Alan Crouse, USHPA President, via http://ozreport.com/emailer.php?toName=communications&code=636s6q6q756r69636174696s6r7320617420757368706120646s74206s7267 <<communications>>
sends:

I’m writing to you from Golden, Colorado, where the USHPA spring
board meeting has just finished. We expected to elect the new board based on the
transition plan in the governance proposal after the normal meeting business of
committee proposals and reports.

Unfortunately, the new board election didn’t happen. Thanks to an attentive
USHPA member we realized that the ballot we sent out for the governance vote
didn’t quite conform to the legal requirements. In particular, we didn’t state
on the ballot itself what was necessary--in terms of a quorum and a vote
percentage--for the measure to pass. This may seem like a small technicality,
but after investigation, the elections team and USHPA’s legal counsel determined
that it was important. Under California case law, this small oversight could
have placed the organization in jeopardy.

The result is that we will soon be sending you a corrected ballot for a re-vote.
This will be a do-over; the proposal and bylaws you are voting on remain
unchanged. The many kinds of information about the proposal are still available
at
ushpa.org/govprop .

We apologize we didn’t catch this small yet crucial technicality, and again we
are thankful a keen USHPA member had our back. Having learned of the problem, it
is clear that it is in the best interest of the organization to correct it.

On the bright side, the voting process is simple and quick, and the re-vote will
give even more members the opportunity to participate. Please vote when you get
the new ballot. If you didn’t vote before, you have another chance. If you want
to change your vote from the previous election, this opportunity is also
available with the new election. In the meantime, we are continuing to operate
with the old board of directors, with no loss of continuity. The existing board
continues to work to help secure the future of free flight, focusing on
training, safety, sites, instruction, our regulators, and most importantly on
working with you, our members.