On Tue, Aug 07, 2007 at 03:12:04PM -0400, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > That doesn't say one must vote, though. Of course, I also happen to > think that not voting, in the absence of an "I abstain" or "I refuse > my ballot" option on the ballot, is a legitimate way of communicating > something. The problem, naturally, lies in understanding the message > so sent.
Speaking only on my own behalf, I don't think that voting in SPI should be compulsory for contributing members, and my reading of the bylaw does not require members to vote. They do, however, have the responsibility to oversee the board, but by parallel with other membership organizations I would view that as a collective responsiblity instead of an individual responsibility of every member. (Morally/ethically, every member should individually oversee the board, but as far as a binding responsibility imposed by the bylaws as opposed to a philosophically grounded one, I view it as collective.) - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
