Hi,
Thanks Matt.
As Ever,
Ruth Ifcher
P.S. See problem with election pages in next email.
R.I.
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Matt Innis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ruth,
>
> That was an exceptionally good letter!
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Ruth Ifcher <[email protected]>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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