Re: Suggestion for coming elections

["Quim Gil" <qgil gnome org>]

What happens when you get less than 7 people with votes?
On 10/16/07, Dave Neary <dneary free fr> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a suggestion for the coming board elections which I think might
> make things more interesting (and, coincidentally, better).
>
> We've always proceded by giving members N votes, where N is the number
> of seats available. What this results in is a very strong yes vote for
> one, two, maybe three people, and a tepid "meh, why not" for another few
> candidates. At least, that's my experience.
>
> I suggest that forcing people to choose more tightly who they're voting
> for would be a good thing. If there are 10 candidates, picking 7 from 10
> is no good. A few years ago, we had 12 candidates for 11 places. Picking
> 11 from 12 is a farce.
>
> Members could be limited to 3 votes, a nice balance between
> first-past-the-post and preferential voting.
>
> The number of seats stays the same, the election mode stays the same,
> from my reading of things, there is no need for any change to by-laws,
> all that's needed is a decision from the board as to how the election
> will be run.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave.
>
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> Dave Neary
> dneary free fr
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