How about we set the 19th September as the deadline for guarantor
members and supporters that can vote? I say that date because it is
the day before voting starts, according to the current timetable.
Mike
On 16 Sep 2008, at 19:29, James Hardy wrote:
2008/9/15 Turvey, Andrew <Andrew.Turvey(a)alliance-leicester.co.uk>
Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at
gmail.com Wrote:
2008/9/15 Ian A. Holton <poeloq at gmail.com>:
Just a quick question: who actually gets to vote?
The plan is to allow pretty much anyone that wants to to vote. The
election committee will give us the details soon, I imagine, but
anyone can add themselves as a potential member and there's no reason
not to allow all potential members to vote, so that means anyone can
vote. The only thing to be decided, I think, is whether or not to
impose a deadline on adding yourself to the membership list prior to
the election. I see little point in that myself, but it may make
things simpler for the committee.
====
Ultimately it is up to the election committee. This page here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK_v2.0/
Candidate_FAQs#What_are_the_election_rules.3F states that the
voters are those people who signed their name as "guarantor
members" or "supporters" but doesn't give a deadline for signing up
and I can't remember where it came from anyway.
I suggest a deadline of 13 September so that we're encouraging
people to sign up to participate, not just signing up to vote!
Regards,
Andrew Turvey
Given that the 13th September is three days ago, I would strongly
object. I have only just got round to adding my name and would like
to participate. It is not even remotely fair to retroactively limit
the electorate in the way you suggest. I agree a deadline could be
useful, but it should be discussed or at least announced in
*advance* of the cut-off date.
James Hardy
MrWeeble
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