Re: electors
LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 96-08-14 18:20:57 EDT, you write:
>
> >Sorry folks - the block of votes are not - repeat are not on the west
> >coast. As of 1994, the biggest block was in the central USA, with actual
> >numbers favoring the ......Sit down now - EAST.
> >Use the AIS Bulletin and subtract the A and RM Judges and add the rest -
> >you will be surprised!!! I was.
>
> Dennis - can you explain a little more clearly how you were able to figure
> out how many judges from different regions voted? What are A and RM judges? I
> would really like to be able to see the votes for all HM and AM winners
> broken down by regions each year, maybe reported in the regional bulletins,
> to help guide my selection of newer purchases. For now, I will stick to the
> 80s iris and older.
>
> Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east TN USA
Linda - I do not, nor does anybody (except the Awards Chairman) know who
voted for what. What I was referring to was the total number of AIS
judges per region, split up by parts of the country - ie Region 13,14,15
comprises the "West Coast". Region 1,2,3,4 etc. the "East Coast. The
point I was making was that the west coast does not have a huge block of
votes so that they can control the Dykes voting. The letters "A" =
Apprentice, "RM" = Retired Master , both can not vote the ballot. Only
Garden, Active Master, and Emeritus judges can vote.
As far as deciding what to purchase - use the Symposium results from your
region and the total AIS number. Also attend conventions both regional
and national. I prefer to have a group of local people sit down and have
a "feeding frenzy" of recent intros, grow them and see what happens. I
do not buy anything that isn't 3 years old at least. (Of course, I will
grow anything that is donated, like say from a hybridizer for testing
purposes.
Does that answer your ?
Dennis
