voting for directors

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

No. The only way to vote "against" a candidate is to vote for someone else.

Nor should the ballot provide a place to "Abstain". You abstain by not casting a ballot (or by casting a blank ballot)."

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Tom,

>>Is a corporation required to afford its shareholders the option to vote "against" a nominee or will a ballot specifying "Vote For" and "Abstain" as to each nominee be sufficient?<<

kg: "Yi"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>How shall the voter vote for someone else, under your proposed system?<<

The "for/abstain" choice would be available for each candidate."

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

HWM,

>>The "for/abstain" choice would be available for each candidate.<<

Q. How does one defeat the candidate, then?

-kg

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[David A Foulkes]

Official Ballot

1. For

2. Abstain

3. Other (please specify)_______________"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>Q. How does one defeat the candidate, then?<<

One doesn't defeat a candidate, one elects a candidate. The candidate with a majority of "for" boxes checked wins. I'm not saying it's not a lousy ballot, I'm just saying it do"

[Guest Dan Honemann]

Well, you've all made a hash of this thread. "