Meeting notices? Meeting notices?
"We don't need no stinking notices" (to paraphase from Treasure of Sierra Madre :-)
After all, the 7 days called out in the 'bylaws'...
"they aren't laws, they are just guidelines"
(quoting from a recent 'former chair').
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It is always sad when unbounded enthusiasm of volunteers of a volunteer organization gets ground into withdrawal and resentment by pompous, self anointed "leaders". Leaders who are:
While we see these behaviors everyday in "politics", it is most disappointing when it occurs in volunteer organizations that are attempting to do projects for their community. ........read more
In politics as in marketing, it is all about
In this commentary, we will look at how the incumbents, with the assistance of the County Bureaucrat, withheld information from the Community.
=> with the effect of keeping the election and the lone non-incumbent, Community Member's candidacy a secret.
.....read more of section 8.2
How exciting! Learning how to rig an election!
Just like in third world countries.
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The easiest way to make sure your crony friends are "elected" to help you control the Community is to make sure no one else runs!
=> If there are 4 positions and only your 4 friends run, why then it would be very hard to lose.
In this commentary, we will look at how the incumbents, with the assistance of the County Bureaucrat, withheld information from the Community.
=> with the effect of keeping the open positions and deadlines a secret.
.....read more of section 1
Elections, even for a farce such as the Villages of the Darned, are always scrutinized for 'fairness". Issues of "who is first", positioning of statements, etc, can be determining factors in a close election.
The County Bureaucrat, VJG, either with malicious intent or just stumbling, managed to do a number of things to make sure the "outsider" was at as big a disadvantage as possible.
In this section, to help others understand how to do this dastardly type of deed,
.......read more of section 3