2010-01-21

Why do fewer than one in five engineers vote?


In PEO Council, a member’s representation in some regions is worth eight times that of a similar member who lives in the East Central region. An unbalanced system cannot reflect a true view of the profession. Why does PEO not have a democratic system that provides fair and equal representation for all members?

How can PEO call itself self-regulating when fewer than one in five engineers vote? I look upon this as a failure of PEO to productively engage our members.

I would really like to see an improvement in our sub-15% voting rate.
If members views were taken seriously, they would be more involved. I would like to see the "self" be put back into "self-regulation".
Posted by Denis at 11:40 AM

1 comment:

  1. tankhouse03 February, 2010

    They don't vote because they don't participate. They hold a license either to practice legally or for notional status but see no utility in any further involvement. PEO must reach out and engage this "submerged" membership (bottom of the iceberg), most likely by Chapter activity that is useful and entertaining to engineers.

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