[governance] Results of IGC Charter Amendment Poll

Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google tracyhackshaw at gmail.com
Fri Feb 15 19:19:38 EST 2013 

+1 to extend the voting period.

It was a busy time over the last couple of weeks, and the absence of
reminders didn't help.
On Feb 15, 2013 6:52 PM, "Ian Peter" <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

> but I can't see any reason not to extend the voting period, if it appears
> that we can get the required numbers by doing so and actively chasing up
> non voters...
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> -----Original Message----- From: Avri Doria
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:28 AM
> To: IGC
> Subject: Re: [governance] Results of IGC Charter Amendment Poll
>
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, I beleive Ian is correct.
> How many members does IGC have?
>
> The only way charter things get the quorum they need is through constant
> reminder for people to vote.
> None of us did that.
>
> avri
>
> On 15 Feb 2013, at 16:59, Ian Peter wrote:
>
>  Sala, are you sure?
>>
>> The charter amendment process states that it is 2/3 of membership
>> required for charter amendments, not 2/3 of those who bothered to vote. My
>> understanding is that none of the votes result in charter amendments,
>> because none of them had over 2/3 of members supporting. The relevant
>> charter quote is below.
>>
>> Amendments to the Charter
>>
>> This charter can be amended at any time as proposed by no fewer than ten
>> (10) members and as approved by no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the
>> members of the IGC. 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.
>>
>>
>> (perhaps it should be different but it isn’t on my reading)
>>
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
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>> From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:11 AM
>> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
>> Subject: [governance] Results of IGC Charter Amendment Poll
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Greetings! This is a brief update on the results of the IGC Charter
>> Amendment Poll. Here are the results:
>>
>> 76 responses were submitted, though some respondents did not answer all
>> questions, as none of them were compulsory.
>>
>> On proposal 1, 70 voted in favour, 4 against, and 2 did not vote.
>> On proposal 2, 62 voted in favour, 5 against, and 9 did not vote.
>> On proposal 3, 71 voted in favour, 2 against, and 3 did not vote.
>> On proposal 4, 65 voted in favour, 3 against, and 8 did not vote.
>>
>> This means that all proposals pass with greater than 80% approval, which
>> is excess of the 2/3 requirement.  The text of the amendments is found at
>> http://igcaucus.org/formally-**proposed-charter-amendments<http://igcaucus.org/formally-proposed-charter-amendments>and the charter as amended is at
>> http://igcaucus.org/charter and http://igcaucus.org/nomcom-**process<http://igcaucus.org/nomcom-process>
>> .
>>
>> I would also like to acknowledge and thank you all for your
>> contributions, elaborate discussion and for taking the time to vote. Thank
>> you to all those who proposed the amendments and initiated the process and
>> to all those who took part. Special thanks also to Norbert for conducting
>> the Poll and to Jeremy for helping out.
>>
>> With Kind Regards,
>> Sala (on behalf of the Coordinators)
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala
>> P.O. Box 17862
>> Suva
>> Fiji
>>
>> Twitter: @SalanietaT
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>> Tel: +679 3544828
>> Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851
>>
>>
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