[OSGeo-Discuss] election process

2015-06-22 Thread Bart van den Eijnden
Hi everyone, currently there is some discussion on the board list that really belongs on the general discuss list. Cameron has put a summary in an e-mail which got sent to the wrong list (OGC TC discuss instead of OSGeo discuss), I’m forwarding it below as a starting point for discussion.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] election process

2015-06-22 Thread Bruce, Bob (CWS)
This proposal of requiring over 50% of charter members voting yes seems extraordinarily onerous. Most of our elected officials in Canada would never get elected under that rule. Without knowing what % of charter members typically vote in the elections I cannot comment on what I think that the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] election process

2015-06-22 Thread Vasile Craciunescu
Hi Bart, Bob, Jeff and the entire OSGeo community, I'm currently summarizing all the past and current procedures/rules/ideas/worries/statistics regarding the election process and put the information in one coherent message for our community. Right now, I find very difficult for the charter

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] election process

2015-06-22 Thread Bart van den Eijnden
Hi Bob, I agree with your assessment. Maybe last year’s statistics can shed some light on your questions? http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014_detailed_results http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2014_detailed_results Best regards, Bart On 22 Jun 2015, at 20:42, Bruce, Bob (CWS)

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] election process

2015-06-22 Thread Jeff McKenna
Hi Bart, Thanks for bringing this to the Discuss list. To clarify, I am pasting my proposal below, that was sent to the OSGeo Board on 25 May, that is just now beginning discussion. This year's CRO (person in charge of the voting process) is Vasile Craciunescu, who will soon have more