Independent Board Candidate and former SCA Board Member, Lyndall Ruiz, has asked a critical question concerning the integrity of our board election.

She has pointed out that Board Members have exempted themselves from the campaign code of conduct that they have imposed on Election Committee Members. This is in addition to exempting themselves about 18 months ago from being subject to “code of conduct” complaints from members.

Why do SCA members go along with such examples of abuse of authority by Directors?  Is this not yet another major example of the “entitlement and special favors” attitude by the unity party members?  They really do think they are better than everyone else and consider themselves empowered to do what ever they wish.

No matter how much “good” they claim to be doing for us, we need to throw the bums out on their disgraced cans!  Any honest community member could do a better job that these clowns.

Lyndall’s  blog posting on Anthem Today can be found at this link:

http://www.anthemtoday.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1531&sid=41092c3d400dd4f93058b338ec2f28ca

If you have problems with that link, her words are quoted below.  You comments should be placed on Anthem Today.

“Do you think that current or past board members should endorse candidates running for the Board?

THE ELECTION PROCESS MANUAL, given to all candidates at the initial mandatory meeting of the Election Committee on January 26, 2010 states:

” Members of the Election Committee MAY NOT engage in the following activities:

Campaign for or actively advocate, the election of any Candidate(s). ” . . . . . . . .

Please note that there is no stated prohibition regarding the activities of current or past board members.

Further, note that pursuant to THE ELECTION PROCESS MANUAL all candidate materials must be cleared by the Election Committee and the Editorial Content Committee for Election Committee supported mailings and for display or speeches at SCACAI facilities.

Consider the following:

Candidates were invited to speak at a breakfast meeting of a SCA Men’s group that met on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the Village Pub.

There were flyers distributed and on display at that event that contained endorsements by current and past board members for three specifically named candidates being promoted by a named group.

I pose the following questions to our community:

1. Should board members be held to the same standard of conduct as members of the Election Committee, or even a higher standard of impartiality during elections?

2. Do these endorsements violate the “spirit” and “intent” of the rules of the Election Committee Code of Conduct?

3. What do you perceive to be the motivation of individuals or groups of individuals in giving endorsements to candidates?

Lyndall Ruiz
Independent Candidate for the Board of Directors”