[Board] charter member elections

[Anita Graser]

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Taking a chance to round up outstanding activities from prior board
> meetings - we have the following scheduled for march:
>
>    - Motion: Establish the fixed date of charter and board member
>    election.
>
>
​If we want to have all aspects decided upon 3-4 ​months before the
election, it seems more realistic to have the election after FOSS4G than in
June (since the holiday season should be avoided).

How about October, when everyone is back from holidays?

Best wishes,
Anita




>
>    -
>    - Motion: Decide charter member election process by March not here now
>
> Here is the section of the f2f mins:
>
> Review Election process
>>
>>    - VC: Report past processes
>>
>>
>>    - Last year, we adopted new rule allowing negative vote
>>
>>
>>    - MS: Discussion always starts August.
>>
>>
>>    - Some discussion about how to avoid hostile take-over
>>
>>
>>    - Very unlikely there would be any hostile take-over
>>
>>
>>    - But practically very vulnerable to hostile take-over. So, need to
>>    consider how to prevent that.
>>
>>
>>    - Under current charter member election process, anybody could
>>    recommend charter member. In this case how could check his/her real
>>    intention?
>>
>>
>>    - Board need to decide whether limit the number of charter member or
>>    limit number of percentage?
>>
>>
>>    - It should be informed 3~4 months earlier before election begins.
>>
>>
>>    - August is not good time to carry out election because of FOSS4G in
>>    August.
>>
>>
>>    - Can we have election in June? (JG)
>>
>>
>>    - Can we have election after FOSS4G? (DF)
>>
>>
>>    - Motion(JG): Decide charter member election process by March not
>>    here now
>>
>>
>>    - Second(AG)
>>
>>
>>    - Motion passed
>>
>>
>>    - Motion: Establish fixed date of charter and board member
>>    election(MS)?
>>
>>
>>    - Vasile Seconded
>>
>>
>>    - Motion Passed
>>
>> --
> Jody Garnett
>
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