<div dir="ltr">Hi Tapani,<div>NCSG Charter (2.4.2.1) says that 15 members can appeal a decision of the NCSG-EC. I believe this is what Avri was referring to.</div><div>Warm regards</div><div>Tatiana </div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 22 August 2016 at 18:54, Tapani Tarvainen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 12:43:41PM -0400, avri doria (<a href="mailto:avri@APC.ORG" target="_blank">avri@APC.ORG</a>) wrote:<br>
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> On 22-Aug-16 12:33, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:<br>
> > I do see some people want to be able to cast negative votes so to<br>
> > speak and think NOTA is the way it could be done, but I don't agree<br>
> > with that.<br>
><br>
> That is the way it has been done until now.<br>
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</span>It has? I don't think NOTA has ever won, so there's no real precedent,<br>
nor am I aware of any documented decision to that effect either.<br>
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.<br>
<span><br>
> > But we're presently discussing this in NCSG EC and if it decides<br>
> > that new ballots need to be issued, we will do that.<br>
><br>
> As long as the NCSG body politic agrees, that is.<br>
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</span>"The NCSG body politic" is no decision-making body. Nor is this list.<br>
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Appealing to the membership at large can only be formally done by<br>
a vote. Perhaps we vote on how the election is done. :-)<br>
<br>
Given the timing, I suggest an easy way to do it:<br>
<br>
Everybody: if you think I'm in the wrong here, vote NotA for Chair.<br>
If I lose to NotA I will accept my defeat and call for a new election.<br>
<br>
You are of course also welcome to challenge the election in any<br>
other way as well, if you so choose.<br>
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Tapani Tarvainen<br>
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