Yep, 6% (give or take) is about the normal turnout. Pretty apathetic bunch. It is my opinion that voter turnout at these elections is a very clear indicator that the vast majority of AMA members join because they, “have to” to fly at their local facility, and/or they join solely for the insurance.

Regards,

Astro

I too am very disappointed in the voter turn out and results. I will continue to renew my membership due to the fact that it is required in order to attend events. I have lost some faith in the AMA to represent us, as such I have begun talks with the Oregon State Senator to have him bring concerns about the FAA regulations to congress and FAA. At this point in the talks we are working on scheduling a demonstration at one of our flying sites.

If they weren’t acting like it was 1989 and requiring people to pay for the postage and actually filling out paper ballots, maybe more people would vote.

for an organization that is ultimately making poor choices about how they spend money things (paper, envelopes, ink, etc), for an election that really doesnt involve anything of dire consequences for any member, there is no reason an online voting system couldnt/shouldnt be implemented and used. You’d probly see a much better voter turnout if it was just as simple as clicking a link, putting in your AMA # and making your selections.


I actually filled out my ballot and realized i forgot to put it in the mailbox after the election results were published.

it does, but something like Survey monkey could easily be used to avoid the can of worms.