1. Voters will be all those who sign up to the
potential guarantor or
supporting members list (meta page)
I think it should be restricted to UK residents
I think anyone with an interest in the UK should be eligible - for
example, we have British citizens living abroad that want to see a
flourishing UK chapter, I see no reason to exclude them. I think it
best to be an open as possible when it comes to suffrage.
To prevent sockpuppets we should adopt the same (or
similar) rules as per
[
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2008/en#Requirements] with
dates advanced by 3 months
I suggest we apply a cut off date of 13 September
Is that worth it? Is anyone likely to stuff the ballot boxes for
something like this?
2. Number of Board members will be five (meta page)
Now I understand the rationale, I agree with this - does everyone else?
I haven't heard any objections.
3. Voting will be via the approval system (5 highest
winning; all elected
have to get >50% approval) (meta)
I have no opinion here - is this usual?
It's one of the simplest ways for this kind of election. Any kind of
preference voting requires more effort to count. The only viable
alternative I can see if to give everyone 5 votes and use a first five
past the post system. I have no strong feelings either way.
4. If <3 candidates election, election is restarted
(meta)
5. Election will be secret (consensus from this list)
I agree - if people want it secret, it should be secret.
6. Election will be run by a election committee
Sounds like overkill to me. Who will 'elect' this committee? I think all we
need is an independent reliable trusted person who could be a Teller /
Returning Officer to send out the votes, add them up and publish them. How
about Anders Wennersten or someone else at ChapCom? Alternatively, I know
Andrew Whitworth has volunteered - is everyone happy with him? Andrew, do
you have any credentials on wikimedia?
I think it's best to have more than one person counting, just to take
the pressure off them if nothing else.
7. Candidates will be ineligible for election if they
do not or cannot sign
the Declaration (meta - not explicit)
I think we should make this explicit - we can't have a situation where
someone gets elected and then refuses to sign the form to be a Companies
Houes director because they forgot to mention they were bankrupt.
I agree.
8. Vacancies
Can I propose an addition: in the event of resignations or vacancies, the
Board will invite the person who received the next highest number of votes
to join. Or alternatively: the Board may co-opt up to two additional
members.
You mean prior to incorporation? I think selecting the next person on
the list (if they are willing) is a good idea in the unlikely event
that someone drops out in the next couple of months. Once we're
incorporated, the articles have provisions for appointing interim
board members until the next AGM and we should probably let the board
use their discretion. I expect they would use the election results as
a guideline, but we shouldn't tie their hands.