Re: [ga] next voting options

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joop and all,

 NO Vice chair.  CO-Chair.

Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 05:40 a.m. 6/02/2007, Dominik Filipp wrote:
> >My options are more or less similar
> >
> >1. Elect a Chair and Co/Vice Chair with the chair being also a
> >Representative.
> >2. Elect a single Chair being also a Representative.
> >3. Elect a single Chair who does not represent us and acts more as
> >moderator.
> >
> >Options like 'others, decribe...' are confusing and should not be
> >considered.
>
> The first vote established that people still wanted an election. The
> various options were barely discussed prior .
> The consideration of a replacement chair (wrongly named co-chair) actually
> came up after the vote was already up when someone remembered how WG -E had
> floundered when the chair walked away. The comment box served usefully to
> gather additional options. This time we can be more exhaustive and there is
> no need for an "others,..describe"
>
> FoIlowing the discussed options may I propose:
>
> 1. Elect one neutral Chair to facilitate the debate.
> 2. Elect a neutral Chair to facilitate the debate and a Vice chair to
> replace him during absence.
> 3. Elect a Chair to facilitate the debate *and* to act as spokesman or
> representative of the GA.
> 4. Elect a Chair and a Vice Chair to facilitate the debate *and* to act as
> spokesman or representative of the GA.
> 5. Elect a Chair and a co-Chair with unspecified division of tasks and powers.
>
> >We haven't specified the voting rules yet. What does valid voting look
> >like? When can the voting result be considered 'Yes/No' legitimate?
> >Maybe simple questions, but should be mentioned.
>
> Until there is a GA charter that includes valid voting rules we can only
> rely on reasonable common sense.
> A reasonable time to vote.(5 days)  Non-voters cannot invalidate the vote
> of those who vote.
>
> Before starting nominations and election, we will also need some consensus
> (and a vote) on election rules.
> Please try to formulate some.
>
> Let us all try to learn from what went wrong with icannatlarge.org
>
> --Joop--
> http://www.pollingbooth.info/generalassemblysignup/
>
> www.icannatlarge.com

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