I Want You...

...to vote in the Second Pride board election, if you are a member of the Second Pride Festival Group!

You only have until 12.00 AM (midnight) SLT on September 26, 2018. The sooner you do it, the better it is (for my piece of mind). So go, just do it NOW!

Go here to vote: Polling Place (SLurl).

Pick up a ballot at the entrance and follow the instructions. It's easy-peasy.

How To Vote In The SP Election

First of all, get your ballot either from the notice in Second Pride Festival Group, or, if you have notices turned-off, go to the group and look for the notice with the box containing the ballot.

Rez the box, and click to get the ballot and the instructions.

These are the instructions to vote:
1 - Edit your ballot notecard and put an X in the box beside ONE candidate in each race.
2 - Save your ballot notecard - DO NOT change the name of the notecard
3-  Do not add your name to the notecard
4 - Remove the "modify" permission on your ballot notecard by right-clicking on it, choosing properties, and removing the check beside "modify".
5 - Step into one of the voting stalls and click on the box to begin voting.
6 - Follow the instructions given by the Voting Station in local chat.
7 - Note that when you drop your ballot in the box, you must hold down CTRL when dragging the ballot to the box.
8 - Be sure to confirm your vote when prompted and look for the message that your vote was received and sent to election officials.
9 - Election staff CAN verify that your vote was received if you are unsure. We CANNOT see who you voted for.

Thank you for voting!

Go here to vote: Polling Place (SLurl).

Don't use Voting Station 1, at least not today Thursday, I had problems dropping my ballot there. The problem has been fixed, see Lee's comment below!

SP Election - Voting Resumes!

According to an announcement today on the Second Pride website (url) the voting for board directors of Second Pride now resumes.

"The Election Committee has done significant testing of our new voting solution, and believes it to be secure and reliable. Therefore, voting in the Second Pride Board Election for the positions of Marketing Director and Building Director will run from September 20th, 2018 through September 26th, 2018, a full seven day period. On September 28th, 2018, the Election Committee will certify the results and the Chair will make the announcement. Installation of the new members will be done on October 6th, 2018.

Your candidates for Marketing Director are Jimmy Augustus-Gracemount (jimmmmmy) and Kaiden Brandt (Kalculate). For the position of Building Director, the candidates are Sтαятєя Ɛνєηѕтαяя (starter232) and Dҽʋιɳ Kɳιɠԋƚ Dɾαƙσɳ (devindevin1111). Click on their names to view their candidate statements.

The Community Relations Director seat is still open with no current candidate. Per the Bylaws, the Board has the ability to name an individual to this seat, so it’s not too late to step up! If you or someone you know is interested in being a major part of Second Pride, please contact one of the Board members TODAY! It’s the perfect time to get involved!"

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I am so proud of the board for taking - what must have been a difficult decision - to halt voting when problems with security and reliability were noticed. Hopefully, the new voting procedure ensures a reliable result.

Now go do your darn civic duty as members of the organization. Go vote, you only have seven days and we all know how time flies. Remember, better early than never!!! 

Yaas, I know it should be "late", but I am the writer of this blog so I do a bit as I please. You may complain to the municipality of  Ystad at this address: 

Ystads kommun
Avdelningen för tramsiga klagomål
Box 238 
271 25 Ystad 
SWEDEN

SP Elections Update & More

REƵ VALE-SŦARFALL™ (DJReZ Cyberstar), the Chair of Second Pride, in a Group Notice yesterday in The Second Pride Festival Group and a message on the Second Pride website:

"The new voting solution will be completed soon and voting is expected to start within the next day or so. Watch here and in the Second Pride Festival group for updates and instructions.

The candidate for Community Relations Director has decided not to accept the position. Therefore, we have an open seat and per the Bylaws, that seat is available now for anyone who wishes to be considered for it. This would be a Board appointment unless we have TWO candidates before voting begins."