2010/3/2 "C. Bergstr?m" <codestr0m at osunix.org>: > Wouldn't his acceptance be implicit considering he has a proxy on his > behalf? I mean what logical reason would someone go to the trouble if they > didn't want to accept? > > Watching this whole thing makes me feel like you guys are counting chads...
I agree, if there is/was an indication that Roland knew he was nominated and that he had designated Olga as his proxy, then yes, that simple effort *should* be construed as implied acceptance - but I haven't seen such an indication. The last that Olga said was that she'd be seeing him in the hospital in "4 hours" and would talk to him. There was no indication that he is/was aware that Olga was offering to be his proxy, or that she had talked to him about the election at that point. If I understand the mail trail correctly, Olga volunteered (online, directed to the OGB) to be his proxy, and the OGB accepted her as his proxy, but as his proxy, she has not accepted his nomination. She finished her email with a promise to close the loop and get back to us, and we are taking her at her word. Not chads, but being respectful of a potential candidate's wishes in an extreme situation. -John
