simplyvoting.comClub Tahoe Election FAIL
SV conducted an election in April of 2025 for Club Tahoe Resort. It allowed an individual who was the subject of a Recall Item on the ballot & up for election on the ballot to have complete control of the entire thing. It also allowed him to anonymously vote hundreds of "votes" for unowned, non fees paying weeks, in violation of our bylaws, general common sense.ethics and his own promises. This was brought to the attention of SV via numerous owners -none of whom received a response.
SV's "Code of Ethics":
In recognition of the importance of democratic decision making, and in accepting a personal obligation to the company, its customers and the voting communities we serve, do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and professional conduct and agree:
to do all that is possible to protect the accuracy, integrity and secrecy of the vote; (Except Simply Voting allowed Marc Pearl, who was on the ballot for recall, to exclusively control the election from start to finish and solely provide a roster of owners allegedly qualified to vote to Simply Voting, who in return did no due diligence)
to conduct ourselves with impartiality and to never express or imply anything but a neutral attitude towards any candidate or position in a voting event; (Except Simply Voting allowed Marc Pearl, who was on the ballot for recall, to endorse certain candidates without allowing resumes/bios from others. In the explanation of how a board of 7 would be elected versus a board of 5 or 3, the letter stated that the top vote getters would be elected (5 if expanded to 7, 1 if kept at 5 despite being a board of actually 4, and 1 if reduced to 3) yet this self-serving statement failed to take into account if either Marc Pearl and/or Gloria DeAlba were recalled.)
to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest whenever possible, and to disclose them to affected parties when they do exist; (Except Simply Voting never disclosed to the ownership any conflict of interest of being employed and election materials controlled by a board that consisted of Marc Pearl and Gloria De Alba, who were on the ballot for recall, and Keith Wilson and Don Wall, who were on the ballot to be re-elected.)
to reject bribery in all its forms;
to be honest and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on available data;
to seek outcomes that a reasonable person would call just, evenhanded and non-arbitrary; (Except Simply Voting failed to review its own election results and question large, unsubstantiated voting blocks, that only supported the interests of Marc Pearl, Gloria DeAlba, Keith Wilson, and Don Wall, which were voting irregularities at best and fraud at worst, that could only reasonably have occurred by votes that this board allowed to take place.
to go to great lengths to keep commitments, to not make promises that cannot be kept, and to not make promises on behalf of the company without having the authority to do so; It is unclear whether Simply Voting failed to timely deliver election materials per the By-Laws of CT or were given an improper date by Marc Pearl. It is also unclear whether Simply Voting failed to provide a greater time span in which to vote, particularly for those wishing to do so by mail, or that was dictated to by Marc Pearl. It it unclear whether Simply Voting intentionally provided a geographically unrealistic address in New York for the return of mail in ballots given the imposed short time constraints, or that was dictated to by Marc Pearl.)
to seek and accept honest criticism of technical work, to acknowledge and correct errors; (Simply Voting has not addressed any possible voting irregularities and has refused to address the unsubstantiated voting blocks that occurred under its watch, if in fact there were errors on its part)
to treat fairly all persons regardless of such factors as race, religion, gender, disability, age, or national origin; (Simply Voting did not address, and perhaps that was not conveyed by Marc Pearl, the advanced age of the owners at Club Tahoe and their lack of tech skills that might prevent them from voting online. Providing a few days to mail in a ballot to New York from potentially thousands of miles away was neither a realistic nor viable option for many.)
to avoid injuring others, their property, reputation, or employment by false or malicious action; (By failing to confirm or deny the voting irregularities, Simply Voting has served to not only damage its own reputation but also potentially that of the board members, as owners of Club Tahoe are left to speculate as to the responsible parties for the election fraud.
to do all that is possible to protect confidential and personal information received in the course of business;
to strive towards accomplishing the company’s mission: achieving excellence in providing secure, trustworthy, and efficient e-democracy solutions for the organizations we serve; The election results delivered by Simply Voting have only established that these self-serving statements are completely untrue. The unexplained voting blocks have called into serious doubt the security of the election, the trustworthiness of the results, and given the untimeliness of the election materials and the narrow time constraints in which to vote as caused and imposed by Simply Voting, this company's mission has not only not been accomplished, but it has been an abject failure.)
to live up to this code of ethics, even when confronted by personal, professional and social risks, as well as economic pressures. (To date, despite overwhelming evidence of unjustifiable voting blocks cast in the election and the undeniable fact that it allowed Marc Pearl, on the ballot for recall, to dictate the election from start to finish, Simply Voting has absolutely bowed to economic pressure to acquiesce to the wishes of their sole point of contact, who happens to also be the payer of their bill.)
