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

[Bonnie Corwin]

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

See section 6.3 of the constitution.  It defines how the election works 
and how the results are determined (using the balloting method known as 
Single Transferable Vote).

I think if there is a desire to change how the election works, that 
requires a change to the constitution.

But I don't see a big problem here.  The election is announced well in 
advance, and the voting period covers multiple weeks.  People have 
plenty of warning and plenty of chances to vote.

And Steve is saying only 50% of the eligible voters need to vote to make 
it a valid election.

Bonnie
> 
> -Brian
> 
>     cheers,
>     steve
> 
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