John
stepping back in obviously complicates the issue, and I don't what the OASIS
rules are. In this case, I think he should be allowed to stand since he has
already undertaken the role, is willing to do it again and is not
aligned to any organisation providing election services, but is being sponsored
by a part of the UK Government concerned with elections. At least one of the
candidates appears to agree (although I'm not sure what he is on today). Perhaps
the others will agree and we can avoid an election.
Regards
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary McRae
[mailto:]
Sent: 24 April 2006
14:54
To:
Cc:
Subject: [election-services] Ballot for
Chair
To all TC
Members:
The ballot
held for chair was inconclusive; that is, no candidate received the requisite
51% to be declared the winner. The TC now has a number of options available to
it. I think consensus can most likely be reached on the list and then we can
move forward.
1) We can hold
a run-off election with the top two vote-getters,
or
2) One or more
candidates may choose to join forces and run as
chair/co-chair
There's
also a new development - John Borras is now back with the TC and is willing to
step back into the role of chair. In any case, we need to get someone in the
role of chair, and possibly co-chair, as quickly as possible so the TC can
continue to move forward with their work.
We can
either discuss on the list or arrange a teleconference - if you would like to
have an informal meeting just let me know the date/time and I'll make sure to
clear my calendar.
Regards,
Mary
