Re: Elections
- From: Jeff Waugh <jdub perkypants org>
- To: Glynn Foster <Glynn Foster Sun COM>
- Cc: Vincent Untz <vincent vuntz net>, membership-committee gnome org, board gnome org
- Subject: Re: Elections
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:51:15 +1000
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Just out of curiousity, what is a 'casual' referendum?
We don't actually have to do a referendum to change the voting process at
all, but a few meetings ago, we felt it was the right thing to do. It's not
binding at all, just a more official form of feedback.
Obviously, speaking for myself, I actually think we should go ahead with
anonymous voting. I mean, no one has cared about the voting system before,
and that was just hacked together at the start of the foundation. A lot of
people haven't even seen the script, or wanted to.
Hrm, I remember quite a few people doing test runs after the elections for
each year. I know I have. ;)
I just don't think a change in process warrants a full referendum,
especially since our bylaws say that the membership-committee are in
control, having been appointed by the board.
Sure, however:
- We decided to have a less-formal referendum to decide, because there was
both positive and negative feedback on the list, and it seems fair.
- While the *process* has been delegated to the membership committee, the
entire responsibility and decision making process for elections and
voting procedures is not 100% in their hands without guidance of the
board. Otherwise they wouldn't be a committee of the board, and we'd be
knee deep in poo.
Not much else other than that. I guess if we're all in disagreement we
could just hold a quick referendum *before* the elections. We have
plenty of time to do this it seems. I still stand that we should just
use the JFDI principle ;)
We don't have plenty of time [1], which was the whole reason this topic was
brought up and argued again.
- Jeff
[1] Unless we have the vote during the run-up period, which seems okayish I
guess.
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