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

Judy Okite judyokite at gmail.com
Thu Jan 10 14:07:38 EST 2013


+1to Avri/Ginger proposal

Kind Regards,
*“Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly
impossible” Edwin Land*


On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Baudouin Schombe <
baudouin.schombe at gmail.com> wrote:

> very good proposal + 1
>
>
> 2013/1/9 Avri Doria <avri at acm.org>
>
>>
>> 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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