ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING

     Two days ago, David Israel announced an election review by the Election Committee. He gave two days notice and is obviously trying to respond to a number of questions posed to him by a number of people, including members of his own administration. Thus the meeting, but also, thus the two days notice, making it quite difficult for many to attend.


 I cannot attend as I had prior commitments that could not be rescheduled and others had that problem as well. I, therefore, have sent David Israel an email requesting answers to questions that I would have posed had I been able to attend. Below is the email I sent.




     Should anyone out there have other questions, please, ask them of David Israel, Marilyn Gordetzer and Ed Black, since he seemed to be running the show in the tally room! Good luck in receiving answers.






March 21, 2104

To David Israel:

 Due to the late announcement of this meeting, I am unable to reschedule previous
commitments and therefore, cannot attend. I am sure there are others with an interest
in this who also cannot come due to the abrupt scheduling.
 

 Therefore, I am sending you a list of questions that I would have asked at the meeting.


These questions have relevance to both this past election and for future ones. I would like a timely
 and civil response to these questions either via email or standard mail service.





The questions are listed below and I thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

                                                                                                Esther Sutofsky







1. Why was the meeting scheduled with  only two days notice?


2. Why were alternate delegates allowed to work in the election and said alternates allowed to sign in PRIOR to 8 AM schedule.


3. Why were alternate delegates allowed to vote anyway when the delegates were there, ready to vote the associations bidding rather than their own feelings as did the alternates?


4. Why were there no observers allowed in the voting room. During regular elections observers are allowed to see that ballots are filled out by the voter without "help" from others.


5. Why were 95% if not more of the election workers on the pro David side and why were others not called back with an exception of Jim Reed and his daughter who at the last minute after a fuss, were called.


6. Why was Ed Black running the whole shebang up there in the tally room?


7. Why were the talleyers told NOT TO TALLY as it would be done ELSEWHERE! 


(What is really going on here?
 I wonder - Gary)