Bob, the only way to get a slight increase in member involvement would be to have a scandal at Muncie big enough to cause a financial meltdown there.....enough to where the insurance bill can no longer be paid. Until things get real dire, the average guy just wants to fly.
I think the safe quards for nominations are there to prevent a leader of a special interest group [with a unified mass of votes] from taking over at Muncie. Even with those safe guards in place, they can be breached.