I suppose trying to legislate a date is worth trying, but I don't think the problem has been one of setting the time of the election, but rather getting candidates for the election. Not sure how this helps.
-walter On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> wrote: > Walter, > > Currently in the Sugar Labs Governance [1] terms there is no description > of any of time-line, stages and basic procedures for SLOBs elections. This > is a bug and needs to be corrected. > > SLOBs approval is required because the adoption of a fixed date for SLOB's > elections every year does modify our current terms of Governance. So here > is the new motion: > > *Motion: To modify Sugar Labs Governance terms so that there is a fixed > date for every year's Sugar Labs Oversight Board election.* Sugar Labs > Oversight Board, elections will take place every second Friday of the 12th > month, every year. Therefore elections for 2017 will take place on December > 8, 2017. > > > Hopefully by adopting this policy, we will have elections every year :D > > There is a nice example of time-line and procedures for elections at the > Debian Project Governance model [2]. > > Regards, > Laura Victoria > > > [1] https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance > [2] https://www.debian.org/devel/constitution#item-5 > > > 2017-03-14 11:40 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <[email protected]>: > >> I think this is a matter for the Election committee, not SLOBs. -1 from >> me. >> >> -walter >> >> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> +1 >>> >>> For having a fix date for SLOBs elections; democratic process require >>> clear time lines. >>> >>> Hope to hear from all other SLOBs. >>> >>> Regards and blessings, >>> >>> Laura Victoria >>> >>> 2017-03-11 9:03 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> +1 for me, i think we should begin the voting! >>>> >>>> Samson >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear SLOBs: >>>>> >>>>> As discussed on March 3, 2017 Sugar Labs Oversight Board meeting, and >>>>> with the purpose of securing the dates for every year's elections, I am >>>>> presenting the following motion for approval by SLOBs: >>>>> >>>>> *Motion: To declare a fix date for every year's Sugar Labs Oversight >>>>> Board election.* >>>>> Sugar Labs Oversight Board, elections will take place every second >>>>> Friday of the 12th month, every year. Therefore elections for 2017 will >>>>> take place on December 8, 2017. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If someone on the board seconds the motion, we can begin a vote. >>>>> >>>>> Regards and blessings. >>>>> >>>>> Laura Victoria >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2017-02-21 11:22 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello all! Hola a todos! >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to propose an activity so that SL members can keep up to >>>>>> date with Sugar Labs Events and give and receive support. But first we >>>>>> need >>>>>> to have an "official" calendar to start with :D >>>>>> >>>>>> One recurrent event we have all years is the SLOBs elections on >>>>>> December, that we must set ahead for the committees to perform on time. I >>>>>> will present a motion for elections to take place every second friday of >>>>>> each 12th month of every year. If seconded and approved, upcoming >>>>>> elections >>>>>> would take place on December 8th of 2017. >>>>>> >>>>>> Although I'm not familiar with the details, I know there is a >>>>>> recurrent Turtle Art Day as well, maybe Walter can confirm if is >>>>>> recurrent >>>>>> and of it has fixed date to take place. >>>>>> >>>>>> Other recurrent events that may be considered to be included in the >>>>>> base calendar, are those related with the applications and commitments >>>>>> made >>>>>> with recurrent sponsors on each program/sponsorship. For example the >>>>>> Google >>>>>> Summer of Code. >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course one Sugar Camp would be nice to have once in a while. Still >>>>>> I'm not proposing traveling as a recurrent event as I consider >>>>>> environment >>>>>> global impact of traveling with current technology has a negative value >>>>>> at >>>>>> the end. Shall we coordinate something online for this year perhaps? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, blessings and hope to hear lots of input in this threat :D >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Laura V. >>>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>>>> >>>>>> “No paradox, no progress.” >>>>>> ~ Niels Bohr >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy Learning! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Laura V. >>>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>>> >>>>> “No paradox, no progress.” >>>>> ~ Niels Bohr >>>>> >>>>> Happy Learning! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Laura V. >>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>> >>> “No paradox, no progress.” >>> ~ Niels Bohr >>> >>> Happy Learning! >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SLOBs mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Walter Bender >> Sugar Labs >> http://www.sugarlabs.org >> >> > > > -- > Laura V. > * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* > > “No paradox, no progress.” > ~ Niels Bohr > > Happy Learning! > > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
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