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Re: [opensuse-project] Board elections
  • From: Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:50:49 -0700
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0803051832380.14577@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Wed, 5 Mar 2008, Pascal Bleser wrote:
We (the board) would like to start working on a proposal for organising
the elections of the next board.

The key questions are:
* Who can vote ?

I think that we should have a requirement of involement. A post to one of
the lists or IRC, combined with user.opensuse.org and a signed Guiding
principle. There should be a cut off from about 1 month prior to the
election. This would/could stop the posion pill. The list of people
allowed then could be verified. That is why I suggested the site. It
automates everything. The main advantage is everyone has to have opted in
to vote by meeting the requirements. What I like about the system is for
instance you vote for the top 4 people per group. That is the you choose
4 from Novell employess and 4 from the community. The top 4 vote getters
would be known. This would allow for replacements based on votes should
the requirement for a replacement be needed.

* Who can we vote for ?

I feel every qualified person should be able to vote. That is why I
suggested a minimum requirement of email or IRC envolvement. This
demostrates some interest in OpenSUSE.

* How long should the voting period be ?

I like the period to be one or two weeks. This allows usually for
vacations and such.

* How should elections work ? (from an organisational and technical POV)

I like a month of noninations with acceptance. This would also allow for
those interested in the postitions to provide a short intro and what they
would like to accomplish as part of the board. Followed by either one or
two weeks to cast the vote. This would make elections a maximum of 6
weeks.


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