The Flaws of International Board Elections
My current understanding of how the International Board is elected is as follows: Candidates caucus at International Convention, and are given limited time to have a “Meet the Candidates†and give speeches and answer questions. Regions are then allowed to vote. Votes are allocated to regions based on their size, and ballots given to the regions. The region then votes, choosing 5 delegates. The 5 delegates are chosen with Regional Board going first, then Chapter Godols, then Regional Chairmen, then other attendees. Yes ladies and gentlemen, 5 people from your region are allowed to vote on the candidates for I-Board, and those 5 candidates alone. I will not even go into the philosophical argument of a Trustee voter vs. a Delegate voter, for you do not even need to think that hard to begin realizing the flaws of this system.
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