[ogb-discuss] Overlapping terms?

[Alan Coopersmith]

John Plocher wrote:
> Rich Teer wrote:
>> IIRC, way back when we (the original CAB) were writing the Constitution,
> 
> 
> I *really* wish that there were staggered, multi-year OGB terms,
> such that we didn't potentially lose the *whole* OGB (and thus
> effectively our entire institutional memory) at every election.
> 
> Maybe OGB elections every 6 months, with staggered 18 month terms
> such that there was 1/3 new blood each time?

I'm not sure holding an election that often is necessary, but I do
like the X.Org Foundation's model of electing 4 members a year for
2 year terms on it's Board.    (Bootstrapped in the first election
by having the 4 highest vote getters win 2-year terms, and the next
4 win 1-year terms.)

Of course, that leaves an even number of members, allowing for tie
votes with no tiebreaker, but I don't know if that's been a problem
in X.Org.

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