Reminder: Motion P1788/M0021.2:IntervalOverlapping
P1788,
Reminder: Voting on Motion 21.2 is open until Monday, December 13. Baker's announcement is appended below.
Current tally: Yes: 7; No: 6; Required for quorum: 37
As Baker explains in more detail, "To follow our policies and procedures document, we will therefore drop people on the roster after two consecutive non-votes ON ANY ISSUE. This includes the present vote."
George Corliss
P1788 Voting Tabulator
On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Ralph Baker Kearfott wrote:
> P-1788:
>
> The discussion period for Motion 21.2 has ended,
> so voting on it will now begin. Voting will continue until the
> after Monday, December 13. The voting will proceed according to
> the rules for position papers (with a simple majority and a
> quorum required for passage).
>
> Juergen: Thank you for already updating the status on the web site.
>
> All: The motion is available as a link on the web page
> http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1788/private/Motions/AllMotions.html
> (in the private area of the web site). Please contact me if you
> need a password for the private area.
>
> Note: There was previous confusion about the counting of absentee votes
> and determination of a quorum. We have been determining a quorum
> based on the number of active members that have registered with IEEE.
> Also, we have not been removing members from the list of active members
> based on non-participation in position paper votes (and only based
> on non-participation in votes involving standards wording). However,
> 8.2, "Working group membership status," paragraph 2 states:
>
> "Each member is expected to remain informed of working group business,
> either through attending meetings or through electronic means, and to
> participate in votes. The Secretary (or Vote Tabulator, as appropriate)
> records who votes. Those who fail to vote on two consecutive issues will
> be dropped from the roster. These persons can have their voting privileges
> reinstated by again officially placing themselves on the roster."
>
> Thus, there is no distinction between position votes and standards wording
> votes in this regard. To follow our policies and procedures document,
> we will therefore drop people on the roster after two consecutive non-votes
> ON ANY ISSUE. This includes the present vote.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Baker
Dr. George F. Corliss
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Marquette University
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