<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>+1 <br><br></div>Ian, when will voting be scheduled?<br><br></div>The earlier, the better.<br><br></div>N<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 11:38 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"><div class="im">Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@ella.com">avri@ella.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Process makes sense to me.<br>
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</div>+1<br>
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Greetings,<br>
Norbert<br>
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> -------- Original message --------<br>
> From: Ian Peter <<a href="mailto:ian.peter@ianpeter.com">ian.peter@ianpeter.com</a>><br>
> Date: 11/30/2013 13:59 (GMT-05:00)<br>
> To: Norbert Bollow <<a href="mailto:nb@bollow.ch">nb@bollow.ch</a>>,IGC <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>><br>
> Cc: "'Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro'"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com">salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com</a>> Subject: Re: [governance]<br>
> Coordinator elections<br>
> Yes, that was my understanding as well. December 1 cutoff. And I<br>
> think to date there have been four candidates? If there does need to<br>
> be an extension in these unusual circumstances, I believe no more<br>
> than a week can be justified. We must move on.<br>
><br>
> In the circumstances I hope we can have elections before Christmas,<br>
> to allow two new co ordinators to take place before Christmas, and<br>
> give us a fresh start in 2014.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The circumstances of a co ordinator resigning are unusual for us, but<br>
> this excerpt from the charter explains the procedures.<br>
><br>
> "<br>
> If a coordinator leaves the role due to personal reasons or recall,<br>
> the role will be refilled as quickly as possible. The role will be<br>
> refilled for the balance of the term unless the refill occurs during<br>
> the year in which the role was to be vacated. In this case the<br>
> coordinator position will be for the balance of the replacement terms<br>
> plus a two (2) year regular term. For example, if the 'even year'<br>
> coordinator for 2006, leaves the role during an odd year, 2007, the<br>
> rest of the term will be filled with a replacement, and a new<br>
> selection will be made on schedule in 2008. If on the other hand the<br>
> coordinator leaves the role early in 2008, then the replacement would<br>
> complete the original term and serve the <a href="tel:2008-2010" value="+22520082010">2008-2010</a> term."<br>
><br>
> My suggestion is that everyone gets to vote for two candidates. The<br>
> person with most votes serves a two year term, the person with second<br>
> most votes serves a one year term - to get us back into rotation. I<br>
> think that is a correct reading of the situation given the year in<br>
> which the resignation was received.<br>
><br>
> I am sure there are plenty of people who will help with the<br>
> continuity issues arising from two new people taking on roles at the<br>
> same time. Indeed there is nothing to stop the new co coordinators<br>
> asking a few people to specifically help in this regard.<br>
><br>
> I admire your stance on this Norbert. A new start is definitely<br>
> needed and I appreciate that the steps you have taken actually have<br>
> created this opportunity, (despite the circumstances being less than<br>
> ideal).<br>
><br>
><br>
> Ian Peter<br>
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