David Santistevan
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Shortly NAMBA members will be asked to vote on a new RULE CHANGE PROPOSAL on the future of voting in NAMBA. The new rule would require that all voting be done online using the new MEMBERSHIP PORTAL and eliminating antiquated paper ballots which are subject to errors.
The current paper ballots have a number of problems that we hope to solve using the new NAMBA Membership Portal. Just a few of the problems include transcription errors, postal submission timing issues and most importantly the ability for a group of individuals to greatly influence the vote and most importantly small participation by the membership at large. Online voting will make voting much easier.
The NAMBA voting process has always had the upmost integrity and thanks to Al Waters who monitors it like a "nun-with-a-yardstick" to keep it that way. However the method itself is flawed and so we need to take advantage of new tools that will help us keep the highest standards for voting.
The NAMBA Membership Portal offers the following benefits;
• All voting results a secret and encrypted until the election closes.
• Results are available immediately upon the close of voting.
• You can change your vote any anytime up till the close of voting
• The ability to see videos of candidate that allow them to talk about themselves and what they want to do.
• The ability to have supporting documents and videos for both the PRO and CON position of rule changes
• It absolutely insures that ONE MEMBER ONE VOTE and that a member is current and in good standing.
There will be great voter participation as voting will become very simple, just a few clicks and you are done!
At this time almost everyone has access to a computer but I realize that there are still a few "I-am-not-touching-that-damn-thing" folks out there. If that is the case Al Waters and myself will help you. While we will not cast your vote for you, you can ask a family member or friend to do that and we will walk them through the process to do it. IT IS SO EASY, EVEN YOUR PARENTS CAN DO IT!
http://member.namba.com
#nambaneedsyourvote
The current paper ballots have a number of problems that we hope to solve using the new NAMBA Membership Portal. Just a few of the problems include transcription errors, postal submission timing issues and most importantly the ability for a group of individuals to greatly influence the vote and most importantly small participation by the membership at large. Online voting will make voting much easier.
The NAMBA voting process has always had the upmost integrity and thanks to Al Waters who monitors it like a "nun-with-a-yardstick" to keep it that way. However the method itself is flawed and so we need to take advantage of new tools that will help us keep the highest standards for voting.
The NAMBA Membership Portal offers the following benefits;
• All voting results a secret and encrypted until the election closes.
• Results are available immediately upon the close of voting.
• You can change your vote any anytime up till the close of voting
• The ability to see videos of candidate that allow them to talk about themselves and what they want to do.
• The ability to have supporting documents and videos for both the PRO and CON position of rule changes
• It absolutely insures that ONE MEMBER ONE VOTE and that a member is current and in good standing.
There will be great voter participation as voting will become very simple, just a few clicks and you are done!
At this time almost everyone has access to a computer but I realize that there are still a few "I-am-not-touching-that-damn-thing" folks out there. If that is the case Al Waters and myself will help you. While we will not cast your vote for you, you can ask a family member or friend to do that and we will walk them through the process to do it. IT IS SO EASY, EVEN YOUR PARENTS CAN DO IT!
http://member.namba.com
#nambaneedsyourvote
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