While any individual non-player person can not begin as options, the class of non-player persons who have become options by announcement is a valid option from the beginning, it just begins empty.
---- Publius Scribonius Scholasticus On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > On Mon, 22 May 2017, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > It is also unclear if the election is limited to "announced" non-players, > > given R2482: "non-player persons can also become valid options during > the > > voting period by announcement." If this clause is non-functional due to > > conflicts with R107, it would be good to identify the problem and correct > > R2482. If the clause is *not* non-functional, then the announcement > > limiting options to "announced" players is simply incorrect and therefore > > invalid. > > Sorry, an addition to the arguments, which may override the previous > arguments a bit: > > Rule 2482 reads in part: > On such > a decision, all players are valid options; non-player persons > can also become valid options during the voting period by > announcement. > > This implies that non-player persons CANNOT be options at the beginning > of the voting period, they can only be added during the voting period. > This means that *any* initiation announcement specifying that *any* non- > players are valid options is incorrect. > > Whether they can be added *during* the voting period is a separate > question, although if the judge wishes to opine on that and save a > separate CFJ, it would be much appreciated. > > > >
