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[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 29 September 2010 15:35:43 Vincent Untz wrote:
> Le mercredi 29 septembre 2010, à 15:31 +0200, Andreas Jaeger a écrit :
> > On Wednesday 29 September 2010 15:21:14 Rupert Horstkötter wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > Also the rule to follow if insufficient nominations occur isn't clear
> > > to me. If I understand this correct, the board would be able to
> > > appoint anyone out of curiosity (incl. the not-voted-for candidate) if
> > > the regular vote fails for some reason. This doesn't lead to community
> >
> > Correct.
>
> I didn't read the text again, but iirc, before the board can appoint
> people, the nomination period is extended first to allow new candidates
> to run for the elections. If we don't have enough candidates after that,
> then we're already in a bad situation, so appointing people seems like
> an okay solution to move forward in such a case.

Yes, that's how the rules are written. In the case of insufficient nominations 
the first goal is to extend the nomination period and get more candidates,

Andreas
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