[advocacy-discuss] Creating a formal procedure to assign contributor status to the advocacy CG.

[Brian Gupta]

On Dec 12, 2007 11:35 AM, Stephen Lau <stevel at opensolaris.org> wrote:

> Bonnie Corwin wrote:
> > Jim Grisanzio wrote:
> >> Stephen Lau wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> The 2007 OGB elections were almost invalid because we weren't able
> >>> to get high enough voter turnout because all the user group leaders
> >>> were granted contributor grants that gave them a vote.
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve ... what's the formula we use to figure the proper percentage
> >> for the vote?
> >>
> >> Jim
> >
> > I believe it's 1/3 per section 5.9 of the constitution (Member Quorum).
> >
> > Bonnie
> Actually I believe it's a quorum (1/3) that have to be present, but the
> vote must be a majority vote (~50%) of that quorum.
> Since the election happens electronically, the "quorum" is really
> everybody (since everybody can equally access poll.os.o), so there needs
> to be at least 50% turnout for the vote to count.


I don't know if this is valid. If you take timezones, work schedules,
vacations, family conflicts, and other mitigating circumstances into the
equation, it would be reasonable to assume that a quorum mustn't neccesarily
consist of all core contribs. (As I think you are implying.)

(I think every one of us can come up with an example of a time that we can't
be available for a vote, and with the number of people eligible having a
unanimous time is next to impossible.)

I don't know if it is possible in time for the 2008 OGB elections, but I
would like to propose an alternate method of voting, where votes are
collected, and can be adjusted, over a fixed time period. (Say 1 week) This
would most likely be done through a web form that allows multi-session
voting.

(If there is interest in pursuing this, let me know, and I will start poking
around for options.)

-Brian

cheers,
> steve
>
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