Introducing DUFF: The Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) has been a success for many years. The Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF) will try to perform a similar service for Trans-Pacific excursions. Like TAFF, DUFF will be supported entirely by donations from fandom. TAFF is now a regular event. The future of DUFF will depend upon the success of this first campaign.
Who May Vote: Voting is open to anyone who was active in fandom (ie. fanzines, clubs, conventions, etc) prior to January 1971 and who contributes at least a dollar (or equivalent -- 40p) to the Fund. Contributions in excess of the minimum will be gratefully accepted. Only one vote per person is allowed, no proxy votes, and you must sign your ballot. Details of voting will be kept secret, write-ins are permitted. Money orders and cheques should be made payable to the administrators, not to DUFF.
Deadline: All votes must reach the administrators by May 31st, 1972.
Voting Details: With only two candidates, the one who receives a majority will win. DUFF uses the Australian system which guarantees an automatic run-off and a majority win. You rank the candidates in the exact order you wish to vote. If a number of write-in votes should keep the leading first place candidate from getting a majority, the first placed votes of the lowest ranking candidate are dropped and the second place votes on those ballots are counted. This process goes on until one candidate has a majority. It is therefore important to vote for 2nd and third place on your ballot if you wish to write in a candidate. It is also a waste of time to put one name in more than one place.
Donations: DUFF needs continuous donations of money and material (to be auctioned) in order to exist. If you are ineligible to vote, or do not feel qualified to vote, but wish to support the Fund and what .it stands for, you are encouraged to donate anyway.
Candidates: Each candidate has promised, barring acts of god, to travel to SYNCON 2, the 11th Australian Sf Convention, in Sydney, New South Wales, from Friday, August 11th, to Sunday, August 13th 1972. They have posted $5 bond and provided signed nominations, and platforms, which are reproduced on the other side of this sheet along with the ballot.
SEND BALLOTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO:
| John Foyster (Australian Administrator) PO Box 96 South Yarra Victoria 3141 |
Fred Patten (US Admin.) 11863 West Jefferson Blvd Culver City California 90230 |
Reproduction of this form is authorized and encouraged, provided that the text is reproduced verbatim. (Restormel Press Prod.)
LESLEIGH LUTTRELL: Lesleigh Luttrell has only been in fandom since 1966, but in the time since then she has made many friends and taken part in many fannish activities. She has been co-editor of two fanzines: the well-remembered Quark with her brother, Chris Couch, and currently Starling, with her husband, Hank. Lesleigh has assisted with several regional conventions and with the 69 Worldcon in St.Louis. Since 1968 she has been the Official Editor of APA-45, a leading sf amateur press association for younger fans. And always Lesleigh has been a devoted convention goer.
Nominated by: Leigh Edmonds and Lee Harding (Australia); Robert & Juanita Coulson, John Miesel, and Bob Tucker (North America).
ANDY PORTER: Reader-collector since 1957 with over 4000 books, many fanzines, actifan since 1961, Andy is familiar with all aspects of fandom. Publisher of SF Weekly, Algol, and Convention; attendee of 50+ regionals, 6 Worldcons; convention committee secretary of NYCON 3; member of New York Fanoclasts, FISTFA, Lunarians, LASFS, OSFA, WSFA, BSFS; USAgent for Ethel Lindsay, John Bangsund, 68 and 71 British Eastercons; past and present member of FAPA, SAPS, SFPA, APA F, APA L, TAPS (Apa Manager); active fan-artist and art collector; plugged Australia as early as the BayCon Programme Book; Assistant Editor of F&SF; all in all, the perfect American fan to send to Syncon 2!
Nominated by: John Bangsund and Paul Stevens (Australia); Dick Geis, Mike & Susan Glicksohn, and Steve Stiles (North America).
I vote for (list 1st, 2nd, etc):
.......... Lesleigh Luttrell .......... Andy Porter .......... (Write-in)
Enclosed is ........ donation to DUFF
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If you think your name may not be known to the administrators, in order to qualify for voting, please give the name and address of a fan or fan group to whom you are known:
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