<font color="#330099"><font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">+1 Bollow, that is indeed a valid point.<br><br><font>Gideon Rop<br><font>DotConnectAfrica</font><br></font></font></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Norbert Bollow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch" target="_blank">nb@bollow.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
After a bit of reflection, I now also support this proposed amendment.<br>
I have come to the conclusion that our coordinator elections will be<br>
more reliable in choosing a good coordinator if the votes that count<br>
towards one or the other candidate are votes that are based on an<br>
actual preference, rather than votes that are only cast with the<br>
objective of fulfilling a requirement of having voted.<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
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Ginger Paque <<a href="mailto:ginger@paque.net">ginger@paque.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I support these amendments as well. Thanks Avri.<br>
> Ginger<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 9 January 2013 15:06, Fouad Bajwa <<a href="mailto:fouadbajwa@gmail.com">fouadbajwa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > I support the amendments made below. I am also in favor of<br>
> > encouraging improvements to meet the demand of present and future<br>
> > needs.<br>
> ><br>
> > -- best<br>
> ><br>
> > Fouad<br>
> ><br>
> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@acm.org">avri@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Amendments to the Charter<br>
> > ><br>
> > > This charter can be amended at any time as proposed by no fewer<br>
> > > than ten<br>
> > (10) members and as approved by no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the<br>
> > members of the IGC. The membership requirements for amending the<br>
> > charter are based on the most currently available voters list. In<br>
> > amending the charter, everyone who voted in the previous election<br>
> > will be deemed a member for amending the charter.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > ----------<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Currently the charter <<a href="http://igcaucus.org/charter" target="_blank">http://igcaucus.org/charter</a>> reads as:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > "<br>
> > > As part of the voting process the voter must personally ascertain<br>
> > > that<br>
> > they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described<br>
> > elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting<br>
> > information (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter form<br>
> > in order to vote). The decision to self-identify as a member of the<br>
> > IGC is a personal decision based on the criteria defined. A list of<br>
> > the self-defined member-voters will be published after the election<br>
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> > ><br>
> > > "<br>
> > > Changes proposed:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > 1. Indicate that the affirmation is prior to the vote and not<br>
> > > part of<br>
> > the vote.<br>
> > > 2. require that all ballot include the ability to abstain.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > "<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Prior to voting the prospective voter must personally ascertain<br>
> > > that<br>
> > they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described<br>
> > elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting<br>
> > information (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter form<br>
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