DOA Presidential Election - Voting Results

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 14461

The polls closed at 11:59 pm central time last night. All votes have been counted. Each cast ballot was printed off for a physical record until the voting was finished. The printed ballots were counted and compared to the votes as tracked in the DOA Member List master file. The figures from each side balanced to each other. That's a good thing.

From a membership pool of 254, a total of 86 ballots were cast in the election. That works out to a 33.8583% participation rate. I would've liked to have gotten a higher percentage rate(over 40%), but I think that getting over a third of the group to vote on this matter is a pretty strong showing. Everyone that took the time to vote should be commended for participating in the process.

Before we get to the results, let's clarify a few things:
1. This election was tracked in the state of Missouri, not Florida. No hanging chad issues or arguing over the voting intent of some 115-year-old lady who decided to partially mark all of the boxes.
2. As stated, a hardcopy of all votes has been maintained. The copies will be inserted in the office shredder some time tomorrow. They were kept as a backup in the event that I lost the master file. I hate to even say anything about losing the master file, as I don't want to retype it. Ever.
3. The votes cast by individual members will remain a secret. Period. I'm the only one who know how individual members voted and the column will be deleted from the member list at the same time the hardcopies go in the shredder.
4. Voting results are final.

And now, for the official DOA President Voting Results.........

53 votes for BraveDave
15 votes for Jeff/100% Tone
14 votes for Randall
3 votes to Abstain
1 vote for Ozz

Again, thanks to all who participated.

Jim
DOA Proxy Judge

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:01 am

Wha...Ozz didn't win?! Phooey...

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 4797 Location: BEERMUDA

Congrats Dave!

Thanx to all the candidates for participating

WHO IS ABSTAIN????

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:12 am

Oh yeah. Big ups to Dave for his presidential success! Now let us never speak of it again... Razz

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 2036 Location: VALHALL

Congrats to Dave !

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 14461

spacebeer wrote:

Congrats Dave!

Thanx to all the candidates for participating

WHO IS ABSTAIN????

If this is a serious question, there were three members that chose to abstain their vote. Thus, they voted but chose no specific candidate.

If it is not a serious question, A. B. Stain is a member not normally discussed in these parts. He's a left-handed 7-string player that likes his amp louder than everyone else's rig and assumes that every second of every tune is his personal opportunity to solo.

Jim

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 4797 Location: BEERMUDA

No it was serious I don't know that user ID, maybe it's some kinda american tongue in cheek, never heard of it....

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 189 Location: Syracuse, NY

Congrats, Dave. I know you shall not fail us.

As your first order of duty in your new term, I say you get to the bottom of the 77 Z conspiracy. Perhaps you should apoint a commission or something.

Seriously...I know I'm not alone in saying I want to know where this went and for how much.

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:39 am

spacebeer wrote:

No it was serious I don't know that user ID, maybe it's some kinda american tongue in cheek, never heard of it....

Nah, it just means they didn't want to choose anyone IE they were abstaining from voting. I think?

Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 1149 Location: Plantation, FL

Ponch, you are correct, sir! Congrats, Dave...keep on top of that Michael Angelo thing!

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 4381 Location: Vaasa, Finland

Congrats Dave.... Very Happy

And as Hans would say, "Cheers!"

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:20 pm

OKAY Dave, let's make sure you live up to your campain promises! I know I for one will be keeping track of your efforts and you have two strikes against you already!

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:23 pm

Congratulations Dave !

I look forward to another fruitful and informative year with you as our fearless leader...

Chuck

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:13 pm

Ozz got (approx.) 1.25% of the vote. excuse me, i dont have a calculator. yay, ozz man!

Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 3939 Location: Orlando, FL

In Florida, our chads don't hang, they dangle!

Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 354

Congrats Dave!

Randall

Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 6

Hail to the Chief

Guest

Dave,
First let me say I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving. Congratulations on your election!
Bill

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 4381 Location: Vaasa, Finland

'Ey Bill, Long time no see! Wassup man?

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 4:00 pm

ok ok... who voted for me? if you don't wanna say it ... its ok... i voted for the dave man.... man i feel honored.... i got voted for.... yay! buyt i don't doubt that tone and randall would have done a smash up job..... but.... i like dave..... maybe its the vintage deans.... Very Happy

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 14461

Ozz,

The sanctity of the voting booth shall not be violated.

Jim

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 4:54 pm

sanctity.. i have a nice sized vocabulary... but the meaning of that word always escaped me.... what does that mean again?

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 14461

Maybe that was a bad usage in that context. How about changing it to the "reverence" of the voting booth, in the sense that it is a sacred right to us to be able to cast a vote within the privacy of said booth without obligation to reveal to anyone else how a vote was cast.

Roget's Thesaurus is about the most un-user-friendly publication in existence.

Jim

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 79 Location: Dayton, Ohio

Congrats Dave!

And a big thanks to Randall, Jeff and Abstain for giving it a run.

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 303

I finally saw this post. Thanks to all who had the confidence in my past efforts and I assure you I will give it my all in 2004. I want to congratulate Randall and Tone for making in impressive showing and to all of you who participated in the democratic process. I never expected a voter turnout this large. I am very impressed. There are some new ideas on the table and I intend to impliment many of them. Thanks again, now it's on the New Hampshire and let's win there......oh, sorry - wrong election. Yeah, I know....I'm no Jack Kennedy.

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 6217 Location: Playboy Mansion

I voted for Perot.

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:06 pm

Congrats Dave!

And just 'cool' Cool

for everyone that ran in this.

Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 6

I wrote in Dennis Miller in the last election.

Ok, not really, but I'd vote for him over any "Professional Politician"

Congo Rats again.

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:23 pm

PresidentDave wrote:

I finally saw this post. Thanks to all who had the confidence in my past efforts and I assure you I will give it my all in 2004. I want to congratulate Randall and Tone for making in impressive showing and to all of you who participated in the democratic process. I never expected a voter turnout this large. I am very impressed. There are some new ideas on the table and I intend to impliment many of them. Thanks again, now it's on the New Hampshire and let's win there......oh, sorry - wrong election. Yeah, I know....I'm no Jack Kennedy.

Just be careful not to drive off a bridge with a hooker in your car... Ted Laughing

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:16 am

PresidentDave wrote:

I finally saw this post. Thanks to all who had the confidence in my past efforts and I assure you I will give it my all in 2004. I want to congratulate Randall and Tone for making in impressive showing and to all of you who participated in the democratic process. I never expected a voter turnout this large. I am very impressed. There are some new ideas on the table and I intend to impliment many of them. Thanks again, now it's on the New Hampshire and let's win there......oh, sorry - wrong election. Yeah, I know....I'm no Jack Kennedy.

Get to the DEANS!!!! Tell us what you know old man? *shakes fist*

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 4797 Location: BEERMUDA

ImplIment Dave?

I don't think that spelling is correct.....

Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 603 Location: ENGLAND

Well done dave, good luck Wink

Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 5324

hail to the chief..

and his first "lady", Kip Winger.. Laughing

j/k..