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<p><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks Mark. Good summary. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">It is worth adding that:</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Jonathan will confer with counsel again around the two options discussed today.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">There seemed to be sentiment that each system would need an accurate description that could be referenced by a bylaws change. </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b><u>I need two volunteers</u></b></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><b> </b></font><font size="2" face="sans-serif">to describe the system and pro's and con's for submission to the board for debate.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">We await further direction out of Jonathan's investigations. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Another committee discussion early next week is required, if we are to use the Summit window as was suggested, to bring a revised system to the membership for a vote. I proposed Wednesday at 1300 UTC again. If this is acceptable email me please.</font><br>
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<tt><font size="2">Hi<br>
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Todd, Monty, Simon, Tim, Rob, Troy, Jonathan and I had a call today for<br>
over an hour<br>
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I won't attempt to fully summarize the discussion, so fill in anything I<br>
missed.<br>
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- general consensus (AFAICT) that we should move forward with <br>
recommending a change to the system<br>
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- a feeling that the board should recommend a particular system and <br>
not put the choice of system up for a vote<br>
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- STV and some Condorcet variant were still the two contenders <br>
discussed<br>
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- there is a risk that any alternate system to could prove to make <br>
the process of obtaining non-profit status more difficult, <br>
particularly with Condorcet (it's not used by other orgs, harder to <br>
explain, etc.)<br>
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- another risk is that if someone successfully challenged an <br>
election, the board would be invalid and unable to make decisions. <br>
In other words, a system that is open to challenge could have very <br>
serious consequences<br>
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- the arguments in favour of STV, then, centred around these risks <br>
and that it's a vast improvement in its own right<br>
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- the arguments in favour of Condorcet largely centred around <br>
consistency with the "technical community" elections and that we <br>
know how to run these elections<br>
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- we also had some discussion about timing. Some preference expressed <br>
for pushing ahead quickly and having a vote which coincides with <br>
the summit in an attempt to get more turnout. Others fear that that <br>
strategy could backfire.<br>
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Mark.<br>
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