From a post I made earlier today elsewhere

Ballots for ARRL West Gulf election are reported to being received all across the Houston and surrounding areas. Hopefully yours has arrived this week.


I have been asked by many people for my opinion on who to vote for. While I won't tell anyone who they should vote for, I have on more than one occasion made it

well known that I support John Stratton as the West Gulf Director and think he is the best choice for this position. I have had many in depth conversations with

John on the state of the league and the many facets of our hobby in general and I think his vision aligns with mine. With the new directors that were voted in earlier

this year I think the majority of the board is finally moving in the right direction to support the general membership.



--jv

On 10/18/2019 7:44 PM, Tom Watson via BVARC wrote:
Ron,

I have not read about the candidates or attended the meetings, but I trust your judgment. Who should I vote for?

Tom Watson, WZ8Q, former neighbor

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 6:55 PM Ron Litt via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:

    just got mine today. !!!!!

    On Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 14:10 <[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

        At last. My ballot has arrived.

        73, JP K5JPP

        *From:* BVARC <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>> *On Behalf Of *Roy Storey
        via BVARC
        *Sent:* Friday, October 18, 2019 6:45 AM
        *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>>
        *Cc:* Roy Storey <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>>; JP Pritchard
        <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; Rick
        Hiller <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>; Ron Litt <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>>
        *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division Director Ballot
        Delivery Delays

        Got my ballot yesterday. Unclear if this is the replacement I
        asked for.

        Roy W5TKZ -- 73

        On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 4:00 AM 'JP Pritchard' via BVARC
        <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

            Received three small packages from China via USPS this
            week, but still no ballot.

            JP K5JPP

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            On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:20 PM -0500, "Walter Holmes via
            BVARC" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

                I got the same excuse cards as well. 😊

                Walter/K5WH

                *From:* BVARC <[email protected]
                <mailto:[email protected]>> *On Behalf Of *Ron
                Litt via BVARC
                *Sent:* Thursday, October 17, 2019 7:52 PM
                *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
                <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
                *Cc:* Ron Litt <[email protected]
                <mailto:[email protected]>>; JP Pritchard
                <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>;
                Rick Hiller <[email protected]
                <mailto:[email protected]>>
                *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division
                Director Ballot Delivery Delays

                No ballot. Got an excuse card from ARRL though

                On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 16:17 Rick Hiller via BVARC
                <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

                    Nope

                    RH

                    Sent from my i-Thingamajig


                    On Oct 16, 2019, at 4:02 PM, JP Pritchard via
                    BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
                    wrote:

                        Still no ballot here.

                        JP K5JPP

                        *From:* BVARC <[email protected]
                        <mailto:[email protected]>> *On Behalf
                        Of *Mike Hardwick via BVARC
                        *Sent:* Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:00 PM
                        *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
                        <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
                        *Cc:* Mike Hardwick <[email protected]
                        <mailto:[email protected]>>
                        *Subject:* [BVARC] Fwd: West Gulf Division
                        Director Ballot Delivery Delays

                        Mike Hardwick.


                        Begin forwarded message:

                            *From:* "ARRL Members Only Web site"
                            <[email protected]
                            <mailto:[email protected]>>
                            *Date:* October 16, 2019 at 12:39:42 PM CDT
                            *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
                            *Subject:* *West Gulf Division Director
                            Ballot Delivery Delays*

                            Greetings ARRL South Texas Section Members,

                            Some folks have not received their West
                            Gulf Division Director Election
                            Ballot yet.

                            The delays are related to damage at a US
                            Postal Service sorting facility
                            in Houston caused by storms in late September.

                            ARRL HQ released this statement addressing
                            the delays and process to get
                            a replacement ballot...

                            From: Henderson, Dan N1ND
                            <[email protected]
                            <mailto:[email protected]>>
                            Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:59 AM
                            Subject: RE: West Gulf Division Ballot

                            Wednesday October 16, 2019

                            ARRL has become aware of a mail delivery
                            problem affecting the ARRL
                            Board of Director election ballots sent to
                            members in part of the West
                            Gulf Division. Recent flooding has
                            affected some US Postal Service
                            distribution centers in the Houston region
                            of the state, damaging some
                            sorting machines. This is delaying
                            delivery to many members in that
                            area.  They are processing mail out, but
                            there are delays in processing
                            out bulk mail, which include the ballots. 
                            We are aware that ballots are
                            being processed as part of their work
                            flow, but they cannot give us a
                            definitive date of when they will all be
                            out for delivery.

                            All ballots were mailed from Hartford on
                            Monday September 30 as required
                            by the Articles of Association/By-Laws.
                            Ballots to most of the West Gulf
                            Division were delivered in the usual time
                            frame, which is generally 10
                            to 14 days.

                            We have received numerous requests for
                            replacement ballots. We also have
                            member notifications sent after making the
                            replacement ballot request to
                            inform us the ballot had arrived. We ask
                            ARRL members to be patient.

                            If you still do not receive your ballot by
                            Monday October 21, 2019,
                            please send a request for a new ballot to
                            [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. The
                            ARRL HQ
                            will process out replacement requests on
                            Tuesday October 22, 2019 via
                            first class mail and daily as later
                            requests come in. That will allow 3+
                            weeks (24 days) for the replacement to be
                            delivered to you and allowing
                            for their return to ARRL’s accounting firm
                            of CohnReznick LLP by the
                            noon on Friday November 15, 2019 deadline.

                            There is no deadline for requesting a
                            replacement ballot. Also, there is
                            no deadline for you to have received your
                            ballot in order to be eligible
                            to vote. Please note that all replacement
                            requests need to be in writing
                            (email is fine) but must directly come
                            from the ARRL member.
                            Third-party requests cannot be processed.

                            If you have already requested a
                            replacement ballot but still haven’t
                            received the original ballot by October
                            21st, you will need re-confirm
                            your need for a replacement by email to
                            [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. If
                            your original
                            ballot is received before that time, we
                            also ask you confirm that to
                            [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> so
                            that your request can be closed.

                            We thank you for your patience in this
                            unusual situation.  If you have
                            any questions, please contact ARRL
                            Assistant Secretary Dan Henderson,
                            N1ND, at [email protected]
                            <mailto:[email protected]> or by phone at
                            860-594-0236.

                            Dan Henderson, N1ND
                            Assistant Secretary – American Radio Relay
                            League, Inc.
                            Regulatory Information Manager
                            ARRL, the national association for Amateur
                            Radio ®
                            860-594-0236
                            [email protected]
                            <mailto:[email protected]>

                            
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