On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:00 PM, Jon maddog Hall wrote:
I would not try to keep it at an odd number unless you either
finalize the
number of "chapters" (I think this would be unwise) or add an "at
large" member
every time you add a chapter (also unwise).
Chapters come and go, it's true. I would suggest a census in
preparation for elections every two years that adds matching seats
and calculates the number of At-Large seats. That way, we don't have
to immediately add a seat the day a chapter forms. Chapters that
dissolve within that period would lose the ability to vote, and tie
votes would be considered defeated.
One membership list for GNHLUG statewide and members vote for a
council to
lead the parent organization from the membership list. Each member
can affiliate
with one chapter (but attend others), and therefore get to vote for
the
leadership of that one chapter. Probably most people will join the
chapter
closest to them, but they will not have to do that. They can also
join one
or more SIGs, and then vote for that SIG leadership.
That's a good solution to the problem, too, although it doesn't
require representation from each chapter. As Bruce said earlier in
the thread, apathy is far more likely a problem, but a group-wide
vote makes election of a member from a small and remote chapter less
likely. This is the issue the House of Reps vs. Senate model was
designed to address. So, the three guys in the "North of the Notch
Perlmonger's SIG" are unlikely to get representation and will be less
interested in being affiliated with GNHLUG if their people aren't
invited to the cookout.
I would like to see a database set up that holds this information
(would be
nice to have if the IRS comes knocking), and would make
"controlling" the
voting list easier also.
With paper and digital backups.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
... we may want to more clearly limit what would qualify as a
"voting member." Ideas on this sticky point very much welcomed.
Sticky indeed, since we have some people on the list that live
outside of
New Hampshire.
Outside the hemisphere, even.
I would formulate it another way. I would create GNHLUG as a 501(c)
6, then (if
we wanted to do charitable things) create an offshoot as a 501(c)3 for
charitable works. A 501(c)6 can always give money to a 501(c)3,
but not
necessarily the other way around.
Ed, do you have wisdom to add?
Yes, I'd like to learn more if anyone has more insights.
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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