[governance] Rules decide Membership not existing Members

[Babatope Soremi]

Dear all,
I think Rui's suggestion is spot-on.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Rui Correia <correia.rui at gmail.com> wrote:

> Amended Point 2, adding: "That should take care of concerns around
> representativeness/ transparency etc."
>
> 2009/8/25 Rui Correia <correia.rui at gmail.com>
>
>> Dear All
>>
>> I am beginning to think that a way out of this - though it is not backed
>> up by our constitution documents - is to follow the electoral model used in
>> elections in countries, cities etc:
>>
>> 1. One has to have been a resident/ citizen for x number of years - in our
>> case a member of the list for x number of months/ years. That should take
>> care of concerns around "capture".
>> 2. One has to have to have been in the country/ city for the past x period
>> of time - in our case have been seen to be active and participating at least
>> once in the past x period of time. That should take care of concerns around
>> representativeness/ transparency etc
>> 3. Possibly a participation threshold of at least x number of
>> contributions a year since becoming a member, having already met the
>> requirements of points 1 and 2 above.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Rui
>>
>>
>> ________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> Rui Correia
>> Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant
>> 2 Cutten St
>> Horison
>> Roodepoort-Johannesburg,
>> South Africa
>> Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336
>> Mobile (+27) (0) 84-498-6838
>> _______________
>> áâãçéêíóôõúç
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> Rui Correia
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> South Africa
> Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336
> Mobile (+27) (0) 84-498-6838
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