Public SourceMage Discussion List

[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

Okay, so it sounds like this is what we're wanting for the addendum:

(Add a comment that the Project Lead is a member of the Team Leads)
(All numbers will be changed to <word> <(#)>, e.g. "forty-two (42)")

* No vote shall be sent to the public mailing list (a note saying you voted is
allowed, but do not include your vote in the e-mail).

* Voting shall last for one (1) week (seven (7) days from the time the vote is
started).

* If there is no winner by our standards then a new voting process is started
(skipping nominations), but with only the top fifty percent (50%) of the
candidates automatically nominated and seconded (minimum of two (2)
candidates).

* Team Leads can be voted out of office in the following way
  # A request is sent for the removal of a current Team Lead along with a
nomination for a replacement (no Team Lead can be removed without a
replacement).
  # A vote to remove a Lead can only occur once (1) a term for each individual
Lead.
  # Both the request and the nomination must be seconded by distinct 
individuals
(e.g. the person proposing cannot second either the nomination or the vote, 
nor
can another individual second both the nomination and the vote).

* Team Lead positions have a term of one (1) year starting from when they take
office.
  # Before the end of one (1) year a request for nominations as for a normal
Team Lead vote will occur.
  # If no nominations are forthcoming and/or the only nominee is the current
Team Lead and the Team Lead accepts the nomination (or default in the prior
case) then he/she remains the Team Lead with no vote needed.
  # Voting must be finished one (1) month before the current Lead's term is 
up.

* A vote of all the Team Leads may veto any nomination/vote

* At the end of the vote the Project Lead will post the results along with an
alphabetical listing of all valid voters to sm-discuss.

* In the event that a Team Lead steps down and he/she has an Assistant Lead,
that Assistant Lead will become the Team Lead while nominations and voting are
conducted for the recently vacated position. The Assistant Team Lead may be
nominated for the position.

* Team Leads are responsible for fulfilling their duties listed here:
http://wiki.sourcemage.org/index.php?page=Team+Lead+Duties

* The Team Leads are responisble for interpreting organizational documents.

Do we want to have a "voting season" so that voting happens at the same time
(though technically it will anyways once we get the terms in, since every year
that Lead will be up for a vote again around the same time). We also don't 
want
all the Leads replaced at the same time (or have the potential to be 
replaced),
so staggering the votes would probably be a good idea.

Any nays? Comments?

-sandalle

--
Eric Sandall                     |  Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
eric AT sandall.us PGP: 0xA8EFDD61  |  http://www.sourcemage.org/
http://eric.sandall.us/          |  SysAdmin @ Inst. Shock Physics @ WSU
http://counter.li.org/  #196285  |  http://www.shock.wsu.edu/

----------------------------------------------------------------
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.