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Results for Pacifica's 2004 Local Elections
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2004 LOCAL STATION BOARD ELECTIONS TIMELINE
- Nominations for candidates open July 25, 2004
- Deadline for voters to qualify to vote August 31, 2004
- Nominations for candidates close September 25, 2004
- Campaign period September 25, 2004 – November 15,
2004
- Ballots mailed to qualified voters October 15, 2004
- Completed ballots returned by voters November 29, 2004,
except KPFK , and KPFA (see below)
KPFK completed ballots returned by voters December 3, 2004,
and KPFA completed ballots returned by voters December 4,
2004 - New LSB members seated December 2004
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OVERVIEW OF THE ELECTION
OF PACIFICA FOUNDATION LOCAL STATION BOARDS
The Pacifica Foundation will hold an election to seat 12
delegates to 3-year terms on the Local Station Boards of each
of the Foundation’s five radio stations. There will
be separate but parallel elections for both Listener and Staff
Delegates to the Local Station Boards.
One function of the board is to see that the needs of the
station and the community are being met, from programming
to budgets. A second function is to report on and represent
the station to the Pacifica National Governing Board through
appointed representatives.
With these duties in mind, Board Delegates are elected for
a number of reasons:
- To set a model of accountability for the National Board;
- To strengthen the legitimacy of the Local Station Boards;
- To bring diverse, grassroots voices from the community
into the dialogue between the community and the station.
There are two ways to qualify to vote as a “Listener-Sponsor
Member”:
- SUBSCRIBER: Contribute at least $25 to a Foundation Radio
Station in the year between September 1, 2003 - August 31,
2004
- VOLUNTEER: Complete 3 or more verifiable volunteer hours
at a Foundation Radio Station during the same period.
There are three ways to qualify to vote as a “Staff
Member”:
- PAID STAFF: non-management full-time or part-time paid
employees of a Foundation radio station; or
- MEMBER OF AN UNPAID STAFF ORGANIZATION: any member of
a Foundation radio station “Unpaid Staff Organization”
or “Unpaid Staff Collective Bargaining Unit”
which has been recognized by station management; or
- UNPAID STAFF: if the station has neither such organization
or bargaining unit, then any volunteer or unpaid staff member
of a Foundation radio station who has worked for said radio
station at least 30 hours in the preceding 3 months, exclusive
of fundraising marathon telephone room volunteer time, under
the supervision of the Foundation radio station management
and not including volunteer work on committees of a Local
Station Board.
Nominations will be accepted through September 25, 2004.
Candidates must be qualified voters and submit Nominating
Petitions with 15 signatures of qualified voters in support
of the candidate. From now until the close of the nomination
period, the Election Supervisor and Election Committee will
hold regional nomination events where candidates and voters
can meet and sign petitions.
To facilitate the gathering of petition signatures, note
that you may submit a statement of up to 500 words immediately,
which will be posted on the Foundation Radio Station's election
web site for listeners to browse, contact you with questions,
or offer to sign your petition. This statement can later become
your candidate statement if you run, or you may submit a revised
statement for distribution with the ballots.
We’ll post candidate data on-line and after the nomination
process is complete, host on-air candidate forums. Qualified
Voters will receive their ballots in the mail during the last
half of October 2004. Completed ballots will be due by November
29, 2004 (except KPFA 12/4; and KPFK 12/3).
There are 9 listener seats and 3 staff seats being chosen
for each of the five Local Station Boards during this election.
An entire Local Station Board consists of 18 listener delegates
as well as 6 staff delegates.
Pacifica’s mission and principles require that we
strive to achieve diversity on the Station Board, and voters
are urged to consider that in casting their votes.
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