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

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Joanna and all remaining assembly members,

  Yes isn't this interesting.  As you may know as of today I have
been selectively banned for 8 weeks from posting to the GA
list by Harald on some very questionable grounds. see:
 http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc06/msg01468.html
And now we are biginning to see how things are going to start to
change....

Joanna Lane wrote:

> 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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