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<p>Dear Vasile (and All)</p>
<p>greetings from Buenos Aires where I am for representing OSGeo at FOSS4G Argentina. </p>
<p>As pointed out by many, and with excellent motivations, that I don't repeat, the election must go ahead. </p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>Da:</b> Discuss <discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> per conto di Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz><br>
<b>Inviato:</b> luned́ 23 ottobre 2017 02:24<br>
<b>A:</b> Vasile Craciunescu; discuss@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Oggetto:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] withdrawal from Board election</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Vasile,<br>
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+1. You have my full support for this course of action.<br>
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I am not aware of any voting system that permits withdrawal of a <br>
candidate during the voting period. In my view, withdrawal during the <br>
voting period is out of order. Should the candidate be elected, the <br>
candidate may then formally resign. This will not be the CRO's problem.<br>
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If a vacancy occurs immediately after a board election, I urge the board <br>
to use their authority to appoint as the replacement board member the <br>
unsuccessful candidate with the most votes. This would be in order, be <br>
in accord with the bylaws, and in keeping with the spirit of the <br>
election. Voters are no more disadvantaged than if they had voted for an <br>
unsuccessful candidate.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Ben.<br>
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On 23/10/17 02:19, Vasile Craciunescu wrote:<br>
> Dear all,<br>
> <br>
> Please accept my apologies for the delayed reply. I was heavily involved <br>
> in organizing the 20th edition of FOSS4G Romania [1].<br>
> <br>
> I will try to express my opinion on what was said here and the board <br>
> mailing list.<br>
> <br>
> 1. Neighter CRO or the Board cannot refuse Jeff's request to withdraw <br>
> from the elections. In the absence of a specific rule, this is a <br>
> unilateral act which does not require the CRO/Board acceptance in order <br>
> to be valid. So, is up to Jeff to decide, based on people feedback, if <br>
> he maintains his request or not.<br>
> <br>
> 2. We cannot remove Jeff's name from the voting ballot for at least two <br>
> reasons. First one if of technical nature. LimeSurvey, the tool used for <br>
> the electronic voting system, does not allow such changes in a running <br>
> survey. Second, it is not correct/moral to change the list. Almost half <br>
> of our charter members voted already based on that list and, actually, <br>
> this is the main problem. Jeff's withdrawal has the potential to affect <br>
> the result of this elections. We will never know where his votes could <br>
> go and we have no clue how his decision will impact the votes that are <br>
> still to come. Unfortunately, I see no good solution for the situation.<br>
> <br>
> My proposal to the Board and the OSGeo charter members is to leave the <br>
> list as it is and make sure that the people that did not vote yet are <br>
> aware of Jeff's request to withdraw from the Board elections. I can <br>
> insert the information in the reminder mail that I'm planing to submit <br>
> tonight/Monday morning.<br>
> <br>
> Best,<br>
> Vasile<br>
> CRO 2017<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> [1] <a href="http://www.geo-spatial.org/osgeo/bucuresti2017">http://www.geo-spatial.org/osgeo/bucuresti2017</a><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 10/21/17 3:34 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:<br>
>> Dear CRO,<br>
>><br>
>> Please accept my withdrawal from the Board election. I am sorry to <br>
>> cause all of the problems so clearly explained by so many here <br>
>> publicly this election.<br>
>><br>
>> I wish to take the time now to thank all of the candidates for <br>
>> volunteering their time for the OSGeo community.<br>
>><br>
>> Yours,<br>
>><br>
>> -Jeff McKenna<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> _______________________________________________<br>
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Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz><br>
Director<br>
Transient Software Limited <<a href="http://transient.nz/">http://transient.nz/</a>><br>
New Zealand<br>
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