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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I think it looks good. In the unlikely event of a tie, would there be a runoff between tied candidates? <BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Chris Holmes<BR>
To: board@board.osgeo.org<BR>
Sent: Fri Feb 24 13:52:29 2006<BR>
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Board] The next round of board members<BR>
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This texted is posted to wiki:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Proposed_Board_Election_Procedure">http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Proposed_Board_Election_Procedure</A><BR>
Feel free to tinker with it directly there.<BR>
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On that text I changed the vote@board.osgeo.org list to be readable only<BR>
by the secretary and designated board member(s), as it was noted that a<BR>
closed voting is a bit more comfortable for those worried about<BR>
offending people they didn't vote for.<BR>
<BR>
Chris<BR>
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Chris Holmes wrote:<BR>
> Frank has tagged me to shepard the next round of board elections. Thanks<BR>
> so much for taking the lead on the members Frank. I'm going to write up<BR>
> a proposal for the process here, we can refine the details, and<BR>
> hopefully get it passed by the board on Monday.<BR>
><BR>
> ---<BR>
> The nomination process will open Thursday, March 2nd. The votes of<BR>
> members are due on Monday, so the announcement should go out Tuesday.<BR>
> We'll leave wednesday in case something goes wrong, and to give the new<BR>
> members a chance to be notified and the like.<BR>
><BR>
> Nominations should be sent directly to the discuss@osgeo.org list. This<BR>
> is to make the process more open, and so that everyone knows who else<BR>
> has been nominated. This also can open the door for a bit of discussion<BR>
> about people's merits and qualifications by members of the list.<BR>
><BR>
> Nominators must get approval from their nominee before sending their<BR>
> name to the discuss list. The board (me) will check with them to<BR>
> confirm that they do accept the nomination, to avoid having to turn it<BR>
> down in a public forum. I will also confirm that they are willing to<BR>
> take on a workload of 8 hrs/week (which will also be made clear in the<BR>
> initial email, I'll work on drafting it soon).<BR>
><BR>
> Non-voting members (nvms) should be encouraged to contribute to the<BR>
> discuss list, make their voice heard on the list. Being a voting member<BR>
> just means you get to actually vote, but the process of nomination and<BR>
> discussion should be open to all, nvms can get a say in the process by<BR>
> publicly saying who they would support.<BR>
><BR>
> The nomination period will last until Tuesday, March 7th. I will<BR>
> compile a html document of all candidates, and include relevant<BR>
> discussion on merits from the discuss list. This list will be posted by<BR>
> Wednesday, March 8th<BR>
><BR>
> Votes will be due Monday, March 13th. Each member will have four votes<BR>
> that they can distribute, from all to one candidate to one per each<BR>
> candidates. Votes will be sent to a vote@board.osgeo.org, where Rich<BR>
> Steele (as secretary) and I will tally. This will be an open list,<BR>
> though only voting members may post to it.<BR>
><BR>
> The first full board meeting will hopefully occur Monday, March 20th.<BR>
> This should give the new board members to read through the archive, and<BR>
> for all of us to sync up the best time to meet.<BR>
><BR>
> Thoughts?<BR>
><BR>
> Chris<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
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Chris Holmes<BR>
The Open Planning Project<BR>
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