Likely violation of Sierra Club Standing Rules
and California law

NEWS FLASH: Judge James L. Warren (grandson of Chief Justice Earl Warren) finds a "likelihood of success" that club members will prove that Sierra Club President Larry Fahn, fellow old guard board members, and Sierra Club Chief Executive Officer Carl Pope violated Sierra Club Standing Rules and laws of California by depriving Dick Lamm, Frank Morris, David Pimentel and other petition candidates of "equal time" in this election! Post election challenge of election results by club members likely.

As stated by Judge Warren:

"I do believe that there is probably going to be a pretty good chance of success on the merits with respect to the claim that the Sierra Club has not properly given equal time to all of the candidates... I think that it's very possible on a likelihood of success that plaintiffs will demonstrate that those [the Mayhue article and the urgent election notice] violate various sections of the Corporations Code and of the Sierra Club standing rules."

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, HONORABLE JAMES L. WARREN, JUDGE, DEPARTMENT NO. 301, April 14, 2004. REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS - Case No. 429277 - CLUB MEMBERS FOR AN HONEST ELECTION vs. SIERRA CLUB

Protect the democracy and fairness
we value in the Sierra Club

In the past two elections we, the members of the Sierra Club, elected five strong pro-democracy, independent directors to represent us on the Sierra Club Board of Directors. Since joining the board they have found that our beloved David Brower was all too correct when he observed that the Board "is fiddling while the earth burns."

These five independent directors have done their best to bring needed change to the Board and to hold the chief executive officer accountable to the members. But they are meeting fierce resistance and the future of our Club now hangs in the balance.

We need more reform minded directors who will support grassroots activists in chapters and local groups. More Directors who will fight alongside grassroots members to protect our wild lands and wetlands, to stop the pollution of our air and water, to address the problem of unsustainable population growth here and abroad, and above all, to defeat George W. Bush.

Five such candidates are running for the board this year: Roy van de Hoek, Dick Lamm, Kim McCoy, David Pimentel and Frank Morris. Our Club deserves a fair election with a level playing field and an end to negative campaigning. Please vote for these five candidates so they can help restore integrity, leadership and a grassroots environmental perspective to the Sierra Club Board. Your vote is needed now more than ever.

See the quick run down on false claims made in the 2004 election materials and other publications.

Please see background information and the real story of what is going on in this election.