Hi,

I would not think there is any implication about people who did not
sign.  The charter requires 15 signatures.  It is only if we get to the
point of a vote by the NCSG membership on the outcome of the appeal that
you would be faced with a decision.

avri

On 23-Aug-16 11:16, Arsène Tungali wrote:
> Does the fact one is not signing this list mean one is endorsing the
> current form of ballot? What is the best way to thick "NOTA" to this
> discussion? I think that's the best option for me given there is a lot
> that have been said in this whole discussion but which is not covered
> or summarised by the few sentences presented in the attached?
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> 2016-08-23 17:08 GMT+02:00 Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]
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>
>     Avri & "The Group of 21"
>
>     There has been a lot of back and forth about what exactly is being
>     done wrong, or being done right,
>     in this election process. In your appeal you write:
>
>     /"Without any notice to the membership or the Executive Committee,
>     the NCSG Chair changed//
>     //the longstanding interpretation of the election rules, causing
>     confusion among the membership//
>     //once the ballot was released"//
>     /
>     I agree that there is much confusion so could you expand on your
>     appeal and spell out in a few words
>     what exactly what the longstanding interpretation and what change
>     violated that interpretation.
>     I am not asking about the merits of either approach, only for
>     clarity about the nature of the change.
>
>     Sam L. NPOC/csih
>
>     On 8/23/2016 10:44 AM, avri doria wrote:
>>     NCSG colleagues,
>>
>>     *Pursuant to Section 2.4.2.1 of NCSG’s Charter, the NCSG Members
>>     signed***in the enclosed***hereby initiate an appeal of the NCSG EC
>>     decision to refuse to fix the contested ballots and properly clarify the
>>     election process before proceeding.*
>>
>>     Thank you,
>>
>>     Avri Doria
>>
>>     on behalf of the 21 members who signed the appeal*
>>     ***
>>
>
>


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