness, as I'm not campaigning for any votes here. My sincere apologies in advance if I'm wrong. As you all know, I will be seeking election to Rocky Mountain Division's director this fall since Rev is hanging up the gloves after all these years. My opposition will be tough, as he is a well-known section manager of Colorado - a section that has nearly 50% of the members in my division. Hence my challenge. I've been reading candidate statements on the ODV side of the web, and am picking up lots of ideas there. What I am interested in - for those of you who've done it before - are ideas for mailings to the membership. I need to do this. If you sent a mailing to your members, can you please contact me OFF-LIST and tell me what you did? If you have it in electronic form, I'd love to see what worked for you. The main challenge I need to overcome is chipping away at the Colorado base, somehow. There are no more hamfests in Colorado that I can attend, and I've consulted a few active hams who told me that there's really no dominant clubs in Colorado that'd provide a bunch of members at any given club meeting. So I'm thinking that a darn good mailing, candidate statement and perhaps a website is all I really have to go off of, along with perhaps a letter of candidacy to Colorado (and other) clubs for posting on their websites or newsletter (if they wish). I'm open for ideas, as I dearly want to be seated at the front row this January. Your clever and effective ideas would be appreciated (again, please send off-list and not to ODV). Thank you and 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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