Post by Poor Richard on Oct 4, 2023 19:16:50 GMT -7
2023 GLA Ballots and Materials - Certified LGBTBE by nglcc
But...minority views are not desired on the GLA Board
Official Glastonbury Landowner Association (GLA) Annual Election ballots and materials started to arrive on Monday. Mailed from Arlington, Virginia they arrived in Emigrant long after they were expected. A ballot, candidate bios, and three pages of instructions were included. One page was dedicated to carefully explaining how to reuse the original envelope. The traditional second envelope was eliminated to save on material and postage costs; $1,200.00 according to the instructions. Ballots are no longer confidential. Both your ballot and a coupon with your name and return address go into the reused envelope. However, the eco-friendly lick-and-seal envelope is certified by the National LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Chamber of Commerce as produced by a certified Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Business Enterprise. The instructions state that you must use the provided envelope for mail or hand delivery of your ballot. While the GLA supports diversity of sexual orientation they are less welcoming of minority viewpoints. With no apparent irony, the instructions also state that candidates with less than 20 votes will not be considered for a board seat.
A new requirement for candidates this year is that they must reach a minimum of 20 votes in order to qualify for winning a seat on the GLA Board. Election Committee chair Andrea Sedlak hatched the scheme in July 2023. The GLA Board approved it on September 14, 2023 - one day before the candidate nomination submission deadline. Generally old timers receive the highest number of votes; 30+. Newcomers to the community are less well-known and often receive fewer than 30 votes. Minority candidates should thus be approached with caution. They are not desired by the current GLA and you will be throwing away your vote if your candidate receives less than 20 votes. Any candidate that does not make the 20-vote cut will automatically lose even if seats remain open. Seats not filled by the 2023 Annual Election may be filled by a simple GLA Board majority vote, 4 to 7 yes votes depending upon the number of directors present. The GLA is under no obligation to consider candidates that did not make the cut. They can choose whomever they wish. The GLA Board could increase or decrease the 20-vote minimum for future elections to further manipulate the desired election outcome.
Download the South Glastonbury 2023 Annual Election packet here.
Download the 2023 North Glastonbury Ballot here.
Download the North Glastonbury 2023 Ballot Correction postcard here.
A new requirement for candidates this year is that they must reach a minimum of 20 votes in order to qualify for winning a seat on the GLA Board. Election Committee chair Andrea Sedlak hatched the scheme in July 2023. The GLA Board approved it on September 14, 2023 - one day before the candidate nomination submission deadline. Generally old timers receive the highest number of votes; 30+. Newcomers to the community are less well-known and often receive fewer than 30 votes. Minority candidates should thus be approached with caution. They are not desired by the current GLA and you will be throwing away your vote if your candidate receives less than 20 votes. Any candidate that does not make the 20-vote cut will automatically lose even if seats remain open. Seats not filled by the 2023 Annual Election may be filled by a simple GLA Board majority vote, 4 to 7 yes votes depending upon the number of directors present. The GLA is under no obligation to consider candidates that did not make the cut. They can choose whomever they wish. The GLA Board could increase or decrease the 20-vote minimum for future elections to further manipulate the desired election outcome.
Download the South Glastonbury 2023 Annual Election packet here.
Download the 2023 North Glastonbury Ballot here.
Download the North Glastonbury 2023 Ballot Correction postcard here.