Re: Elections

[Jody Goldberg <jody gnome org>]

On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 01:22:45PM +0200, Vincent Untz wrote:
> I clearly prefer anonymous voting. I'm sure we can find some time to
> organize this referendum, but this requires starting it really soon now
> (it has to end before November 21st, when the ballots for the elections
> go out). The question is whether this quickly-organized referendum might
> be seen as a way to discretly establish anonymous voting during the
> elections, or not.
>
> Referendum is technically possible, but it might not be a wise thing to
> do it during the elections. This last part should be evaluated by the
> board and not by the membership committee.

Do we have a conclusion on this ?

I don't recall ever hearing a proposal to have the referendum before
the election.  The thought was to have it either as an extension to
the election, or afterwards whichever was less work for the
membership committee.