August 6, 1989 Mr. James Crowley Director of Dog Events The American Kennel Club 51 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 Dear Mr. Crowley, In September of 1988 I counted the votes of the members of the Basenjis Club of America for having the American Kennel Club open the Stud Book to allow African Basenjis to be registered by the American Kennel Club and I also counted the votes for the new Basenji standard that included a revision that would allow Brindle to be an accepted color. The results of the voting follows: American Kennel Club Stud Book Ballots Received:342 Choice not circled: 1 Disallowed because of mailed late: 3 Actual votes counted:338 Votes FOR opening the Stud Book:249 Votes AGAINST opening the Stud Book: 89 Percentage of FOR votes:73.7% Percentage of AGAINST votes:26.3% Basenji Standard ballots returned which included the revision that would allow Brindle to be an accepted color:351 Choice not circled: 1 Disallowed because of mailed late: 3 Actual votes counted:347 Votes FOR allowing brindle:234 Votes AGAINST allowing brindle:113 Percentage of FOR votes:67.4% Percentage of AGAINST votes:32.6% If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely yours, Cynthia A. Horan, CPA Copyright © 1989 BCOA, All Rights Reserved. Transcribed for Web presentation by Troy J Shadbolt.