I'm with Val and JBeck. The whole reason for this proposal/thread was
to codify "allow the maximum number of voters while keeping a minimum
quorum".
On the date of record, we set the quorum and majority thresholds based
on the number of auth'd CCs. We also set the voter rolls based on the
same, on the assumption that the webapp would not allow non-auth'd
people to actually vote, but later found new info that invalidated out
assumptions.
This new info caused us to include the 51 non-authed CCs in the voter
rolls. Despite some public confusion, in the end, we decided to NOT
reevaluate our quorum or majority calculations based on the number of
authed CC's on the DOR.
This should have given us:
Voters eligible to vote: all 428 Core Contributors as of the DOR.
Auth'd voters on the DOR: 377
Majority based on the number of Auth'd voters on the DOR: 189
Quorum based on the number of Auth'd voters on the DOR: 126
If we do this, the 2nd section ("the 2010 Record Date majority and
quorum values will stand unless the number of votes cast exceeds the
electorate total...") is unwanted because it completely negates the
reason and value of having a Date of Record and unnecessary since all
428 CCs (the electorate total) can vote and there is no way we can get
more than 428 ballots, so that section can never be triggered.
-John
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Valerie Bubb Fenwick
<Valerie.Fenwick at sun.com> wrote:
> Given the new information I've received, and my own personal
> experience with "breaking" my account today, I am no
> longer in favor of this proposal. -1
>
> Thank you, though, for your efforts in this area. You've
> all given me a lot to think about. ?We did actually manage
> to get 151 people to come to the IRC meeting, which is a
> good sign for interest in the election. We can do this,
> and we can do this in a way that nobody can cast a shadow
> on.
>
> Valerie
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Mar 2010, Jim Walker wrote:
>
>> OGB Members,
>>
>> Here is a final version of the 2010 Record Date notice
>> proposal.
>>
>> It needs 4 OGB votes in favor.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>>
>> +++
>>
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> ?The 2010 OpenSolaris Record Date is February 14, 2010.
>>
>> ?Electorate: 377 ?Majority: 189 ?Quorum: 126
>>
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> In preparation for the 2010 annual election, the OGB set February
>> 14, 2010 as the Record Date. The Record Date is used to determine
>> who is entitled to vote in the election (the Electorate), the Majority
>> and the Quorum numbers. Ballot Measures need to be passed by a
>> Majority of the Electorate and a Quorum of the Electorate must attend
>> the Members Meeting. This is detailed in Article V. Sections 5.7
>> through 5.9 of the Constitution.
>>
>> Furthermore due to recent changes in how membership records are
>> managed, the OGB determined that in order to ensure a successful
>> electronic election, Members needed to authenticate their OpenSolaris
>> account by the Record Date.
>>
>> Election notices were sent to the Community Group Core Contributers
>> and Community Group Facilitators February 1st 2010[1] and February 4th
>> 2010[2]. An election notice was also posted on the home opensolaris.org
>> webpage[3]. The notices provided detailed information on who is eligible
>> to vote, how to authenticate and check OpenSolaris accounts and how
>> to add and renew Core Contributor grants.
>>
>> As of February 14, 2010 and after tabulation on February 20, 2010, the
>> OpenSolaris Core Contributors with valid grants and authenticated
>> OpenSolaris user accounts was: 377.
>>
>> However, the Website team notified the OGB on February 25, 2010
>> that they could not restrict Core Contributor account authentication,
>> and several Core Contributors had authenticated since February 20th
>> which could potentially impact the election.
>>
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> In order to clarify this situation, and to ensure that Core Contributors
>> are not disenfranchised. The OGB has decided that 1) all Core
>> Contributors that have valid grants as of the 2010 Record Date can vote
>> in the election after authenticating their account; and ?2) the 2010
>> Record Date majority and quorum values will stand unless the number of
>> votes cast exceeds the electorate total, in which case they will be
>> recalculated based on the final vote total.
>>
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> More detail on the 2010 Record Date can be found on ogb-discuss[4].
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> 2009-2010 OGB
>>
>> John Beck
>> Valerie Fenwick
>> Michelle Olson (Chair)
>> Simon Phipps
>> John Plocher
>> Peter Tribble (Vice-Chair)
>> Jim Walker
>> Deirdre Straughan (Secretary)
>>
>> ----
>>
>> [1]
>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/facilitation-discuss/2010-February/000060.html
>> [2]
>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/facilitation-discuss/2010-February/000062.html
>> [3] http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Main/
>> [4] http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=124925&tstart=0
>>
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