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Re: [802SEC] Chair re-election - proposed interpretation/rules change

Carl,

7.2.4.1.1 is not specific to the long term chair renewal vote, but just
a general discussion of voting. I thought it wise to modify it to allow
for non-technical votes to be dealt with in several manners, and to keep
it from contradicting the 75% rule for the specific non-technical vote
that we are discussing.

jl

On 11/8/2007 2:13 PM, Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
>> At 21:48 08/11/2007, J Lemon wrote:
>> I'm mostly in agreement, with one minor difference. I don't like the
>> wording of
>>
>>     This vote is considered to be a technical vote (see 7.2.4.1.1);
>> i.e., it requires
>>     approval by 75% or more of those members voting “Approve” and “Do
>> Not Approve”.
>>
>> I see no reason to label the vote as technical just because it requires
>> the same approval percentage as technical votes. I'd be happier with
>>
>>     This vote requires approval by 75% or more of those members voting
>> “Approve” and “Do Not Approve”.
>>     
>
> I agree with John ... it's not really a technical vote, but we want a reasonably high bar.
>
>   
>> along with a modification of 7.2.4.1.1 from
>>
>>     Non-technical votes may be decided by voting procedures as defined
>> in Robert's
>>     Rules of Order Newly Revised (latest edition).
>>
>> to
>>
>>     Non-technical votes may be decided by voting procedures as defined
>> in Robert's
>>     Rules of Order Newly Revised (latest edition),
>>     or as specified in these P&P or in the P&P of the WG.
>>     
>
> However, I think that putting Roberts first (or even *in*) the sentence above itself introduces some potential ambiguity as to what controls.
>
> I prefer the explicit "this requires 75% approval ..." to be associated with the question of "Should the term limit be waived in this case?"
>
> I also think that this should reside in the 802 P&P and NOT in any WG P&P.
>
> Regards,
> Carl
>
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