I guess it's time we actually did something about finding a new leader. Here's what we're going to do.
The new leader will be decided by an open and democratic election. I will oversee this process. Any (human) member of the group can be nominated for the position. Any member can submit a nomination. A nomination must include the name (and email address) of the proposed leader. You don't need to tell the person that you are proposing them, but once the nomination process is complete candidates will be asked whether they wish to stand and have the chance to refuse. Membership of the group will be taken as being on the london.pm mailing list, as of 10pm on 29th October. Duplicate addresses will be weeded out at my discretion. Votes should come from a subscribed address with your usual posting name. The three nominees who gain most proposals, and accept the nomination, will go through to the next round. In the case that there is a tie in the number of nominations, there may be four or more nominees standing. You are allowed to nominate yourself. Nominations will open at noon (GMT) on Thursday 31st October and close at noon (GMT) on Sunday 10th November. Nominations should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thursday 14th November I will announce the candidates. Between Friday 15th November and Sunday 17th November, all candidates will be invited to make a short statement to the group on why they are would make a good leader. Voting will be open from noon on Monday 18th November to noon on Sunday 1st December. I'll take votes by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only one vote will count from each person, but you can change your vote by voting for someone else from the same address. Voting will close at 21:00 (GMT) on Wednesday 5th December. I'll announce the result at the social meeting after that, on Thursday 6th December. I won't announce who voted for which candidates, although in the case of any disputes Dave Cross will have access to the votes as an independent arbitrator. From now until the end of the election, I'll answer questions on the procedure, but won't make any further comments on the candiates. Let the games begin and may the best person win! -- :: paul :: we're like crystal
