[governance] New membership database: choose your own username

[Jeremy Malcolm]

On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 16:53 -0500, Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just for a point of confirmation, I had always assume that membership had to be confirmed annually by voting.  Kind of like paying due annually to be a members of other some other membership groups.  
> 
> the charter is explicit on this:
> 
> > 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.

Whilst I agree with you Avri, and have been operating under that
interpretation, I don't think the charter is as clear as it needs to be.
The provision that you refer to states that one is deemed to be a member
*for the purpose of amending the charter* only if one confirmed one's
membership at the last election.  However there is an earlier provision
of the charter that is much broader, saying simply that "The members of
the IGC are individuals, acting in personal capacity, who subscribe to
the charter of the caucus."  So it can be argued that the narrower
definition of membership only applies to charter amendments.  We do need
to get the charter reviewed to clarify this...

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