AMHA didn't have that technology, Marestare did. They were hired by AMHA to webcast and AMHA refused the option of having any advertising to defray the expense.
Now, I am on the newly redefined formerly called Computer/Internet committee now called the Internet Communications committee with the goal of improving communications amongst the members using the Internet as a tool.
So, if y'all would help me here I would appreciate it. I would like to research the possiblity of online voting and need suggestions for what options would be available to us. Requirements would be as follows:
Super secure - MUST be able to be absolutely sure that folks vote only one time, and only using their own number and not borrow numbers from others to get more votes. IP addressing won't work since most people can access the internet under other IP addresses, and other computers. I personally have access to at least 1/2 dozen computers or more..... This is to prevent what has occurred in the past where unscupulous members would actually PAY other members or even pay membership fees to employees, etc so they can sway a vote.
Price - FREE. We have no budget money allocated to our committee and have no hope for any since the AMHA is working under a deficit budget for 2008.
Mail vote is out, that is prohibitively expensive to do right. The regional director elections cost over $10,000.
I will do this research, you need to do your part of rule change proposals. Given the process, no new rule changes can be up for vote until 2010 for implementation in 2011. Your proposals would have to be in to AMHA before the close of the 2009 convention, worked on at the June, 2010 meeting, vote by membership at the 2010 convention and implemented in 2011.