[Board] Current election cycle discussion

[Jody Garnett]

Early I spoke up when I was concerned our delay on recognizing new members
would disrupt the ongoing election. This was explicitly the responsibility
of the board and I was careful to ask the CRO and follow their lead.

I would like to ask the board if we should extend any kind of support to
our CRO this week. This election has had hit a number of bumps on the road
and I feel bad that so much is being asked if our CRO.

A) Do nothing, understanding that our CRO is handling things well and has
our trust (this is of course assumed)

B) Explicitly state to reaffirm for our members that the CRO is doing a
difficult job and has our trust.

C) Ask if the CRO wishes any assistance, even if our capacity is reduced.

This is not that fun a discussion, and only half our board is realistically
available.  We have also accepted the CRO’s comittment and balance our
respect for their integrity and our concern for this election placing more
responsibility and attention on their role then usual.

I thought it would be better to start this email thread here, rather than
subject the CRO and board members to another round of questions on discuss.
I suspect some of the questions arise from a misunderstanding of the
influence that board has, especially in the case of elections which very
carefully a hands off affair.
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Jody Garnett
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