[governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. Voting. Needs signatories

[Ginger Paque]

I support these amendments as well. Thanks Avri.
Ginger


On 9 January 2013 15:06, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I support the amendments made below. I am also in favor of encouraging
> improvements to meet the demand of present and future needs.
>
> -- best
>
> Fouad
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > Currently the charter <http://igcaucus.org/charter>  reads as:
> >
> > "
> > As part of the voting process the voter must personally ascertain that
> they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described
> elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting information
> (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter form in order to vote).
> The decision to self-identify as a member of the IGC is a personal decision
> based on the criteria defined. A list of the self-defined member-voters
> will be published after the election with the results of the election.
> >
> > "
> > Changes proposed:
> >
> > 1. Indicate that the affirmation is prior to the vote and not part of
> the vote.
> > 2. require that all ballot include the ability to abstain.
> >
> >
> > "
> >
> > Prior to voting the prospective voter must personally ascertain that
> they are a member of the IGC based on membership criteria described
> elsewhere in this charter and posted as part of the voting information
> (i.e. a voter must affirm membership on the voter form prior to voting).
> The decision to self-identify as a member of the IGC is a personal decision
> based on the criteria defined. A list of the self-defined member-voters
> will be published after the election with the results of the election.
> >
> > All ballots will include the ability for voters to abstain on any choice
> included on the ballot.
> >
> > "
> >
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