It's 2006 MMF Chief Electoral Officer - time to get with the program Mr. Alvin Zivot!

Anonymous said ...

I was under the impression as of Friday May 9, 2006 we would know who were officially running for President, Vice-President and Board yet I have found nothing anywhere. Has the official list been made public or not?

Thank You
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Anonymous:

Unfortunately, we don't know the answer to your question. The best we can do is point you to www.derrylsanderson.blogspot.com and www.CyberSmokeSignals.com which have published the candidates' list but they're unofficial which isn't much help to you. If anyone has the answer please e-mail us and we'll post it which brings us to our next issue - The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer:

(1) It's very telling you have to go to a blog to look for information which the CEO is responsible for disseminating

(2) Why doesn't the Chief Electoral Officer have an e-mail address and website both of which can quickly be established and do not cost a lot of money? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go to an official electronic hub on the evening of June 29, 2006 to follow the results as they arrive at the CEO's Office? It's now May 21, 2006 Mr. Alvin Zivot Metis voters deserve this basic level of service

(3) The only physical location for the CEO is a Post Office Box. What good is that if, for example, you have document(s) which need to be stamped as "Received" where can you deliver them in person? You can't you must surface mail the material and hope you get a response

(4) Would anyone like to wager there will be problems with voters' lists and some of the bylaws come June 29, 2006 yet how long has it been since the last election?