January Election Results and Meeting Minutes President Live votes Proxy votes Total Ray McLauglin 11 3 14 Rich Clark 1 1 2 Vice President Mark Thuemmel 13 4 17 Secretary Mat Enders 13 4 17 Tresearure Mary Tomich 13 4 17 Proposed amenments to the bylaws Proposed; by Ray McLaughlin and second Robert Meier VII A. public office -> office Yeah Neah LV PV Total LV PV Total 13 3 16 0 1 1 Proposed: by Garry Stahl and second Mat Enders VII. B. No officer shall be eligible for nomination to a third consecutive term in the office currently held. Yeah Neah LV PV Total LV PV Total 0 1 1 12 3 15 Proposed: by Ray McLaughlin and second Robert Meier VII C. Nominations and seconds may take place at any MDLUG meeting, or on any of its mailing lists, though MDLUG-Admin is preferred. Any member may nominate any member or second any nomination. No limitations shall be placed on the number of nominations or seconds a member may enter. Nominees need not be present at the election. Yeah Neah LV PV Total LV PV Total 6 2 8 4 2 6 This motion failed because an amendment to the bylaws requires a 2/3 majority. Other business discussed There were 16 people present at the meeting. Finding of a new meeting place. Pat is checking on St. Mary's in west bloomfield. Joseph is checking on the Detroit Public Library main branch. Andrew is checking on possibly retaining the use of a room at LTU. The Febuary meeting 2-12-05 will be held at the Kerbie's Coney Island near the LTU campus on the northwest corner of of 10 Mile & Evergreen at the regular time of 12:30pm to 2:30pm.