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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/01/13 06:47, Deirdre Williams
      wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAMz5XN6xuOb1Km=NiZ09hsUp4BjoPAY0D=n+YPdDxiGfc5=ETA@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">My comment refers to point 5 below:
      <div><span
style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">"Before
          the initiation of the Voting eBallot, all voting members are
          requested to inform the IGC if they feel that there are other
          necessary amendments to be made to the  Charter and a period
          of 48 hours is given to allow members to respond."</span></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Is there any
          reason that we cannot deal with these amendments piecemeal?</font></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Avri has made
          a powerful and convincing proposal that has received a good
          deal of support.</font></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">I propose
          therefore that we should vote on this amendment to this
          section of the Charter now.</font></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">As other
          amendments are proposed we can deal with them.</font></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Attempts to
          review the whole Charter together have been unsuccessful.
          Perhaps making a review section by section will work better.</font></div>
      <div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">What do others
          think?</font></div>
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    I think that other amendments should be considered at the same
    time.  Here are the other amendments that I would like to propose be
    added to the ballot:<br>
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        <li><span
            class="author-a-z83zz87z9z87zz80zz88zqz74zz82zoz88zi2ju0">Under

            "Selection of Coordinators", regarding when elections are
            held, change "by midsummer (the summer solstice) to "within
            15 months of the previous election".  Also in "If events
            prevent an election by midsummer, it will be held as soon
            after midsummer as possible," change the word "midsummer" to
            "then" in both places.</span></li>
        <li><span
            class="author-a-z83zz87z9z87zz80zz88zqz74zz82zoz88zi2ju0">Under
            "Working methods", update the address of the mailing list
            from <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a> to
            <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>.</span></li>
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    <div class="" id="magicdomid10">The last of these, in particular,
      should be a no-brainer.<br>
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