Titles of legal documents rarely mean anything.

On 12 Apr 2013 08:54, "James Farrar" <james.farrar@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes, they do say that. In the name. Election rules.
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> On 12 April 2013 00:11, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 12 Apr 2013 00:03, "James Farrar" <james.farrar@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > The election rules only apply to elected directors, surely.
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>> That's not what they say, though. Unless something is ambiguous or impossible, legally it is interpreted literally. Intent is irrelevant.
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>> I am not a lawyer, so I don't know how a court would interpret the old election rule in the context of the proposed articles, but we really shouldn't be putting ourselves in a position where there is that kind of uncertainty.
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