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I think its more of an individuals choice on bandwidth and availability, if they are able to commit to the multiple workloads then I dont see why not, barring seating conflicts.<br><div><br></div><div class="mb_sig"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><b>---</b></span><div><span style="font-size: 8pt"><b>James Gannon</b></span></div></div><blockquote class="history_container" type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;">
<p style="color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 6/3/2020 8:32:17 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info> wrote:</p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I was asked if it is possible to run for multiple positions at the
<br>same time in NCSG/NCUC/NPOC elections.
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<br>As far as I can tell there's no rule against it, but there are
<br>better rule-readers than me here (hi Amr) so...
<br>
<br>This is not purely theoretical, even though it is not
<br>relevant to the present elections, and it would be good
<br>to be clear about it well before the next round.
<br>
<br>And this is a good time to collect all things that might
<br>cause problems in elections, loopholes that should be closed &c.
<br>After the elections are over nobody will have energy to think
<br>about them.
<br>
<br>Note, the question is about running for the positions, not about
<br>serving in them at the same time: that is a separate issue
<br>(interesting in its own right to be sure).
<br>
<br>That is, one could run for several positions and, if elected
<br>to more than one, choose one of them at that point.
<br>
<br>And I'm not talking about whether or not it would be a good idea,
<br>but about what current rules actually say about it. (We might
<br>end up wanting to change them, but that's for later.)
<br>
<br>There are a few distinct cases:
<br>
<br>First, running for Council (or NCSG Chair) and either
<br>NCUC EC or NPOC ExCom (or Chair of either) at the same time.
<br>
<br>As far as I can see the three elections are formally distinct
<br>so one could indeed run in them all.
<br>
<br>In the past when the elections were ran at different times one could
<br>resign from the previously-held position upon being elected to a new
<br>one, but now when they're simultaneous the situation at least feels
<br>different (and may even formally be in some cases).
<br>
<br>Second, running for positions in both NCUC and NPOC.
<br>There's clearly no rule against that, indeed there's precedent
<br>in even serving in both at once.
<br>
<br>Third, could one run for both Council and NCSG Chair at
<br>the same time? I don't see any rule against that either.
<br>
<br>Fourth, running simultaneously for NCUC EC and NCUC Chair, or NPOC
<br>ExCom and NPOC Chair, or for multiple positions in NPOC ExCom
<br>(theoretically possible unlike in NCUC, where they're tied to
<br>regions).
<br>
<br>NPOC does have a rule excluding councillors from ExCom and people from
<br>holding multiple ExCom positions at the same time, but it is not clear
<br>that it applies to *running* for them at the same time (arguably it
<br>could be so read though).
<br>
<br>NCUC doesn't seem to have such rules at all, although NCUC bylaws
<br>implicitly prevent NCUC Chair from being a regional representative at
<br>the same time and (less clearly) NCSG Chair as well, but I see nothing
<br>explicit there against councillors being EC members, let alone against
<br>running for both.
<br>
<br>NCSG likewise: there's certainly no rule against NCSG EC members being
<br>also constituency ExCom/EC members or Chairs (indeed it has happened
<br>quite often in the past), but I can't see any rule against a
<br>constituency EC member being NCSG Chair either, or even a councillor
<br>being NCSG Chair. Even if some such limitations could be implied, I
<br>don't see anything there either against running for multiple positions
<br>like that, with the intent of serving only in one.
<br>
<br>Have I missed or misread something?
<br>
<br>--
<br>Tapani Tarvainen
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