Re: AIS symposium/popularity parade

Tom Tadfor Little writes...

>>There used to be a place for five write-ins, which I thought was an
>>excellent idea. Would any AIS board members like to comment on why
>>we can no longer be trusted with this weighty responsibility?  ;)

The grass-roots tabulators of the Symposium (AIS Regional Vice Presidents),
and the overall tabulator at the time of the 'write-in' change, convinced
the AIS Board of Directors that dealing with 'write-ins' was so incredibly
onerous, time-consuming and difficult it couldn't possibly continue. ;)
Ergo, the privilege of adding your favorite iris and (if there were
sufficient numbers of votes) having that favorite appear on the next
ballot, was dropped.

Prior to wide usage of computer spreadsheets this may have been valid and
supportable reasoning. For those employing spreadsheets the task of dealing
with 'write-ins' is trivial. [Many thanks to Scott Aitken for emailing the
symposium listing to this region's tabulator!!!]

Best regards,

Mike Lowe mikelowe@tricities.net Virginia

PS: Write ins managed to get, among others, HOLY NIGHT onto the ballot. A
most worthy iris and one that was nearly bypassed in the whole
ballot/vote/award process.
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