Late 2024 Ballots

The Illinois Chess Association would like to apologize about some late ballots.

We just had our latest board meeting and discussed whether we needed to extend the time to submit a ballot for the members of our executive board. After a lengthy discussion we noticed that not one member of the Illinois Chess Association reached out to anyone on the board to voice a concern asking for an extension for the time to vote. I personally called several members of the voting community of the association immediately after noticing a few ballots had technical issues getting delivered, none were more than a few days late that I am aware. We decided there was not a need to extend the time to vote.

A committee has been formed to investigate and look into the technical issues and will recommend solutions to avoid these issues moving forward. 

Once again, I apologize on behalf of the board, and we will do better next year.

Thanks

Stephen Plotnick – President of Illinois Chess Association