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

[Shawn Walker]

On Dec 12, 2007 10:35 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'm fairly certain that was the case. I remember we were close to
about 46% or so when people started posting begging folks to vote.

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Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst
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