Re: [802SEC] +++EC Motion+++ Rules Change Ballot on Roll Call Votes
approve
At 11:33 PM 11/24/2003 -0500, Mike Takefman wrote:
Dear EC Members,
as per the motion at the November Plenary closing
EC meeting I am starting a (35 day) ballot on
the proposed rule change. I am extending the ballot
to account for the upcoming US Thanksgiving holiday
(and yes Canada has such a holiday - its just a month
earlier).
I will be running a face to face comment resolution session
during the January Interim Session to try to finalize
the language. I believe sunday night is the best time
to hold such a meeting, but I am open to other suggestions.
The language you will find enclosed is different (and
I believe improved) from what was shown at the EC meeting.
1) It attempts to provide better sentence structure
(less of a run-on sentence).
2) It addresses an issue brought up to me personally
by one of the 2 dissenting voters to the rules change
motion in terms of insuring that roll call votes cannot
be used as a delaying tactic.
Personally, I have only seen roll call votes used in dot17
sparingly and they have in fact helped me determine when a group
was attempting to block concensus / progress. As such, there
has never been an issue with their use as a delay tactic,
but I do have sympathy for such a concern.
cheers,
mike
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Michael
Takefman
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Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Systems
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