RE: [ga] IMPORTANT: Status of endorsements for GA chair and alternate chair

["Joanna Lane" <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Harald and all remaining members:-
Excuse me? This is the first I have heard that the GA Election rules are a
mockery. The mockery is that if a candidate needs 10 endorsements to be
considered legitimate by the body that rubber stamps the people's choice,
then GA Election Rules should reflect that, and not state only 2
endorsements. This amounts to changing the rules in the middle of an
election. You cannot do that.

With the greatest respect, you drafted the Rules. Why have you waited until
now to raise the issue? I read all the discussion on the GA ML on this
topic, and in WG-Review, and furthermore, you were actively involved in
those discussions. At no time was any reference made to this NC rule that
has now suddenly popped up out of nowhere.

The NC's job right now is to sit back and wait until due process has been
completed. What you are suggesting is that the NC will now impose their own
choice of candidate over the top of this election. That would not be very
clever. This is not going to fly with those in the media who have power the
NC can only dream about. There is nothing in your comment that fits with a
sense of fair play and frankly, I am very disappointed to think the NC would
stoop so low.

My personal view is that the majority of the NC want the GA to select it's
own Chair by it's own rules and will honor the choice of any candidate that
has received 2 or more endorsements. Anything else would be a mockery.

Sincerely,
Joanna


Joanna

Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:-
Of the four people nominated for the chair position who have accepted:

- Dany Younger and Jonathan Weinberg have enough endorsements to be
   included on the GA ballot (2 or more)
- NONE have enough endorsements to be considered by the Names Council
   according to the rules of the NC selection (10 or more).

The endorsement period closes TOMORROW, Friday, March 30.

Please help us have an election, not a mockery.

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Harald Tveit Alvestrand, alvestrand@cisco.com
+47 41 44 29 94
Personal email: Harald@Alvestrand.no

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