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Rejected: Call for social witness process review

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2010
June 27, 2010 at 10:06 pm

During the final plenary Sunday afternoon, delegates rejected a proposed responsive resolution that would have called on the Board of Trustees to to appoint a task force to review the way congregational Study/Action Issues and Actions of Immediate Witness are selected. The resolution also would have introduced [...]

Delegates approve changes to election process

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2010
June 27, 2010 at 1:15 pm

In Sunday’s first plenary, delegates approved a complex set of bylaw amendments that would change how the UUA president and moderator are elected. (Text coming soon.)

An attempt to amend the proposal so that delegates could debate and vote on the process for electing a president separately from the process for electing a moderator failed.

An attempt to [...]

Mini-assembly offers changes to elections reform

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2010
June 25, 2010 at 11:19 pm

At Friday afternoon’s mini-assembly on proposed changes to the elections process for the UUA president and moderator, delegates recommended several amendments.

A substantial amendment offered by the Board of Trustees explicitly lays out the transition from the current system—which allows a president or moderator to serve for two four-year terms—to the new system of single six-year [...]

Gini Courter thanks all who took part in elections

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2009
July 1, 2009 at 3:24 pm

UUA Moderator Gini Courter, who was elected to a second full term at the General Assembly in Salt Lake City June 27, sent the following letter to the UUA’s Election-L email list on June 29 expressing her gratitude for the candidates and everyone else who took part in denominational elections this year:
I’m thankful for…

the [...]

Official 2009 UUA election results

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2009
July 1, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Here’s a PDF of the official final vote count in this year’s UUA elections, showing vote totals by on-site and absentee ballots for [...]

Saying goodbye to Sinkford, welcoming new leaders

By Christopher L. Walton
in General Assembly 2009
June 28, 2009 at 6:14 pm

During the closing ceremonies of the 2009 General Assembly, UUA Executive Vice President has just thanked the Rev. William G. Sinkford for his ministry as president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Newly elected trustees and members of elected committees and commissions are now making a covenant with the delegates in the plenary hall, effectively their oath of [...]


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