Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] elections 2017: proposal to postpone opening of the polling stations

Thanks Vasile, I was concerned we had stuffed things up by not acting in a timely fashion I am glad the election is not disrupted. I concur that the board has no input into the process, unless asked by the CRO to review candidates flagged for discussion (which did not occur.) -- Jody Garnett

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] elections 2017: proposal to postpone opening of the polling stations

Hi Jody, Gert-Jan, Maxi, Steven and others, I will start with Jody's message. It's true that the charter members list on the OSGeo website was updated only yesterday. However, this has no impact on the voting system which is not using the web page list but the tables from OSGeo Dropbox

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] elections 2017: proposal to postpone opening of the polling stations

Gert-Jan: More seriously although the nomination process for members was completed, and accepted by the board, the list of voting members was only updated last night. I would be happy to formally request the CRO for an extension for one week - as we have some 70 individuals who have not been

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] elections 2017: proposal to postpone opening of the polling stations

Dear Cro, I'd like you keep the deadlines as planned and don't change the rules after the game started. Candidates and charter members knew the time frame and managed their time accordingly. I suggest to keep it as lesson learned and eventually update the next elections with extended time. Best

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] elections 2017: proposal to postpone opening of the polling stations

Excellent suggestion +1 from me Regards Steven Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Oct 2017, at 19:21, Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) > wrote: > > Dear CRO (and Board Member nominees, and fellow voting members), > > In the original planning for the 2017 elections, the