[governance] Elections for coordinators

NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS nursesacrosstheborders at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 6 12:39:02 EST 2006


Hello,
Lets go ahead and hold elections for the first two
years. And then, when the first two years is getting
to an end, fresh nominations should be called for
everyone to indicate interest or not, if the only
candidate we have now is returned unoposed then he
becomes the candidate by general consensus.
Got what I mean?
Pastor Peters OMORAGBON

--- Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am not sure I understand your question.
> 
> The charter determines that there will be 2
> coordinators.  As a  
> startup process, the charter indicates that we elect
> one for 2 years  
> and one for 1 year, so that we have staggered terms.
> 
> As for declaring this non democratic, the
> nominations have been open  
> to ALL, and we have two candidates for two roles.  I
> do not see what  
> is non democratic about following out process, or
> following either of  
> the option I offered.
> 
> a.
> 
> 
> 
> On 6 nov 2006, at 03.09, NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS
> wrote:
> 
> > Dear Avri,
> > What then is democracy if we hold one vote or even
> > applying the second option?
> > My suggestion will be to hold the first vote for
> the
> > first two year tenure, and declare the next vote
> open
> > for ALL when the the next one tenure is getting
> close.
> > Thank you.
> > Pastor Peters OMORAGBON
> > Coordiantor Nigerian Chapter ACSIS/WSIS
> >
> >
> > --- Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Well the time for nominations is long over and we
> >> have two nominees
> >> for two positions Vittorio and Parminder - info
> at
> >> http://
> >> www.igcaucus.org/IGC-candidates-2006.html
> >>
> >> There were a couple of private nominations made,
> but
> >> I checked with
> >> each of those nominated privately, and they
> >> declined.  If anyone
> >> feels they were nominated of self-nominated and I
> >> missed it, please
> >> let me know immediately.
> >>
> >> We have two options for the election, as I
> mentioned
> >> before.
> >>
> >> 1. (my current inclination)  Hold one vote and
> the
> >> person who gets
> >> the most votes wins the two year terms with the
> >> other getting the one
> >> year term.
> >>
> >> 2. A suggestion was made during the face to face
> get
> >> together during
> >> the IGF meeting, that two votes should be held.
> >> During the first
> >> vote, the person with the most votes gets the two
> >> year term.  Under
> >> this suggestion nominations for the second slot
> >> remain open until
> >> after the first vote is completed. At that point
> the
> >> person who got
> >> the least votes in the first ballot and anyone
> yet
> >> to be nominated
> >> would stand a vote with the person getting the
> most
> >> votes be the
> >> coordinator with a one year term.
> >>
> >> If anyone on this list has a preference, please
> send
> >> a message
> >> picking an option.  If no one speaks up, I will
> go
> >> with option 1.  On
> >> the other hand if people speak up, I will go with
> >> whichever option
> >> has the largest voice.  I will probably start the
> >> vote (or the first
> >> vote) by midweek.  I will announce which option
> we
> >> are using at that
> >> time.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> a.
> >>
> >> ps.  Still looking for a volunteer to chair the
> >> nomcom to pick the
> >> appeals team - for this caucus to work according
> to
> >> the charter, we
> >> do need volunteers to take on the tasks.
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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