[governance] Elections for coordinators

[Avri Doria]

hi,

I confess to still being confused.

We currently have two coordinator positions open:

1 for 2 years
1 for 1 year.

As far as I can tell we should have democratic elections for them now  
- just how to do it is up for questions - 1 vote or 2.

And we should have democratic elections for these positions again as  
the terms end; 1 in 1 year, and 1 in two years.

does this work?

a.

On 6 nov 2006, at 09.39, NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS wrote:

> 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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