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(This information is now only for historical interest, the 2004 election is over) A quick reference to the candidates for the 2004 LDraw.org Steering Committee election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET [4], and corrections are welcome, please email Larry Pieniazek.
The following information is now historical only. The 2004 election is over and results can be found here [5].

Per the process documented in the Bylaws [6] and Policies & Procedures [7] Document, nominations were taken on LUGNET [8] as replies to a particular post. This post [9] and the replies to it show who is nominated, who is seconded, and who has accepted. Some candidates posted position statements as well. If you are a candidate and have written a statement, please send Larry the link so it can be posted here.

The following table summarizes the status of each active candidate, and provides a link to the position statement if one exists. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and no ranking or endorsement should be inferred from their position on the list.

Candidate	Nominated By	Seconded By	Accepted?	Position Statement?
Jacob Sparre Andersen [10]	Franklin W. Cain	Gregory J Overkamp	Yes
Steve Bliss	Travis Cobbs	Franklin W. Cain	Yes
Kevin L. Clague	Don Heyse	Mike Thorn	Yes	backgrounder [11]
Tim Courtney	Travis Cobbs	Larry Pieniazek	Yes	backgrounder [12]
Chris Dee	Travis Cobbs	Larry Pieniazek	Yes
Tore Eriksson	Franklin W. Cain	Gregory J Overkamp	Yes
Ahui Herrera	Travis Cobbs	Orion Pobursky [13]	Yes	backgrounder [14]
Anders Isaksson	Don Heyse	Jacob Sparre Andersen	Yes	backgrounder [15]
Larry Pieniazek	Tim Courtney	Franklin W. Cain	Yes	backgrounder [16]
Orion Pobursky	Travis Cobbs	Larry Pieniazek	Yes	backgrounder [17]
Willy Tschager	Orion Pobursky	René Hoffmeister	Yes	backgrounder [18]

The following table summarizes the status of each inactive (declined or not formally accepted) candidate, and provides a link to the position statement if one exists. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and no ranking or endorsement should be inferred from their position on the list.

Candidate	Nominated By	Seconded By	Accepted?	Position Statement?
Andrew Allan	Don Heyse	James Reynolds [19]	Declined	backgrounder [20]
Bernd Broich	Willy Tschager	René Hoffmeister	Declined
Travis Cobbs	Willy Tschager	Carsten Schmitz	Declined
Lars C. Hassing	Travis Cobbs	Orion Pobursky	Declined
Don Heyse	Travis Cobbs	Orion Pobursky	Declined
Michael Lachmann	Willy Tschager	William R. Ward	-

Special Notes on LEGO Employment Status
In accordance with sub section 6.02 of the Bylaws it is disclosed that the following candidates are employees of The Lego Company:

• Tim Courtney - Part time employee of LEGO Brand Retail.

Notes on the "Accepted" column

• "Yes" = the nominee posted a reply to the thread signifying acceptance
• "Declined" = the nominee posted a reply to the thread declining the nomination
• "-" = the nominee did not post anything to the thread in reply to their nomination and second. Nominees must affirmatively accept the nomination in order to be on the ballot.

Note: Last edited by Larry Pieniazek:
17 May 2004 (note that election is over, link to results)
26 April 2004 (split declined and unaccepted out)
8-25 April 2004 (added candidates, updated status)
7 April 2004 (initial create, link to bylaws & P&P, add footnote and notes)