Greetings gremlins,
The rains have come, preparing us for the blossom of change. Indeed, my time as President is coming to a bittersweet end and with that means it is time to VOTE.
Please read until the end!
Two years ago we voted to pilot the inclusion of Outdoor Club members in the process of electing our most public-facing and university-required positions. These positions were President, Vice President, and Treasurer. The other available positions (Gear masters, PBR, etc.) will still be voted on solely within the Officer Corps. Historically the whole election process was done inside the Officer Corps but no longer and last year we made it official. The current system attempts to balance the voice of our members with the inside knowledge and experience of the Officer Corps to make the best, representative choice in who leads the club. We use weighted bias voting which works similarly to grade category weighting.
The weighting that we have voted to keep is 69% Officers, 31% Members bias!
It’s silly in terms of that specific number, but we were deciding between 70/30 and 69/31 and we found it meaningful to preserve the trademark ODC humor for years to come.
We understand that this system of voting is kinda confusing, so here is an explanation using a 69/31 weighting.
- [members vote % for each candidate] *0.31 = percent of popular vote received
- [officers votes % for each candidate] *0.69 = percent of officer vote received
- add up percentages received for each candidate- majority vote wins
- Flaky Side Crimp receives 35% of the popular vote and River Rat V receives 65% of the popular vote
- Flaky Side Crimp receives 50% of officer vote and River Rat V receives 50% of the officer vote
Calculations:
popular vote FSC = (35*0.31) = 10.85%
officer vote FSC = (50*0.69) = 34.5%
total vote FSC= (10.85+34.5) = 45.35%
popular vote RRV = (65*0.31) = 20.15%
officer vote RRV = (50*0.69) = 34.5%
total vote RRV = (20.15+34.5) = 54.65%
River Rat V WINS
To be a voting member of ODC you must meet ONE of the following criteria:
- led 2 trips this school year
- attended 4 trips this school year
you cannot vote if you do not meet this criteria!
FILL OUT THIS FORM TO VOTE
Voting Form:
https://forms.office.com/r/23KvKU9GQT
Role Descriptions: The documents below outline the responsibilities and expectations of each of the positions you are voting for. Feel free to use them as a guide when making your voting decision!
President ODC Manual Version S23 (To Be Public)
Vice President ODC Manual Version S23 (Public)
Treasurer ODC Manual S23 (To Be Public)
Voting will close at 5pm Friday, April 18th and the officers will vote on Sunday the 20th.
Now go vote ya silly gooses!
Peace, love, and dirt,
Anusha & the Officers