Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Chair / ViceChair election

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Ditto, and thank you for remembering my question on term limits, Wolf-Ulrich!

 
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From: Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>
To:<gnso-improvem-impl-sc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 6/2/2011 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Chair / ViceChair election

+1

On 2 Jun 2011, at 13:12, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> All,
> 
> at the meeting yesterday we agreed to elect a Chair and ViceChair by E-Mail 
> voting. There are 3 candidates for either position: Avri, Philip and myself.
> 
> My proposal for a (simple) election process:
> 
> 1. all members (primes + alternates) shall have 1 vote; staff not included; 
> makes 13 votes at the time being
> 
> 2. Vote first for Chair; after Chair election vote for ViceChair
> 
> 3. Chair election 
> - simple majority vote 
> - in case of a tie a 2nd round should decide by majority vote between the two 
> tied
> 
> 4. ViceChair election 
> - between the 2 candidates left 
> - simple majority vote
> 
> Question: since this is a "Standing" committee which is supposed to exist on 
> a longer term mshould we limit the Chair and ViceChair term? E.g. 2 years 
> term with the eligibility for future terms.
> 
> Glen may serve as the election "manager".
> 
> Please comment. 
> After having reached an agreement we should start the election.
> 
> Kind regards 
> Wolf-Ulrich
>