TAFF Ballot 1965

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FAN FUND
VOTING FORM

The Candidates

TERRY CARR

BILL DONAHO

JOCK ROOT


Each candidate has promised that barring acts of God he or she will travel to the convention in London, England, in 1965 if elected. In addition they have posted bond and provided signed nominations. Their platforms are on the reverse of this sheet.

Should the winner be unable to make the trip, the second place winner will be offered the opportunity; but no trip will be made, and funds will be held over if the first available winner does not poll one-quarter of the votes.

Details of voting will be kept secret. Write-in votes are permitted. No proxy votes are allowed; each voter must sign his own ballot.

I VOTE FOR

first-place


second-place


AND ENCLOSE THE SUM OF ____ AS A CONTRIBUTION TO TAFF.

Votes must reach one of the two administrators before March 1, 1965. The result of the election will be announced as soon as possible after this date.

EUROPEAN ADMINISTRATOR

Ethel Lindsay, 6 Langley Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey, Gt. Britain

AMERICAN ADMINISTRATOR

Wally Weber, Box 632, Huntsville, Alabama, 35804, USA

To be eligible to vote you must contribute a minimum of five shillings (5/-) or one dollar ($1.00) to the Fund, and have been active in science-fiction fandom prior to September, 1963. Contributions in excess of the minimum will be most gratefully accepted. Any normal form of currency, money orders or cheques should be payable to the Administrator receiving your ballot -- NOT, please, to TAFF.

If you think your name will not be known to the Administrators, please give here the name and address of a fan or fan group to whom you are known.






REPRODUCTIONS of this form are authorized and encouraged, provided the wording is reproduced verbatim.

Under no circumstances may a fan vote more than once or enter one candidate's name more than once on a ballot. Illegal ballots may be voided by the adminstrators.

Signed


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T.A.F.F.
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FAN FUND
CANDIDATES' PLATFORMS

Terry Carr

Since entering fandom in the late 1940's via the prozine letter columns and the Golden Gate Futurian Society, Terry has been a serious collector, clubfan, humorist, reviewer, carouser, con-committee member, satirist, and columnist. He co-edited FANAC, the news zine that won the 1959 Hugo, as well as publishing INNUENDO and other fanzines too humorous to mention. Today, in New York, he works closely with his old friend science fiction as Associate Editor of Ace Books -- and writes it on the side, while still remaining active in fandom. He might claim you could find a better TAFFman -- but you couldn't.

Nominated by: Walt Willis, Peter Mabey, Tom Perry, Avram Davidson, and Redd Boggs.

Bill Donaho

A Good Man -- with gavel at the rostrum, stencil at the typer, or wit (and wits) in company -- you name it; Bill's with it ... Reader-collector since 1935-40 ... Attendee of 7 Worldcons, 9 major regionals, numerous "conferences": Bill worked on NyConII, MetroconII; and on the current PacificonII Committee (also producers of the excellent Westercon'63) has demonstrated the ability and fortitude to take decisive action and stand firm under difficult circumstances.

Fanzines; member of FAPA, OMPA, Cult and (ex-)IPSO, Bill is best known for the fabulous HABAKKUK, which topped the 1960 Fanac Poll and ranked high among 1961 Hugo-nominees.

Vote DONAHO (indorsed by responsible elements of all branches of fandom) and Get the Most For Your Money!

Nominated by: Ella Parker, Larry and Noreen Shaw, Terry Jeeves, Don Ford, and F.M. and Elinor Busby.

Jock Root

... member LASFS, Fanoclasts, Fantasy Film Club, others ... ten Worldcons and five Regionals ... Cry letterhack ... plays poker, diplomacy, bridge and other (less specific) games ... loves to talk ... Art Show judge at Chi and Oakland ... guitarist and filksong maker ("Travelcon Calypso" etc.) ... book reviews in Shaggy ... "Come on over for a cup of coffee, and I'll tell you what I think" ... camera bug: promises several pages of photos in TAFF report ... loves to talk ... Costume Ball prizes at DC and Chi ... fierce black beard ... been reading SF for twenty years ... loves to talk ... "A good hobby is a way of life."

Nominated by: Dave Kyle, Dick Lupoff, Phil Rogers, Thomas Schluck, and Bjo Trimble.