I would like to echo the sentiments expressed by Paul and David
earlier. I think that John was an excellent chair before his (short)
sabbatical and if he is ready, willing and able to continue a way
should be found to let him!
Cheers
Bruce
Paul Spencer wrote:
John stepping back in obviously complicates the
issue, and I don't what the OASIS rules are. In this case, I think he
should be allowed to stand since he has already undertaken the role, is
willing to do it again and is not aligned to any organisation providing
election services, but is being sponsored by a part of the UK
Government concerned with elections. At least one of the candidates
appears to agree (although I'm not sure what he is on today). Perhaps
the others will agree and we can avoid an election.
Regards
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary McRae [mailto:]
Sent: 24 April 2006 14:54
To:
Cc:
Subject: [election-services] Ballot for Chair
To
all TC Members:
The ballot held for chair was inconclusive; that is, no candidate
received the requisite 51% to be declared the winner. The TC now has a
number of options available to it. I think consensus can most likely be
reached on the list and then we can move forward.
1)
We can hold a run-off election with the top two vote-getters, or
2)
One or more candidates may choose to join forces and run as
chair/co-chair
There's also a new development - John Borras is now back with the TC
and is willing to step back into the role of chair. In any case, we
need to get someone in the role of chair, and possibly co-chair, as
quickly as possible so the TC can continue to move forward with their
work.
We can either discuss on the list or arrange a teleconference - if you
would like to have an informal meeting just let me know the date/time
and I'll make sure to clear my calendar.
Regards,
Mary
