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.

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Tapani Tarvainen