<div dir="ltr">I would be willing to give it a shot.<div><br></div><div>Dirk here is a <a href="http://chickennation.com/website_stuff/cant-waste-vote/web-700-cant-waste-vote-SINGLE-IMAGE.png">comic</a> from australia so it is blunt. It allows voters a way out of choosing between their heart and their head.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 October 2017 at 06:26, Dirk Frigne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dirk.frigne@geosparc.com" target="_blank">dirk.frigne@geosparc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Jeff,<br>
Andy,<br>
<br>
What do you mean by RCV/PR?<br>
<br>
not clear for me.<br>
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On 17-10-17 15:12, Jeff McKenna wrote:<br>
> Interesting Andy, I can see how that RCV/PR/ranking could help better<br>
> representation from our local chapters. I think after the dust settles<br>
> on this election, we should all then take a deep breath and sit back and<br>
> analyze this 2017 election process, and together (as Charter members)<br>
> make a proposal for future elections - I'd prefer to see this proposal<br>
> happen in the next month, while it is still fresh in all of our minds -<br>
> Andy it would be great to have your input on this.<br>
><br>
> PS. happy to be a part of the OSGeo animal kingdom (reference to the<br>
> video in Andy's link ha)<br>
><br>
> -jeff<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 2017-10-17 9:47 AM, Andy Anderson wrote:<br>
>> So I could make this a fourth question. What are the candidates<br>
>> perspectives on using RCV/PR to increase representation from The Rest<br>
>> of the World?<br>
>><br>
>> — Andy<br>
>><br>
>>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 11:23 PM, Andy Anderson <<a href="mailto:aanderson@amherst.edu">aanderson@amherst.edu</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:aanderson@amherst.edu">aanderson@amherst.edu</a>><wbr>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> We should consider using ranked-choice voting with proportional<br>
>>> representation [1] instead of the current at-large system of electing<br>
>>> the board. It will ensure majority rule but also provide<br>
>>> representation of larger minority interests.<br>
>>><br>
>>> — Andy<br>
>>><br>
>>> [1] <a href="http://www.fairvote.org/fair_representation#ranked_choice_voting_pr" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fairvote.org/fair_<wbr>representation#ranked_choice_<wbr>voting_pr</a><br>
>>><br>
>>>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 10:50 PM, Ravi Kumar<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:manarajahmundry2015@gmail.com">manarajahmundry2015@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:manarajahmundry2015@gmail.com">manarajahmundry2015@<wbr>gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Hi,<br>
>>>> "1 Board member from every continent"<br>
>>>> Representation from the (rest of) World on OSGeo Board.. This was<br>
>>>> discussed several times earlier..<br>
>>>> The would be incumbents, may tilt and give us a solution in the near<br>
>>>> future..<br>
>>>> Cheers<br>
>>>> Ravi Kumar<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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