Hi Ruth, That was an exceptionally good letter!
Matt On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Ruth Ifcher <roser.par...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Hi All, > > Since Larry Sanger certified the Charter today, the new Citizendium > Charter has an effective date of today, September 23, 2010,.according to > Article 54 of the Charter, In accordance with article 54 of the Charter, > nominations are now open for the following positions: > > Management Council (5 seats); > Editorial Council (7 seats); > Managing Editor (one); and > Ombudsman (one). > > Nominations will be open from today, September 23, 2010 until October 07, > 2010 (two weeks from certification.) > > Any Citizen may nominate candidates for these positions. > > Nominations shall be collected and collated by the Chief Constable. > > Nominations will be accepted no later than October 7, 2010. > > The ballot shall be available October 13, 2010. > > The election shall be completed no later than October 21, 2010, 28 days > after the effective date of the Charter. > > All elected officials shall begin their term of office on October 23, 2010. > > "Only candidates who accept their nomination shall be eligible to appear on > the ballot. Nominated candidates can accept nominations for no more than two > official functions. Accepting a nomination serves as a declaration of > commitment, in the case of being elected, to fulfill this function until the > limit of the term." > > "All positions shall be elected by a simple majority of the voting > citizenry. In the case of a tie, an immediate run-off election shall be > held. > In the event that a candidate has been elected for two functions, the > candidate shall declare which one he or she accepts within three days of > announcement of the election results. In the event that such a declaration > has not been made during this period, the candidate shall be considered > elected for the position for which the nomination was accepted first. The > same procedure applies to a reserve member that becomes elected by a seat > being vacated this way." > > As Ever, > > Ruth > Ifcher > > Chief > Constable > >
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