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Board of Directors Election Ballot and Instructions
Please read this document before the annual members meeting. Candidate-supplied biographies are linked to the names on the sample ballot below.
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ContentsJune 5, 2007 MEMORANDUM
The SouthEast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Nominations Committee comprised Judith Gray, NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory; Tom Gustafson, Nova Southeastern University; Russell Lea, University of North Carolina; and Parker Lumpkin, South Carolina Sea Grant. The attached Sample Ballot for the SECOORA Board of Directors election is attached for your review as revised and approved by the SECOORA Steering Committee. This ballot, subject to final approvals or revisions at the SECOORA Membership meeting June 11-12, 2007, will be used as the Official SECOORA Board of Directors Ballot at the SECOORA Board of Directors elections to be held on June 12, 2007 as part of the SECOORA Membership meeting. The SECOORA Nominations Committee met four times, April 3rd, 5th, 12th, and June 4th via conference call to discuss the nominations and how best to create the strongest and most diverse ballot possible for SECOORA’s first Board of Directors. Additional discussions and communications have facilitated the development of the attached Sample Ballot, as approved by the SECOORA Steering Committee, for the election of the initial SECOORA Board of Directors (both the Institutional Member Seats and the At-Large Seats) at the SECOORA Organizational Meeting at the Sea Turtle Inn, Atlantic Beach, Florida on June 12, 2007. The Sample Ballot for the election of the initial SECOORA Board of Directors (both the Institutional Member Seats and the At-Large Seats) at the SECOORA Organizational Meeting at the Sea Turtle Inn, Atlantic Beach, Florida on June 12, 2007 is attached below and when approved by the SECOORA Terms of Reference members (as written or as amended by the SECOORA Terms of Reference members) on June 12, 2007, it shall become the Official SECOORA Board of Directors Ballot.
SAMPLE BALLOT FOR THE
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| Andy Clark | Denise Johnston | Thomas Kuba |
| Cliff Merz | Mitch Roffer | Van Waddell |
Ballot for Institutional Member Seats (page 2 of 7)
Voting Instructions for Institutional Member Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting candidates in each of the three Institutional Member Seats Sector categories: Industry/Private Sector; Academic/Research/Education Sector; and, Agency/Non-Profit/Other Sectors), as described below. If you cast votes for more than five (5) names in either the Industry/Private Sector category, the Academic/Research/Education Sector category or the Public Agency/Non-Profit/Other Sector category, your votes in that Sector category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions.
Five Institutional Member Seats - Academic/Research/Education Sector: The Board members for these five Institutional Member Seats are to be elected based upon the Nominees in the Academic/Research/Education Sector category who receive the highest number of votes cast for Nominees in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this Academic/ Research/ Education Sector category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list, pick up to five (cast each vote by circling or highlighting names):
| William Dewar | Dick Dodge | Ruoying He |
| Lynn Leonard | Frank Muller-Karger | Joe Ramus |
Ballot for Institutional Member Seats (page 3 of 7)
Voting Instructions for Institutional Member Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting candidates in each of the three Institutional Member Seats Sector categories: Industry/Private Sector; Academic/Research/Education Sector; and, Agency/Non-Profit/Other Sectors), as described below. If you cast votes for more than five (5) names in either the Industry/Private Sector category, the Academic/Research/Education Sector category or the Public Agency/Non-Profit/Other Sector category, your votes in that Sector category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions.
Five Institutional Member Seats - Public Agencies/Non-Profit/Other Sectors: The Board members for these six Institutional Member Seats are to be elected based upon the Nominees in the Public Agencies/Non-Profit/Other Sectors category who receive the highest number of votes cast for Nominees in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this Public Agency/Non-Profit/Other Sectors category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list, pick up to five (cast each vote by circling or highlighting names):
| Kim Cavendish | Carolyn Dekle | Bob Van Dolah |
| Roger Pugliese | Glen Shen | Lundie Spence |
| Jack Thigpen | Sandra Vargo |
Ballot for At-Large Seats (page 4 of 7)
Voting Instructions for At-Large Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting one candidate in each of the At-Large Seats identified for North Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one North Carolina Seat), South Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one South Carolina Seat), Georgia (one nominee to be elected to one Georgia Seat), and Florida (three nominees to be elected to three Florida Seats). If you cast a vote for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for North Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for South Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for Georgia, your votes for that state category where more than one vote was cast will be disqualified. If you cast votes for more than 3 names in the At-Large Seats category for Florida, your votes for that state category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions. For a nominee to meet the criteria for state association in these At-Large Seats they or their member organization must reside in or have an active business address in the state.
