<p dir="ltr">+1 to extend the voting period.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It was a busy time over the last couple of weeks, and the absence of reminders didn't help.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 15, 2013 6:52 PM, "Ian Peter" <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
but I can't see any reason not to extend the voting period, if it appears that we can get the required numbers by doing so and actively chasing up non voters...<br>
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-----Original Message----- From: Avri Doria<br>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:28 AM<br>
To: IGC<br>
Subject: Re: [governance] Results of IGC Charter Amendment Poll<br>
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Hi,<br>
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Unfortunately, I beleive Ian is correct.<br>
How many members does IGC have?<br>
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The only way charter things get the quorum they need is through constant reminder for people to vote.<br>
None of us did that.<br>
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avri<br>
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On 15 Feb 2013, at 16:59, Ian Peter wrote:<br>
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Sala, are you sure?<br>
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The charter amendment process states that it is 2/3 of membership required for charter amendments, not 2/3 of those who bothered to vote. My understanding is that none of the votes result in charter amendments, because none of them had over 2/3 of members supporting. The relevant charter quote is below.<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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(perhaps it should be different but it isn’t on my reading)<br>
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Ian Peter<br>
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From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro<br>
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Subject: [governance] Results of IGC Charter Amendment Poll<br>
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Dear All,<br>
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Greetings! This is a brief update on the results of the IGC Charter Amendment Poll. Here are the results:<br>
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76 responses were submitted, though some respondents did not answer all questions, as none of them were compulsory.<br>
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On proposal 1, 70 voted in favour, 4 against, and 2 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 2, 62 voted in favour, 5 against, and 9 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 3, 71 voted in favour, 2 against, and 3 did not vote.<br>
On proposal 4, 65 voted in favour, 3 against, and 8 did not vote.<br>
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This means that all proposals pass with greater than 80% approval, which is excess of the 2/3 requirement. The text of the amendments is found at <a href="http://igcaucus.org/formally-proposed-charter-amendments" target="_blank">http://igcaucus.org/formally-<u></u>proposed-charter-amendments</a> and the charter as amended is at <a href="http://igcaucus.org/charter" target="_blank">http://igcaucus.org/charter</a> and <a href="http://igcaucus.org/nomcom-process" target="_blank">http://igcaucus.org/nomcom-<u></u>process</a>.<br>
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I would also like to acknowledge and thank you all for your contributions, elaborate discussion and for taking the time to vote. Thank you to all those who proposed the amendments and initiated the process and to all those who took part. Special thanks also to Norbert for conducting the Poll and to Jeremy for helping out.<br>
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With Kind Regards,<br>
Sala (on behalf of the Coordinators)<br>
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