ACTION NEEDED! Retain experienced board of elections

Thanks to Sylvia Diss for sending this:

Friends,
 
We need to  help the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee correct  their  ill-advised selection of new members of the Board of Elections. Your letters must be written quickly to members of the Central Committee, as they are  meeting on January 11.
 
We must make sure that inexperienced members of the Board are not in place for the very important Presidential election in 2012.  The inexperienced members  the MCDCC has proposed will have a very difficult time overseeing Early Voting, the voting system, over 50,000 absentee ballots and the huge number of provisional ballots in the county's nearly 250 precincts.
 
Following are questions raised by Beverly Champeau, one of our members, to the Central Committee, expressing great concern over the prospect of losing two valued, hardworking, experienced members of the Board, including our friend Mary Kiraly.  Please email your own concern for the integrity of our voting process immediately to the Central Committee, and to individuals as you see fit.  Following are a number of email addresses--add others you may know personally, such as our state senators and state delegates.
 
Again, this must be done very quickly.

Dan Adcock, Chair                            daniel.c.adcock@gmail.com

Venattia Vann, Vice Chair                vwvann@aol.com

Francine Towbridge , Secretary      Ftowbridge92@gmail.com

Marie Wallace,Asst. Secret                emmabe101@verizon.net       

Simon Atlas, Treasurer                      Satlas2005@comcast.net

Sharon Bland , Dist. 15                       Sbland_esq@hotmail.com

Marjorie Goldman, Dist. 15                mgmagoo@aol.com

Elly Shaw-Belblidia, At-Large            mirinor@aol.com

"With the most important election coming up in 2012,  why did the MCDCC  disregard the recommendation of its own subcommittee, and favor an inexperienced Election Board,  instead of recommending the reappointment of those who have the experience and expertise and who have proven their dedication and commitment to the Montgomery County voters?

"I would especially like to know why you have not upgraded Mary Kiraly to be a full member.  She has served loyally in the substitute position.  Plus she has researched Maryland voter trends for many years and completely understands the workings of the Board of Elections.

"In the election of 2010, as a Democratic precinct vice chair, I was at our voting place for the entire day  to provide any assistance that might be needed.  When it was time for the 10 am posting of the votes, the chief judge did not seem to understand what was required. Gael Cheek, our precinct chair,  and I could not convince him how to report correctly, so we called the Board of Elections.  Mary Kiraly  spoke to him  and explained what information was required to be posted.  I do not believe that an inexperienced Board of Election member would have been able to solve this problem so quickly.

"Please reinstall the most experienced Board of Election members.  One never knows what problems can occur and need to rapidly solved."

Act now, to retain experienced  members of the board of elections.