NOTA

Well NAFA® election time is upon us again. It was announced this last week that only 20% of the votes had been returned. Seem like a low turn out this close to the closing of elections. Not much has been said on the flyball list this year but maybe that is because one of the usual writers is running for the BOD this time. Maybe some of the low voting has to do with the fact that some people are voting NOTA (None of the above) which was suggested by one of the candidates. Only problem with this is that ballots are to be destroyed after the election so no one will know how many have been returned with this written in. Or maybe displeasure with things is being expressed with the lower votes coming in and people just don’t care.

I see by the minutes of the last meeting that a balance and profit and loss sheet was distributed at the meeting (didn’t see a copy included in the minutes though) and some numbers are down. Light shipping is up (which I can see due to increases in shipping industry) board meeting expenses are up (hum maybe they should be shopping around for better ticket prices. I seem to be able to get good prices on flights when I look around), tournament fees and CRN registration are down (which is the only income that NAFA has). Hopefully the CRN’s were up by the end of the year due to people getting in ahead of the price increase (I know that’s the way I did it) but then that will take away from next years CRN income. Where is the money going to come from to keep this organization running with the expenses that they seem to be incurring?

Also was Cynosports an income or a loss for NAFA? We have yet to see a break down on costs to put this on. Don’t we as delegates have the right to know where our money is going?

Well it would be interesting at the end of voting to see the voting numbers. How many voted, how many were returned with NOTA and how many came back with only 1 or 2 votes on them. We have no choices for the ED position (not saying that the current one isn’t doing well) and we don’t have the choice for write in votes. Why even bother to put that one on the ballot?

What is everyone out there looking for in a candidate for the BoD? In some of the elections it was that a specialty was a plus (like being a lawyer would help the BoD) or computer specialties or whatever. I am not sure what some of the people running have to offer. I also have been unable to attend any of the candidate chats due to prior commitments (yup I do have a life outside of flyball).

Thanks Larry for letting me add to your blog.

Judy

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