On 10/15/11 11:21 PM, "Randy Epstein" <repst...@hostleasing.net> wrote:
>Betty, > >I believe there was a problem with the voting system this past election. >Proposed amendment 1, which I voted NO on, did not register. It does not >show a vote in the ballot confirmation email (well, it just doesn't say >what I did), but I know I voted NO. Further, what makes this even more >suspicious is that 0 people voted no on this one, yet 8 voted no on the >2nd. Yet, the yes votes on both were 79 and 78 respectively. > >Results: > >Member structure ratification >79 yes > >0 no > > >Committee Structure Simplification Rationale >78 yes > >8 no > > > > > > > > > >Can anyone investigate this? I'm just concerned that there might be a >problem in the future, and I'd like to find out what happened here. > >Regards, > >Randy > >On 10/9/11 11:15 PM, "Nanog" <h...@www.nanog.org> wrote: > >>Ballot Cast: Bylaw Changes >>Cast by: Randy Epstein >> >>1. Membership structure ratification<p> >>Rationale: >>The membership structure as specified in the original bylaws made a lot >>of people unhappy, so the board used its power to temporarily amend the >>bylaws to institute the now-current membership structure, under which >>all >>current NANOG voters have become members. That amendment now needs to >>be >>ratified by the membership, to avoid the membership structure reverting >>to its previous state.</P> >> >>Proposal: >>That the membership ratify the bylaw amendment enacted by the Board on >>January 4, 2011, establishing the now-current NANOG membership >>structure. >> </P> >> >>The amendment is as follows: >>- Replace the current section 5 in its entirety with:</P> >> >>5. Membership</P> >> >>5.1 Membership Qualifications - Membership in NewNOG is open to any >>individual with an interest in Internet operations, engineering, or >>research and who wishes to further education and knowledge sharing >>within >>the Internet operations community. Any individual may become a member of >>NewNOG by completing an application and payment of dues.</P> >> >>5.2 Membership Classes - There shall be only one class of membership, >>with all the rights and privileges specified in these Bylaws.</P> >> >>5.3 Membership Dues - The Board of Directors shall specify the cost of >>annual membership dues. The Board may establish discounts for members >>meeting certain criteria, or for members wishing to pay for more than >>one >>year in advance.</P> >> >>5.4 Rights and Benefits of Members - Members in good standing shall be >>entitled to these privileges: >> >></P>* Vote in all NewNOG elections. * Run as a candidate for the Board >>of Directors * Serve on an administrative committee, as defined in >>section 9 * Other privileges as specified by the Board of Directors</P> >> >>5.5 Policies and Procedures - The Board of Directors shall establish and >>publish policies and procedures for implementation of the membership >>program. >> >> >></P> 2. Committee Structure Simplification >>Rationale:</P> >>Substantial portions of the roles of the Event Logistics committee and >>the Budget and Finance committee are now being carried out by the >>Executive Director and staff, with oversight by the Treasurer and other >>board members. This amendment eliminates the permanent status of those >>committees, and allows the board discretion to create new ad hoc >>committees as needs change.</P> >> >>The amendment would: >> >>- Eliminate the finance and event committees as standing committees >>- Allow the board to create other ad-hoc committees as needed to perform >>specific tasks >>- Clarify that all committee chairs are given non-voting ex-officio >>seats >>on the board, which are not counted towards a quorum >>- Fix a few other minor language issues and typos</P> >> >>Proposal: >>- In section 8.6, replace the text "at least four members" with "at >>least >>four voting members".</P> >> >>- Replace section 9 introductory text with: >>The Board of Directors will create three standing committees to fulfill >>the NewNOG mission. Those committees will be the Program Committee, the >>Communication Committee, and the Membership and Development Committee. >>The Board may also at its discretion create ad hoc committees to carry >>out other functions as needed. All members of committees must be >>Members >>in Good Standing of NewNOG. >>The chairperson of each committee will serve ex officio in a non-voting >>role on the Board of Directors, in order to facilitate communication >>between the groups.</P> >> >>- In section 9.1.2, replace the word "Council" with "Committee".</P> >> >>- In section 9.2.3, replace the misspelled word "Acceptible" with >>"Acceptable".</P> >> >>- In section 9.2.5, delete the sentence: >></P> >> >>The chairperson of the Communications Committee will serve ex officio in >>a non-voting role on the Board of Directors, in order to facilitate >>communication between the two groups.</P> >> >>- In section 9.3.1, delete the sentence:</P> >> >>The chairperson of the Membership and Development Committee will serve >>ex >>officio in a non-voting role on the Board of Directors, in order to >>facilitate communication between the two groups.</P> >> >>- Replace section 9.4 with:</P> >> >>9.4 Ad Hoc Committees</P> >> >>The Board of Directors may from time to time create ad hoc committees >>and >>appoint members as needed to carry out specific functions.</P> >> >>- Delete section 9.5.</P> >> >>- In section 10.3.2, delete the sentence:</P> >> >>The Chair of the Program Committee will serve ex officio in a non-voting >>role on the Board of Directors, in order to facilitate communication >>between the two groups.</P> >> Not Approve >>
