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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.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>No, this is completely off. If a candidate withdraws during an election, you should declare the current ballot void and start a new one without the withdrawn candidate. <br></div><div> </div><div>Leaving the ballot running, but telling people who have not voted yet that one candidate has withdrawn is *unfair* to those who already voted. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I would hope that running a ballot is low-enough cost that this doesn't have a cost impact, unlike a paper election!</div><div><br></div>If Jeff had been elected to the board and then resigned the day after the election then I assume there's regulations for having new by-elections for vacant seats, but this situation is not the same. <br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Barry</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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>
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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 publicly<br>
> 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>
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