[Osmf-talk] 2021 Board election - Submission of self-nominations has closed

[Allan Mustard]

Speaking only for myself, and not on behalf of the OSMF Board: I will 
not vote to change election procedures or the election schedule in the 
middle of an election process. My honors baccalaureate in political 
science informs me that tinkering with election procedures during an 
ongoing election is considered evidence of fraud and manipulation. I 
will not be a party to that. Others may hold different views. Potential 
candidates knew the deadlines and had opportunities to nominate 
themselves; if they did not, that was their choice.

cheers,
apm

On 10/24/2021 2:43 PM, Heather Leson wrote:
> Well. Clear Election procedures are important. Changing a timeline 
> could have an impact on the AGM timing.
>
> Heather
>
> On Sun., Oct. 24, 2021, 20:05 Simon Poole, <simon at poole.ch> wrote:
>
>
>
>     Am 24. Oktober 2021 19:36:03 MESZ schrieb Mateusz Konieczny via
>     osmf-talk <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>:
>     >Is it actually possible for board to extend nomination period in
>     this way?
>
>     Why wouldn't it be? The nomination period is not something
>     required or defined in the AoA or elsewhere. Now there could be
>     situations in which changing the deadline could be problematic,
>     for example shortening it, but a simple extension would seem to
>     not impact any members rights.
>
>     Obviously the candidates need to be known to the board and
>     membership before the elections start, but everything else is
>     likely just our conventions.
>
>     Simon
>
>     >
>     >If yes, then it would be quite nice as it stands it is less
>     >"select people fitting to lead OSMF" and more
>     >"which 2 of 6 people are the worst candidates".
>     >
>     >
>     >Oct 24, 2021, 12:31 by simon at poole.ch:
>     >
>     >>
>     >> I would suggest that the board extends the nomination period by
>     a      week given the lack of diversity in the candidates.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> Simon
>     >>
>     >> Am 24.10.2021 um 02:28 schrieb Dorothea      Kazazi:
>     >>
>     >>> Hello,
>     >>>
>     >>> Submission of self-nominations has closed.
>     >>> There are six candidates for four board seats:
>     >>>
>     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM21/Election_to_Board#List
>     >>>
>     >>> Members can continue adding their questions at:
>     >>>  >>
>     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/AGM21/Election_to_Board#Community_questions_to_OSMF_board_candidates.2C_upon_which_the_official_set_will_be_based
>     >>>
>     >>> warm greetings,
>     >>> Dorothea
>     >>>
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