I was looking at the elections page http://www.usgo.org/board/election.html - had noticed one was on in the AGA E-Journal. Reading over the timeline, I'm a bit suprised to see that only 2 candidates have a statement for the voters to read over. Is that normal?
Anyway, my main interest is this...
2 out of 4 posts are contested. I've never seen a contested election at any AGM I ever went to. So my question is this, Do you normally see people fighting over who is going to be in control at your Go Club / Association? Or is my observation, that nobody wants to take charge, more accurate?
Elections
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Re: Elections
I had actually submitted my statement right after nominations and didn't realize it hadn't been posted until I saw in the E-Journal that no statements had been posted. An email cleared things up 
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Re: Elections
Javaness wrote:Or is my observation, that nobody wants to take charge, more accurate?
On the local level I can clearly state that I have run go clubs in two cities in the USA and in each case no one wanted to take over the task from me. In third city I did not have time to dedicate to it and, even though there were player who played together, there was no formal club.
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
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Re: Elections
A couple of years ago Jie Li challenged Roy Laird because Jie thought the incumbent wasnt doing a good job. Maybe the people challenging dont think the current members arent doing a good job. I'm sure Daniel will tell you more of his motivations for running.
Decisions are made by those who show up.
and possibly those willing to attend secret meetings in ancient basements
and possibly those willing to attend secret meetings in ancient basements