[SECC] The ARRL's answer to the code/no-code debate

[Lee Hiers]

On 22 Jan 2004 at 12:21, Daniel Jeswald wrote:

> OK,  send a note to him and tell us how he voted.

Butler and I have communicated in the past...and when I 
last tried to exchange emails with him, he decided to 
ignore me.  

Let's just say we don't see eye-to-eye.  His voting record 
is in the ARRL BOD minutes.  The ARRL is not interested in 
anything other than numbers (read $), which I understand, 
but I feel like I'm getting screwed in the process.

I looked into recall several years ago when he made me mad, 
but in order to have a recall election, there must be a 
recall petition with 10% of the number of voters in the 
previous election signing on....if I remember correctly, it 
would have taken 150 - 200 folks on the petition.  BUT, if 
the director was unopposed, like Butler, it would take 10% 
of the number of members in the Division to sign a recall 
petition.  The SE Division has more members than any other, 
due to all the retired folks in Florida I guess.  The 
number of names required on the petition ballooned to 
several thousand.

I considered running against him just to reduce the number 
of recall petition signatures for the next time he did 
something stupid, but was afraid I might get elected...and 
unfortunately, I don't have the time, resources, or 
especially the desire to become seriously involved in ARRL 
politics.

I don't get worked up over it any more...pretty much 
whatever they want is what they're going to get.


> > [Original Message]
> > From: Lee Hiers <aa4ga at contesting.com>


> > For at least the past two terms, the SE Division Director 
> > has been unopposed.

-- 
Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia