What the 'vote No for the single candidate for national president' campaign achieved

The campaign to 'vote NO for the single candidate for national president' campaign has raised the level of performance of ASCC by producing the first keenly contested election to national officer positions in the history of the association. It could well be the start of a normal expectation that there will, in the future, be regular contests for such posts in the annual ballot.

The fact that 18 community councils voted against the single official candidate for national president demonstrates, too, that there is substantial dissatisfaction among a significant number of community councils with the procedures and policies of ASCC and belies the claim that this dissatisfaction is simply the work of a few malcontents with personal agendas. There are concrete issues that need attention.

The more vibrant the democratic process in ASCC the more responsive it will be to its membership. The campaign to vote NO has done a service to ASCC members.

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