I voted for Berry, Goichberg, and Haring.  To me those 3 have shown the most to get dones what needsto be done to straighten out the USCF mess.  At first i was shocked at what was going on with the USCF, and then i thought why should the USCF be immune to greed, and power like everything else in this woirld.  But no matter what, its so very said to see this great game being torn apart by greed, and power.

How do you vote?

I got a ballot in the current issue of Chess Life, which apparently not all  USCF members receive in the mail.  See if you can get one off the website.

 If you are 16 or older, you shold have received a ballot attached to the latest issue of Chess Life.  Fill it out and mail it back in

I don't get chess life, I have the online only membership.

I haven't seen a chess life in months. Why won't they deliver it to me???

benjoman, I'm not certain who would be the best choice for running the USCF would be, but I'd like to respond to a few of your points.

Number 4:

On one hand, It may be true that electing Polgar would end her lawsuit against the USCF, resolving that issue in the cheapest possible way for the USCF. On the other hand, that has to be one of the dirtiest campaign ideas in the history of free elections.  Sue the office your running for to give the constituents a reason to vote for you? It's not much of a campaign promise to save the organization money by not suing it, sheesh.

Number 2:

What are the plausible stakes of Onischuk and Shulman in this election? You claim the only plausible stakes are the well being of the organization. I will suggest there are others. Onischuk and Shulman are professional chess players, their first priority is making money. The best way to do this is for there to be well funded closed invitationals in the US such as the US championship. The next best way is to be sponsored by their home federation to play internationally. I am in favor of supporting our top players, it builds the reputation of chess in the US and is good for overall chess in the US. But let's be clear, these guys want to spend the USCF's money -- your money (where else does it come from but dues and rating fees?) -- on themselves. Don't be so sure these guys don't have a reason to believe a Polgar run USCF wouldn't be particularly supportive to their needs.

Number 3:

Bill Goichberg has no real accomplishments? The man essentially invented scholastic chess, the largest source of memberships in the USCF. He also created the Continental Chess Association which runs the largest annual tournaments in the country (including the World Open).

Unless you have a canary or need to freeze some fish, why would you want or need Chesslife?

Wow, you guys are constructive and helpful today. He would like to get a chess life at least because that seems the easiest say to have gotten a ballot.

The USCF decided recently they could save money by converting many regular membership types to online memberships. This means you don't get the magazine mailed to you, you have to go online for the content. As far as I know there wasn't really an anouncement about this. I think you can request to receive the magazine.

I don't know how this thread got hijacked so quickly, but what do you expect for an international publication? They have to ship it there, you know.

Thanks for your input.  It's worth pointing out that Polgar is not a candidate in the current election.  She is a member of the board at present, and I do not know whether her term expires this August or at a later time.  My argument for electing the reformers is about what will benefit the USCF, not Ms. Polgar.  

I know that Shulman has promoted chess in this country through his camp and by writing a book.  I seriously doubt his endorsement of the reformers has to do with his financial interests.  At any rate, no one is going to get rich as a result of these elections.  

 you pissed off your postman...

I am going the opposite way. I am voting for Jim Berry. He is one of the people who saved the US Championship several years ago by running it.I am also voting for Ruth Haring.

I have a hard time supporting someone who is suing the organization they are on the Board off. I think Truong and Polgar were not above board when they ran (never announced they were husband/wife) also have not cooperated with providing information pertaining to the law suits.

Having said all this, the USCF is in big trouble and may not survive. I am just hoping my Life Membership stays good a little while longer.

 But how much does New in Chess cost per issue there?

According to this, the current state of the USCF is Tennessee.