Re: GNOME Board of Directors Foundation Elections Spring 2009 - Preliminary results

[Julien Puydt <jpuydt gnome org>]

john palmieri a écrit :
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Dave Neary <dneary gnome org> wrote:
> > The way forward seems clear to me - the membership committee decides what
> > counting method will be used, announces it, and we count the election
> > according to that means. There doesn't need to be a crisis here.
> Deciding on the correct method after the elections seems a bit off to me.  A
> member who voted should know exactly how their vote is going to be counted
> before the ballot is cast.  If different methods reach different conclusions
> then that is a crisis because the membership committee would be free to
> choose the one which fits their agenda the most (not that I feel there is an
> agenda but the possibility leaves doubt on the validity of the results).

I would agree it's a problem if the method could be changed each time 
there is an election. But for a one-time decision, that's not a problem.

Consider it as a bug : we knew the votes would be counted using a more 
elaborate method than plain comparison of number of votes, but it wasn't 
100% clear which. Now it's clear, the bug is closed, let's move on!

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