[Mmwg] Important : procedure for runoff election

[Jacqueline Morris]

Tallying the discussion: so far I have seen:

2 for Bertrand's proposal
1 no preference
2  let's go ahead ASAP the way we are and get back to work on other things
1 vote as we are until someone gets 2/3

Jacqueline



On 2/16/06, Luc Faubert <LFaubert at conceptum.ca> wrote:
>
> Our charter says "Chairs can either be designated by consensus of the MMWG
> or by a 2/3 vote." So if we want to go by the book, unless we can reach
> consensus on another chair I think we should vote until another candidate
> gathers 2/3 of the votes -- or change our charter.
>
> Now I'm not sure I understand Bertrand's proposal. What happens in the
> case we have the following situation where V are voters and A, B and C the 3
> candidates ?
>
> V ABC
> 1 xx
> 2  xx
> 3 x x
> 4 xx
>
>
> - Luc Faubert
> ISOC Québec
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: mmwg-bounces at wsis-cs.org on behalf of Jacqueline Morris
> Sent: Thu 2006-02-16 07:14
> To: Vittorio Bertola
> Cc: mmwg at wsis-cs.org
> Subject: Re: [Mmwg] Important : procedure for runoff election
>
>
> Ok - sorry.
> Can we have some discussion on this until the 18th, then?
>
>
> On 2/16/06, Vittorio Bertola <vb at bertola.eu.org > wrote:
>
>         Bertrand de La Chapelle ha scritto:
>         > Dear Jacqueline,
>         >
>         > I am a bit sad. I made a very simple and argumeted proposal for
> this
>         > second round, suggesting that we allow for two votes instead of
> one
>         > only. Justification is reiterated below in the copy of my
> previous mail.
>         >
>         > Unfortunately, you are calling for a second round of elections
> with the
>         > traditional single vote rule, without any mention of the
> alternative. I
>         > suppose you and others simply did not notice my mail in the
> flurry of
>         > exchanges. This is OK . I trust you.
>
>         Actually, I thought that it was so clear that your suggestion was
> a good
>         one that it didn't need explicit support, but if it needs some,
> here is
>         mine.
>         --
>         vb.             [Vittorio Bertola - v.bertola [a] bertola.eu.org
> ]<-----
>         http://bertola.eu.org/  <- Prima o poi...
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>
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> Jacqueline Morris
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