I believe that all elections ought to include summary positions on 3-5 key
issues being faced by the CAS at the time of the election. I was Vice
Chairman of the Examination Committee at the time exam partitioning was
implemented. And in my opinion, the facts were completely ignored, and the
board acted with autonomy. I believe the CAS membership and candidacy both
deserved better.
I would not suggest elections for Executive Director or for Vice
Presidents, for the same reason that stockholders don't have elections for
the key officers in the corporate world.
As one who has actually counted ballots, I am concerned about the very low
number of votes that can actually qualify a board member's election. About
half the members vote, and most ballots have fewer than four candidates
marked. The result is that you can be elected with less than 30% stated
endorsement from the voters, or less than 15% stated endorsement from the
membership. These numbers seem too low to me.
CAS Office wrote:
> [Note: This notice is being sent to you via e-mail only.]
>
> The Task Force on the CAS Election Process is charged with reviewing CAS
> election procedures. We will be developing recommendations for
> discussion at the February Board of Directors' meeting, and as such we
> are working on a tight time frame. We may consider virtually any aspect
> of the process, from balloting procedures to candidate position papers.
> We plan on researching the procedures of other organizations as well,
> and we would like to consider your questions, suggestions and concerns.
>
> The CAS has a 15-member Board of Directors consisting of the
> President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President, and 12 Directors
> elected for rotating 3 year terms (4 elected per year). The principal
> administrative body is the Executive Council consisting of the
> President, President-Elect, and 6 Vice Presidents.
>
> The 12 elected Directors are elected by CAS Fellows in a competitive
> election. Annually 4 Directors are elected from 8 or more nominees.
> The President-Elect is elected by Fellows in an election in which there
> is typically 1 nominee. The Vice Presidents are elected by the Board of
> Directors.
>
> The Nominating Committee, with input from others, nominates the
> President-Elect, 8 Board candidates, and the Vice Presidents.
> Additional candidates for President-Elect and Board appear on ballot if
> they receive 15 Fellow petition signatures. The Nominating Committee
> consists of the 5 immediate past Presidents.
>
> Please e-mail, fax, phone, or write us with your input. If there are
> some organizations that you think have election procedures that are
> worth reviewing, please identify them. A quick note from you today is
> better than a carefully constructed proposal in two weeks (although both
> would be great). Please contact our chair person, John Purple, at
> John.Purple@po.state.ct.us, or 860-297-3856, or any member of the task
> force. Thanks for your participation.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ira Kaplan
> on behalf of the CAS Election Process Task Force "ELPTAF":
> John Purple, Regina Berens, Bill Carpenter, Tim Tinsley and Ira Kaplan
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