The first five "electioneering" messages that I received this year about
Sierra Club's Board election came from Groundswell.  Those first five
messages came all in one day.  I have to assume that Groundswell "harvested"
e-mail addresses from several Sierra Club sources.

Years ago, in a similar situation, when a candidate for the board was
perceived to be a threat to some members, I received many messages from
across the country that were derogatory in nature toward that candidate, so
this is nothing new.

I have heard that members are receiving a postcard supporting certain
candidates and I saw one of those postcards yesterday.  What members' list
was used for mailing the postcards and how did they get the list?  I can
imagine if this postcard were sent to members across the country it cost
quite a bit and I wonder who funded the mailing.

Jane Clark

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Witt <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Cruz query


> Hello, Everyone.  From the many--and unanimous--"yes" responses, it is
> inescapably clear that Charles Cruz somehow obtained the names and
> addresses on the Iowa-Topics list-serve and then used that information to
> "electioneer" for Morris, Lamm, and Pimentel.  This is a direct violation
> of Club electoral rules.
>
> Moreover, a separate, forthcoming communication from the president of the
> Sierra Club Foundation will demonstrate that the Lamm, Morris, and
> Pimentel claims are irresponsible allegations, unsupported by facts.
>
> Now the question for us is, do we wish to file a complaint against Cruz,
> et al., with the elections referees?
>
> Bill Witt

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