Question

explain the election procedure​

Answer 1

Answer:

Election Procedures

This is an outline of recommended procedures for Board elections. The formal requirements are specified in the Bylaws. However, these are very underspecified (by design), and so a body of conventional practice has developed over time which is recorded here after ratification by the Board.

Election Committee

The Board must appoint an Election Committee for each new election.

The Election Committee must consist of at least two people, one of whom must be designated Chief Returning Officer (CRO).

The CRO must hold ultimate responsibility for the elections, including verification of procedure and adjudicating any disagreements.

The CRO should be someone with experience in DM, ideally someone who was previously on an election committee or with some previous involvement in DM elections or those of another organisation.

The Election Committee must not include any candidates who are running for election.

The Election Committee may delegate some or all of its tasks to others, provided:

The people to whom these tasks are delegated must not be candidates themselves.

The Election Committee must bear responsibility for the actions and omissions of any delegates.

Procedure

The Election Committee must:

Issue the Call for Nominations Collect all nominations.

Check that nominated candidates are members of DM.

Ask all nominated candidates to send confirmation of acceptance, and a bio (if they accept).

Compile the list of candidates and bios.

Post the bios on a publicly accessible website (this should be the DM site and may be elsewhere as well).

Announce elections to DM-L and the News Server.

Collect votes.

Check votes against membership to DM.

Tally votes.

Reconfirm candidate’s acceptance of the post.

Announce results on DM-L and the News Server.

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Answer 2

Answer:

• This is an outline of recommended procedures for Board elections. The formal requirements are specified in the Bylaws. However, these are very underspecified (by design), and so a body of conventional practice has developed over time which is recorded here after ratification by the Board.

• Election Committee
• The Board must appoint an Election Committee for each new election.
• The Election Committee must consist of at least two people, one of whom must be designated Chief Returning Officer (CRO).
• The CRO must hold ultimate responsibility for the elections, including verification of procedure and adjudicating any disagreements.
• The CRO should be someone with experience in DM, ideally someone who was previously on an election committee or with some previous involvement in DM elections or those of another organisation.
• The Election Committee must not include any candidates who are running for election.
• The Election Committee may delegate some or all of its tasks to others, provided:
• The people to whom these tasks are delegated must not be candidates themselves.
• The Election Committee must bear responsibility for the actions and omissions of any delegates.