Sounders FC Supporters Meeting Roundup

http://gosounders.com/2008/09/12/sounders-fc-supporters-meeting-roundup/

Sounders FC Supporter Group Meeting

http://gosounders.com/2008/08/27/sounders-fc-supporter-group-meeting/

Membership Council Voting Extended

http://gosounders.com/2008/08/12/membership-council-voting-extended/

First Sounders FC Council Member

http://gosounders.com/2008/08/05/first-sounders-fc-council-member/

Sounders FC Membership Council

When Drew Carey was here last month, he unveiled the Seattle Sounders FC Membership Council.

The details and ability to vote have been announced (the FAQs are here).

If you are a Seattle Sounders FC Season Ticket Holder, please support GoSounders.com and vote for

MIKE JACOBS

for the Sounders FC Membership Council.

You will need your Sounders FC Account # (which you were provided in your "Choose Your Sounders FC Season Tickets!" email).

Thanks.

Voting Procedures

• Prospective Council members can only be voted on by Members of the Association.
• Members wishing to vote a fellow member onto Council will send the person’s name to Sounders FC. 25 votes must be received for the prospective Council member to be ‘elected’ to Council.
• Each Member may vote only one person to Council. You will not be allowed to vote for multiple Council members. In addition, you may only send one vote (email) per prospective Council member.

Drew Carey and the Membership Association

Drew Carey showed up and began on-time at Kells today to give out the details of the Sounders FC Membership Association of which he is the chairperson.

The quick details:

• All Season Ticket Holders are members of the association. Everyone who wants to be a member, will have to pay $125
• The GM is up for election every 4 years, but if 20% of the Membership asks for a recall every year, a vote will be taken
• 50% +1 will vote out the GM (and only the GM) ... The Front Office hires, the Membership Fires
• There will be a Membership Council- Any member will participate in the Quarterly Meetings if 25 other members sponsor them.
• Members will have voting rights, discounts at the Team Store and Local establishments among other things including a newsletter.

Other Coverage...

• SoundersFC.com
• Seattle PI
• GoalSeattle Blog
• Indirect Kick
• MyNorthwest