PASS Votes… A little bit more #passvotes

I am putting up an abnormal Saturday morning blog post in support of the actions taken by the PASS Board last night.

The story so far…

In order to eliminate all the excess ballots (I received 5 one year although I only used one) being sent to eligible members of the PASS organization, a requirement to update your profiles in such a way as to firmly establish one each was implemented. Great idea. Unfortunately, somehow, the communication just didn’t make it out to everyone. And, some people didn’t quite get their profiles updated the right way. Suffice to say, when the ballots when out on the 24th, there were a lot of very disappointed and frustrated individuals, many of them long-time and dedicated members of the PASS community.

The Board then did the right thing. They gathered the information they had at hand. They investigated the situation in order to understand the possible solutions. They implemented a very substantial fix to the problem after they understood the issues they were dealing with  and the implications of the potential solutions. It’s almost like they’re DBAs or something. I’m extremely satisfied with the approach they took and the solution they have proposed. Further, I think you should take these positive and thoughtful actions taken by the board, and it’s existing membership, into consideration when you vote. These are capable and responsible people.

As for myself, as one of the people running for a position on the board, I could easily whine and complain about changing the rules right in the middle of the process. In fact, you do realize that making these changes actually has to be done, not in some arbitrary fashion, but following the laws of corporations as defined by the state of Illinois? Yeah. They can’t just do what they want. PASS is a legally incorporated entity that is required to obey the law in terms of its governance, which radically reduces the choices open to them. They must follow the law. I think a lot of the sturm and drang of the last few days didn’t take that into account in any way, shape, or form. I’ll tell you what I told members of the board:

I recognize that you are in a no-win situation. I will absolutely support any action you decide to take. Regardless of the outcome of the election, I will post no protest or complaint.

Go. Fill out your profile. Vote for the PASS Board.