Re: [wg-c] co-chair

[Jonathan Weinberg <weinberg@mail.msen.com>]

	FWIW --

	Javier sent out s message on the morning of Tues, 13 Jul, saying:
>I propose a one-week nomination period and then a three day election if
>more than one person is nominated.

	The same day, Siegfried nominated Kent, and Mark nominated himself.  On
Thursday, Ivan nominated me.  On Saturday, Javier nominated Ivan, Chris and
Milton (notwithstanding that Ivan had already stated that he would not
stand).  Chris and Mark immediately withdrew.  On the morning of Tues, 20
Jul, Kent accepted the nomination.  Seeing Kent's note, I did the same.
Later on the morning of Tues, Jul 20, Bill nominated Eva.

	Javier's note rests on two assumptions:  The first is that a nomination is
not effective until it is formally accepted (for my part, I figure that a
nomination is effective unless and until it is declined -- and that
approach, if one cares, is more nearly consistent with Robert's Rules of
Order).  The second is that we must count the "one week" to the minute,
rather than to the day.  Here, too, his approach seems to me like the one
less likely to achieve just results.

	By my count, Kent, Milton, Eva and I were nominated by the end of Tues Jul
20, and (unless I've missed something) none of us has formally declined.  I
figure that if we want this election actually to represent the will of the
WG, then we should treat all of us as candidates.

	I do have one, strongly urged, procedural suggestion:  that there should
be a run-off if no candidate gets a majority in the initial vote.   That
way, a much better chance that the person ultimately selected will be the
one with the strongest support from the WG.

Jon


Jon Weinberg
weinberg@msen.com



At 08:28 PM 7/23/99 +0200, you wrote:
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>WG C,
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>I am afraid I sent this e-mail a couple of days ago to the wrong e-mail
>address and never made it to the list.
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>Sorry,
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>Javier
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>The situation with the co-chairs election is:
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>- Kent was nominated and accepted the nomination within the established
>period.
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>- John was nominated and accepted his nomination after the one week period
>had closed.
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>- Mark self-nominated and then withdrew.
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>- Ivan did not accept the nomination
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>- I believe that Chris Ambler did not accept either.
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>If we follow procedure.... then Kent, the only person to accept his
>nomination within the nomination period, is automatically the co-chair. He
>has, as a matter of fact, the right to ask that this be enforced. It is up
>to you, Kent.
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>In the other hand, I would personally prefer that we clarify, until the end
>of this week, who wishes to run for co-chair, and vote during the first
>three days of next week. 
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>Javier
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