One At-Large Seat – North Carolina: The Board member for this one At-Large Seat is to be elected based upon the Nominee (s) in this state category (North Carolina) who receives the highest number of votes cast for a Nominee in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this state category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list pick up to one person from North Carolina (cast one vote by circling or highlighting one name):
| Jeff Kinder | Harvey Seim |
Ballot for At-Large Seats (page 5 of 7)
Voting Instructions for At-Large Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting one candidate in each of the At-Large Seats identified for North Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one North Carolina Seat), South Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one South Carolina Seat), Georgia (one nominee to be elected to one Georgia Seat), and Florida (three nominees to be elected to three Florida Seats). If you cast a vote for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for North Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for South Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for Georgia, your votes for that state category where more than one vote was cast will be disqualified. If you cast votes for more than 3 names in the At-Large Seats category for Florida, your votes for that state category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions. For a nominee to meet the criteria for state association in these At-Large Seats they or their member organization must reside in or have an active business address in the state.
One At-Large Seat – South Carolina: The Board member for this one At-Large Seat is to be elected based upon the Nominee (s) in this state category (South Carolina) who receives the highest number of votes cast for a Nominee in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this state category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list pick up to one person from South Carolina (cast one vote by circling or highlighting one name):
| Rick DeVoe | Madilyn Fletcher |
Ballot for At-Large Seats (page 6 of 7)
Voting Instructions for At-Large Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting one candidate in each of the At-Large Seats identified for North Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one North Carolina Seat), South Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one South Carolina Seat), Georgia (one nominee to be elected to one Georgia Seat), and Florida (three nominees to be elected to three Florida Seats). If you cast a vote for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for North Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for South Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for Georgia, your votes for that state category where more than one vote was cast will be disqualified. If you cast votes for more than 3 names in the At-Large Seats category for Florida, your votes in that state category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions. For a nominee to meet the criteria for state association in these At-Large Seats they or their member organization must reside in or have an active business address in the state.
One At-Large Seat – Georgia: The Board member for this one At-Large Seat is to be elected based upon the Nominee (s) in this state category (Georgia) who receives the highest number of votes cast for a Nominee in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this state category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list pick up to one person from Georgia (cast one vote by circling or highlighting one name):
| Jim Sanders |
Ballot for At-Large Seats (page 7 of 7)
Voting Instructions for At-Large Seats: Please vote by circling or highlighting one candidate in each of the At-Large Seats identified for North Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one North Carolina Seat), South Carolina (one nominee to be elected to one South Carolina Seat), Georgia (one nominee to be elected to one Georgia Seat), and Florida (three nominees to be elected to three Florida Seats). If you cast a vote for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for North Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for South Carolina, or for more than one Nominee in the At-Large Seat category for Georgia, your votes for that state category where more than one vote was cast will be disqualified. If you cast votes for more than 3 names in the At-Large Seats category for Florida, your votes for that state category will be disqualified. All ballots will be reviewed and approved by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and their determination as to the votes cast by that ballot is final for purposes of such SECOORA election decisions. For a nominee to meet the criteria for state association in these At-Large Seats they or their member organization must reside in or have an active business address in the state.
Three At-Large Seats – Florida: The Board members for these three At-Large Seats are to be elected based upon the Nominees in this state category (Florida) who receive the highest number of votes cast for Nominees in this category at the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007. In the event a tie vote makes it impossible to make such a determination, those Nominees in this state category who received the tie vote and made such determination impossible to calculate, will be identified by the SECOORA Nominations Committee and a run-off election between those Nominees will thereafter occur during the SECOORA Organizational meeting on June 12, 2007.
From this list pick up to three people from Florida (cast each vote by circling or highlighting names):
| Otis Brown | Manhar Dhanak |
| Pat Welsh | George Maul |
