[governance] Rules decide Membership not existing Members

[Avri Doria]

On 25 Aug 2009, at 10:23, Avri Doria wrote:

>> How much ever I may like to agree with you, the charter is clear  
>> that only those who voted in *the* and not *any* previous election  
>> are eligible to vote for charter amendment.
>


the charter says:

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.

the currently available voters list - i.e. the list of voters as  
available on the web site

and just in case there is any doubt about whether having voted in the  
previous election is enough those who voted in the previous election  
will be deemed members

it does not say 'only those'. the second sentence is a clarification  
not a limitation.

but if you and others disagree, this is a perfect thing for the  
coordinators to make a judgement on, and a perfect thing for anyone  
who thinks they have erred to make an appeal about.

i think endless arguments of attrition as have been engaged in before  
on the nature of belly button lint on this list will not help.

a.


a.
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