Hi Tapani,
NCSG Charter (2.4.2.1) says that 15 members can appeal a decision of the
NCSG-EC. I believe this is what Avri was referring to.
Warm regards
Tatiana


On 22 August 2016 at 18:54, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 12:43:41PM -0400, avri doria ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
> > On 22-Aug-16 12:33, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
> > > I do see some people want to be able to cast negative votes so to
> > > speak and think NOTA is the way it could be done, but I don't agree
> > > with that.
> >
> > That is the way it has been done until now.
>
> It has? I don't think NOTA has ever won, so there's no real precedent,
> nor am I aware of any documented decision to that effect either.
> Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> > > But we're presently discussing this in NCSG EC and if it decides
> > > that new ballots need to be issued, we will do that.
> >
> > As long as the NCSG body politic agrees, that is.
>
> "The NCSG body politic" is no decision-making body. Nor is this list.
>
> Appealing to the membership at large can only be formally done by
> a vote. Perhaps we vote on how the election is done. :-)
>
> Given the timing, I suggest an easy way to do it:
>
> Everybody: if you think I'm in the wrong here, vote NotA for Chair.
> If I lose to NotA I will accept my defeat and call for a new election.
>
> You are of course also welcome to challenge the election in any
> other way as well, if you so choose.
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
>