Error on IEEE-USA Printed Ballot

There has been an error on the printed ballots for the IEEE-USA elections which inadvertently reversed the candidates for IEEE-USA President-Elect and IEEE-USA Member-at-Large.

Here is a message from Michael Lightner, IEEE President and CEO:
"Dear IEEE Voting Member:
You will soon be receiving, or may have already received, your individual ballot materials for the 2006 IEEE Annual Election. I am writing to alert you that an error on the printed ballots for the IEEE-USA categories inadvertently reversed the candidates for IEEE-USA President-Elect and IEEE-USA Member-at-Large. To correct this, we are sending all eligible voting members in Regions 1-6 a second paper ballot that covers the IEEE-USA slates of office only. This ballot includes a notice on the envelope to help you identify it and an explanation and instructions inside. I urge you to watch for both of these mailings.

Please do not discard the initial ballot as we are asking you to return both ballots if you submit them by U.S. mail. If you submit your ballot electronically at http://www.ieee.org/elections or https://www.directvote.net/ieee/ this change does not apply. All ballot materials accessed via the election Web sites are correct.

For members who are submitting ballots by U.S. mail, both ballots are required for the following reasons:
- To ensure your votes will be recorded in all categories since votes for the two IEEE-USA positions on the initial paper ballot will be invalidated.
- If you do not also submit the initial ballot, you will not be voting in all of the other categories for which you are eligible.
- Please note that if you submit only one of the paper ballots, you will be contacted by the vendor and urged to cast the other ballot.

The opportunity to vote in the IEEE Annual Election is a privilege of your membership, and your vote is important to the IEEE. I encourage you to learn as much as you can about the candidates and participate in the annual election when you receive your ballot materials. Additional information about the candidates including video question and answer sessions with the IEEE President-Elect candidates, and links to many candidates Web sites, is also available from the annual election Web site.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience to our members and our candidates caused by the necessity to send you two paper ballots this year. Please remember to return both forms if you submit your ballot by U.S. mail or, instead, submit your ballot electronically.

If you have any questions, please contact corp-election@ieee.org .

I thank you in advance for your understanding and your help in enabling the IEEE to have a successful 2006 election.
Sincerely,
Michael Lightner
IEEE President and CEO"