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Re: Restructuring Debian

> Brian White:
> > (I've made the suggested changed and thought I would repost this.)
> 
> You've forgotten to say how and when the board of directors is
> elected.  I propose:
>
> 
>  Elections to the Board:
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  * The board will be elected by the developers; a developer may
>    nominate another person or themselves for election, and each
>    nomination must be seconded by another developer.
> 
>  * Elections to the board, if contested, will be by secret ballot by
>    email, using the Single Transferrable Vote system.  The first
>    candidate to be elected under this system in the election becomes
>    the chairman.
> 
>  * The outgoing Secretary must appoint a returning officer, who must
>    not be one of the candidates.  The returning officer is responsible
>    for organising the election and declaring the result.
> 
>  * The board will serve for one calendar year.  An election for the
>    new board must be held within 1 month of the end of their term of
>    office.
> 
>  * The board appoints the secretary from amongst its number.

I did have a few things about this, though not as detailed:

  Any shareholder can nominate at most one (1) candidate to become a
  director every 30 days.

  Appointment requires simple-majority approval by both developers and
  the then board of directors.

I will add your other points.

I'm not sure if "first elected" is a good way to choose the chair.  That
person may not want the position, or perhaps the others would prefer
someone else.  How about the board chooses the chair, and in the event
of a tie it goes to the first person elected (whether that person was
among those tied or not).

Could you remind me of what a "returning officer" does.  I seem to
have forgotten.

I see no benifit nor harm in requiring reelection every 12 months.  Why
do you think this is a good idea?


> You mention the board chairman's casting vote.  This is not necessary,
> and will merely confuse: does the chairman get a casting vote _in
> addition_ to their normal vote ?

A casting vote is an additional vote and is used only in case of a tie. A
tie can happen even with an odd number of people should someone abstain
or be absent.


> I propose that you replace:
>  * The board is limited to at most 5 people.  In the case of a tie vote,
>    the chair has the casting vote.
> with
>  * The board is limited to at most 7 people.  The chairman is
>    responsible for managing discussions amongst the board, and has
>    only a casting vote (to be used in case of tied votes).

Fair enough.  I figured 5 was plenty for something the size of Debian
and would cause less communication problems.  Why do you prefer the
larger size?
                                             
                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
                                             
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