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<font face="Verdana">I don't know if I should weigh in, being
co-coordinator, but not running the election, but this is exactly
what I think: first I voted in the election, then I voted on the
charter.</font><br>
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On 9/29/2010 8:28 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi,
Interesting point.
Having just voted in an election, one could argue that the conditions of the charter had been met. Interesting cascade.
And on the spirit, this happened so quickly, within the two month margin for voting on an election, we can be confident no one joined the mailing list to mess with the charter.
So we might have both letter and spirit.
a.
On 29 Sep 2010, at 08:40, Paul Lehto wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 9/29/10, parminder <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net"><parminder@itforchange.net></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Paul, at this point the issue is not about one view against another, but
the letter of the charter of the IGC, which clearly has a different
eligibility criterion for voting in a charter amendment than any other
voting. It states that
"In amending the charter, everyone who voted in the previous
election will be deemed a member for amending the charter."
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I understand that's the language. But in order to conclude that
someone's vote is taken away, the language must be clear and
unequivocal. Here, those who voted in the previous election are
"deemed" members - it's automatic so to speak. There is no express
preclusion of others who can establish membership through means not
automatic in nature.
Thank you Parminder for your courtesy and respect regarding me and the
letter and spirit of the law. The letter and the spirit are why I
interpret it in the manner above, one should greatly hesitate and put
the burden of specificity on an interpretation that would result in
the denial of a voting right. If a Charter intended for a more
restricted class of Charter voters, it would typically (at least if
well drafted) state at the end of the sentence above something like
"and no others shall be deemed qualified voters by any means for the
purpose of amending the Charter."
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Paul R Lehto, J.D.
P.O. Box 1
Ishpeming, MI 49849
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lehto.paul@gmail.com">lehto.paul@gmail.com</a>
906-204-2334
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