Conference 7.286::dcu

483.0. "Perspective: How NFCU handles a similar situation" by MUDHWK::LAWLER (Not turning 39...) Tue Mar 03 1992 18:35

    
     
    
      As I've mentioned before,  I'm also a member of the Navy Federal
    credit union - an institution that continues to amaze me with 
    its extremely high levels of membership services and competitive
    rates.  
    
      With all the controversy swirling around the DCU election 
    policies,  and candidate writeup "limitations",  and the sore point
    of how "Nominated" candidates should or should not be 
    denoted as such, I thought I'd share a brief description of 
    NFCU's ballot:
    
      The ballot contains slots for 4 BOD members,  and 2 credit
    committee members.
    
      For the BOD members,  there were 4 candidates nominated by 
    	the Nominating committee (all are Admirals)  and one 
    	Petition candidate (a Lieutenant commander.)  
    
      The 4 Nominating committee candidates appear under the words
    "Nominated by Nominating committee".  The petition candidate
    appears immediately below under the heading "Nominated by Petition".
    
      There is also a line for "WRITE IN"  which is open to _ANY_ NFCU
    member.
    
      For the Credit Committe,  there are 2 candidates (Both civilians)
    listed as "Nominated by Nominating Committee" - there are no 
    Petition candidates,  but there is a Write-in line.
    
      The biographies of the BOD candidates are only a few lines long,
    and are a resume of Degrees and Military ranks/assignments.
    (There are no Editorial comments or platforms included.)
    
      The 2 credit committee candidates appear to be NFCU employees,
    who are probably analagous to DCU employees judging from the 
    Biographical data.
    
    
      My reason for this long dissertation is not to defend or criticize
    DCU's  ballotting process,  but merely to provide some Perspective
    on how another (top notch) credit union handles its balloting.
    
    
    							-al
    

    
    I just received the 1992 ballot for the DECUS Board of Directors.
    It's not a credit union, but perhaps it gives another data point 
    as a not-for-profit cooperative group.
    
    Each DECUS BoD candidate is represented by a picture, a biography and
    a candidate statement. On the back of the ballot form is the
    following information:
    
    	About the Candidates
    
    	Each candidate was invited to submit 300 words about his/her
        background and 450 words why he/she should be elected and/or
    	what he/she would like to accomplish. The statements have
        been typed in as submitted by the candidates.
    
    
    	Slate of Candidates
    
    	All candidates on the ballot have met the objective criteria
    	outlined in the Chapter's election policies and procedures.
    
    	xxxxx "xxxxx" xxxxxxx
    	xxxx x. xxxxx *
    	xxxxxx x. xxxxxxx
    	xxxxx x. xxxxxxx *
    	xxxxxxx x. xxxxxxx *
    	xxxxx x. xxxxxxx *
    
    	* In the opinion of LDEC [Leadership Development and Elections
    	Committee], these candidates additionally met the subjective
    	criteria outlines in the Chapter's election poilcies and
    	procedures.
    
    
    There is no indication of incumbency, except in the candidate
    biographies as written by the candidates.
    
    (If I were using this as a model, I'd throw out the subjective
    references and all the he/she his/her and/or garbage; otherwise,
    I find the ballot package very helpful.)
    

    
    RE: .0
    
    Electable Credit Committee offices???  What a novel idea.
    Wish WE had that right...AGAIN.
    

	Hopefully, you'll have the opportunity to make that wish a reality.

					Tom_K