So I have been reading through this discussion topic and taking in everything
that has been said in the debate of Consensus vs Voting. I have given this a
lot of thought and feel that I may have come up with a solution to this whole
issue. I have tried to keep it in line with sticking to consensus as much as
possible, while providing a way after long and careful debate to move forward
with a Membership application or Proposal while still having some that
disagree. I would love to hear feedback on what everyone thinks of it, and am
more than willing to go into further detail about my choice for certain
decision in crafting this proposal. I will copy it into the message below, as
well as link to a PDF form if you find it too difficult to read in the e-mail.
Formatting on the email will probably be messed up so I would recommend looking
at the PDF as it make is much easier to read.
PDF version is available here: http://ubuntuone.com/2FaD11sRVOEzUOObTDvq0P
1.) Membership applications or
Proposals may be accepted by the Membership of SYNHAK as long as
no
Member, in good standing, blocks any such action. If a SYNHAK Member,
in good standing, wishes to block a Membership application or
Proposal the reason to block must fall under one of the
following
categories:
A.) Make a specific reference to any
violation of SYNHAK Code, Policy or By-Laws that
the Proposal or
potential Member might be in conflict with
B.) Make a specific reference to any
violations of 26 US Code Section 501(c)(3) or Section
509(a)(2)
C.) Make a specific reference to any
violations of Federal, State, or Local law or
regulations that
are applicable
D.) If it is a Proposal, make an
alternate Proposal, or modification to the Proposal in
question,
that aims to correct any issues with the current one
E.) If it is a Membership
application, explain verifiable evidence as to why that person
does not deserve to be a Member based on any
personal or
professional experience you have with the
person in question
Failure to meet any of the criteria
above would result in the Proposal or Membership application process
to continue as stated in the SYNHAK By-Laws.
2.) Should the preceding criteria be
met the issues should be discussed among the attending
membership
at the meeting until no further constructive comments/opinions are
made, and the discussion continued on the member mail list in
the
week leading up to the next meeting.
3.) During the following meeting (the
“2nd meeting”) the issue will be brought up again:
A.) If all issues or complaints have
been properly dealt with, and the Member or
Members, in good
standing, withdraw their block on a Membership application
or
Proposal then the process is to continue as stated in the SYNHAK
By-Laws.
B.) If however, the Member or
Members, in good standing, do not withdraw their block
due to
their belief their reasons stated in the previous meeting were not
properly addressed. The Membership application
or Proposal will
be blocked for another week with further discussion at
the
meeting with the Members in attendance, and on the members
mail
list.
4.) During the following meeting (the
“3rd meeting”) the issue will be brought up again:
A.) If all issues or complaints have
been properly dealt with, and the Member or
Members, in good
standing, withdraw their block on a Membership application
or
Proposal then the process is to continue as stated in the SYNHAK
By-Laws.
B.) If however, the Member or
Members, in good standing, do not withdraw their block
due to
their belief their reasons stated in the previous meetings were not
properly addressed the following will take place:
I.) A final discussion period will
take place where all further issues will be
discussed until
either:
1.) A consensus is met in favor of,
or against, the Membership application or
Proposal.
or
2.) 15% or more of the attending
Membership move to have a show of
hands of those in favor of,
or against, the Membership application or
Proposal. The
following can happen based on the show of
hands:
a.) If 86% or more of the
Membership in attendance is in favor of
the Membership
application or Proposal then the process is
to continue as
stated in the SYNHAK By-Laws.
b.) If 15% or more of the
Membership in attendance is against the
Membership application
or Proposal then it is blocked for
one more week.
II.) The decision of the Membership
in attendance is carried out with no further
argument or
discussion on the topic at hand.
5.) If the Membership application or
Proposal is blocked again with a 15% or more vote of the
Membership in attendance then the issue will be
discussed in the
meeting, and on the member mail list, for a maximum of 4
weeks
after the vote during the 3rd meeting. During each
meeting leading up to the 4th week the issue will be put
up for discussion following the same process as outlined
in
section 4. Should it reach the 4th week the Membership
application or Proposal will be put up for a vote, requiring a
minimum of 76% or more of Membership in attendance vote in
favor
to pass, or 25% or more of Membership in attendance vote
against
it to fail. _______________________________________________
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