On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Anthony Towns wrote: > 2. The election begins [-nine-] {+six+} weeks before the leadership > post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately.
Is there any reason to reduce this time period? Having a buffer zone of three weeks is useful for continuity and/or cases where the nomination period must be extended (though it leads to a short lame duck period). Don Armstrong -- When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. -- Edmund Burke "Thoughts on the Cause of Present Discoontents" http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]