WHAT IS GUFF? The Get Under Fan Fund (known in alternate years as the Get-up-and-over Fan Fund) was established in 1979 to further contacts between European and Australian fandom by bringing a well-known and popular fan from one hemisphere to attend a convention in the other. GUFF exists solely through the support of fandom. The candidates are voted for by interested fans all over the world and each vote is accompanied by a fee of not less than NLG 5, GBP 1.50 or A$ 4.00. These votes and the continued interest and generosity of fandom are what makes GUFF possible.
WHO MAY VOTE? Voting is open to anyone who has been active in fandom (fanzines, conventions, clubs, etc) prior to January 1990 and who contributes at least GBP 1.50 or the equivalent in another currency to the fund. Contributions in excess of this minimum are gratefully accepted. Voting is by secret ballot, only one vote per person is allowed, proxy votes are forbidden and you must sign your ballot. "Write-in" candidates are permitted. Cheques and money orders should be made payable to 'Roman Orszanski' if in A$, to 'Eve Harvey' if in GBP and to 'Roelof Goudriaan' if in NLG or US$. If you cannot provide these, any currency in notes will also be accepted.
DEADLINE Votes must reach the administrators by 31 January, 1992.
VOTING DETAILS GUFF uses a preferential ballot system, which guarantees an automatic run-off and majority win. Rank the candidates in order of your preference. If the leading first-place candidate does not get a majority of the total votes cast, the first-place votes of the lowest-ranking candidate are dropped and the second-place votes on those ballots are then counted. The process goes on until one candidate has a majority. It is therefore important to vote for second, third, etc. on your ballot.
HOLD OVER FUNDS This choice, similar to No Award in the Hugo Award balloting, gives the voter the chance to vote for no GUFF trip in 1992, should the candidates not appeal to them or if they feel that GUFF should slow down the frequency of its trips. Should Hold Over Funds receive a majority of votes on the final ballot no GUFF trip will be awarded.
DONATIONS GUFF needs continuous donations of money and material to be auctioned in order to exist. If you are ineligible to vote or don't feel qualified to vote, why not donate anyway? As important as donations is publicity – in fanzines, letters, convention literature and by word of mouth – to increase voter participation and fandom's overall awareness of GUFF.
THE CANDIDATES Each candidate has promised, barring acts of god, to travel to the 1992 Australian National Convention in Sydney, if elected, has posted a non-refundable bond, and has provided 5 nominations and a platform. The platform and nominators are detailed overleaf.
VOTES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
EUROPE: Roelof Goudriaan AUSTRALASIA: Roman Orszanski Caan van Necklaan 63 PO Box 131 2281 BB Rijswijk (ZH) Marden, SA 5070 the Netherlands. Australia.
CANDIDATES' PLATFORM[S] FOR GUFF 1992
Eva Hauser
I am a Czechoslovak fan, editor and writer. I write BIOPUNK stories which are (according to some people) disgusting. I like to write funny articles for fanzines. Unfortunately, I can't write anything funny in English. I am also very fond of discussions – about society, the future, feminism, the environment, literature etc.
Nominators: John Foyster, Jenny Glover, Ian Mackereth, Cyril Simsa, and Bridget Wilkinson.
Bridget Wilkinson
acquired a knowledge of European fandom through Fans Across The World, where she also learned how to tie knots in red tape, and how to raise funds. She hasn't yet learned how to duck under the table fast enough, which is why she ended up becoming treasurer of the European SF Society. Known from her FATW newsletter and "Worlds Apart", her fan writing has made erratic appearances in respected places. She has been a member of The Womens' Periodical (an amateur press association) for several years. Having discovered how room parties run all over Europe, it's time to check out the Australians'.
Nominators: Justin Ackroyd, Paulina Braiter, Piotr Cholewa, Elzbieta Gepfert, and Roger Weddall.
I VOTE FOR (rank 1, 2, 3 etc)
( ) Eva Hauser SIGNATURE: _________________________________ ( ) Bridget Wilkinson NAME & ADDRESS: ____________________________ ( ) Hold Over Funds ____________________________________________ ( ) _________ (Write-in) ____________________________________________ I enclose ______ as a donation to GUFF (Make A$ cheques payable to 'Roman Orszanski', GBP cheques payable to 'Eve Harvey' and US$ and NLG cheques payable to 'Roelof Goudriaan'.)
If you think your name may not be known to the administrators and that your vote might be disqualified, please give the name & address of a fan (not a fan group, a candidate or their nominators) to whom you are known:_________________
Reproduction of this sheet is encouraged provided that the text is reprinted verbatim. Anyone doing so should substitute their name here: Roelof Goudriaan.