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

[shaila mistry]

I agree with Ginger.

Option one may raise many questions.
We may have support for only one or other amendments !

Shaila 

  >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.

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________________________________
 From: Ginger Paque <ginger at paque.net>
To: Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> 
Cc: "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>; Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. Voting. Needs signatories
 

I agree with you in principle, Ian, but I think we are more likely 
to get progress and agreement if we go piece by piece, than if we try to do it 
as a complete reform package. I suggest that we continue to gather support for these amendments, and then continue the process.
Ginger




On 9 January 2013 15:24, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

while I having no problem with this wording, I would prefer if we are going 
through charter amendments that we do so taking into account the charter reform 
group recommendations as well (as mentioned by Jeremy recently). In other words, 
lets do the whole package.
> 
>  
>From: Ginger Paque 
>Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 8:15 AM
>To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org 
>Cc: Avri Doria 
>Subject: Re: [governance] Suggested amendment for the charter. 
Voting. Needs signatories
>  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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