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<div>Ginger is very direct. And that is the diplomatic approach.</div>
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<div>Bless her each time.</div>
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Ginger Paque <ginger@paque.net> wrote:<br>
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<div>I agree with you in principle, Ian, but I think we are more likely to get progress and agreement if we go piece by piece, than if we try to do it as a complete reform package. I suggest that we continue to gather support for these amendments, and then
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 9 January 2013 15:24, Ian Peter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com" target="_blank">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>while I having no problem with this wording, I would prefer if we are going through charter amendments that we do so taking into account the charter reform group recommendations as well (as mentioned by Jeremy recently). In other words, lets do the whole
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="ginger@paque.net" href="mailto:ginger@paque.net" target="_blank">
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:15 AM</div>
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<div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="avri@acm.org" href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. Voting. Needs signatories</div>
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<div>I support these amendments as well. Thanks Avri.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 9 January 2013 15:06, Fouad Bajwa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com" target="_blank">fouadbajwa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I support the amendments made below. I am also in favor of encouraging<br>
improvements to meet the demand of present and future needs.<br>
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On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org" target="_blank">avri@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Amendments to the Charter<br>
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> This charter can be amended at any time as proposed by no fewer than ten (10) members and as approved by no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the IGC. The membership requirements for amending the charter are based on the most currently available
voters list. In amending the charter, everyone who voted in the previous election will be deemed a member for amending the charter.<br>
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> Currently the charter <<a href="http://igcaucus.org/charter" target="_blank">http://igcaucus.org/charter</a>> reads as:<br>
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> As part of the voting process the voter must personally ascertain that they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting information (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter
form in order to vote). The decision to self-identify as a member of the IGC is a personal decision based on the criteria defined. A list of the self-defined member-voters will be published after the election with the results of the election.<br>
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> 1. Indicate that the affirmation is prior to the vote and not part of the vote.<br>
> 2. require that all ballot include the ability to abstain.<br>
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> Prior to voting the prospective voter must personally ascertain that they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting information (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter
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> All ballots will include the ability for voters to abstain on any choice included on the ballot.<br>
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