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Date Posted: 12:29:43 05/12/02 Sun
Author: Hector
Subject: Re: Elections
In reply to: Ariel 's message, "Re: Elections" on 11:11:45 05/12/02 Sun

>>Article V. Section 4.
>>Both Chairpersons, Vice Chair and the Treasurer must
>>have been enrolled at Mt. SAC the previous semester,
>>and have been an ACTIVE member during that SAME
>>semester.
>>
>>Article III. Section 6.
>>TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, you must have paid membership
>>dues and have a current membership card.
>
>I am using my real name and not my board name as well
>as posting my email address to voice my opinions re.
>the MeCha eletions on thursday.
>At first I was not going to say anything on the matter
>letting the matter close but things need to be said to
>be corrected, because we have to run as smoothly as
>possible in the fall and for the good of the club.
>At first I thought it was neat that so many people
>showed up because they knew that the elections were
>taking place on this day, but upon further reflection
>and after the entire process had taken place, I
>thought it was in poor taste that some MeCha members
>showed up on this day and they don't show up to the
>meetings on a regular basis only to control the voting
>process. I don't have to say who they are because if
>you have attended our meetings on a regular basis,
>then you know what has been taking place.
>During the co-chair election, negative comments were
>made towards Laura Davila which I fear may have
>influenced those people who do not know her.
>It is a sad shame that personal issues have to be
>brought up during an election, but nobody said
>politics was fair. Our elected officials run smear
>campaings to get into office so it is no different at
>Mt.SAC, a microcosm of the real world.
>Nevertheless, those who are so adamant about following
>the constitution should read it carefully and will
>find out that it states the co-chair must have been
>active the previous semester prior to taking office.
>I have no personal qualms or anything negative to say
>about Dosceline our elected co-chair, I just have to
>say that Laura was 100 times more active and I think
>it is sad that some members of the club found it
>necessary to smear her name prior to the voting
>process. I really think she can appeal this vote on
>good grounds.

I think any MEChista can appeal the results of that vote, that being the case, I will officially appeal the vote now. I know there must be a process to it, so I will find out what that process is so that Mt. SAC M.E.Ch.A. and its voting members can rectify the wrongdoing in this election. I'd like to say that I have lost all respect (the little that I had) for the parties involved. In my mind, what was done in the election was not what a true MEChista would have done. M.E.Ch.A. is not just a club, it is an organization, to call yourself a MEChista, you must first earn that, slander is a great way in my mind to lose the title of MEChista. Then again, that is just MY opinion.

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