[Eg-oversight-board] 2015 Evergreen Oversight Board Elections: Call for Nominations + Voter Registration

[Chris Sharp]

I like option 2, personally.

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Hyman" <ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop>
> To: "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org>
> Cc: eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 1:56:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Eg-oversight-board] 2015 Evergreen Oversight Board Elections:	Call for Nominations + Voter Registration
> 
> Ah, thanks Kathy. I'll make a note to document the election process for next
> round - it can only get smoother ;)
> 
> So - two approaches I can see:
> 
> 1. Ask nominees to submit a brief bio on the nomination deadline (May 1,
> giving all nominees 10 days before polls open to get their bios in)
> 2. Ask nominees to submit a brief bio as part of their nomination acceptance
> (via note to the general list soon'ish).
> 
> I'm easy - what do folks think - approach 1 or 2?
> I'm on the road today - apologies for delays.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Ben Hyman
> Executive Director | BC Libraries Cooperative
> ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop | 1.855.383.5761 ext 1001 | cell: 250.889.2738 |
> Skype: ben_hyman
> bc.libraries.coop | Twitter: @BCLibrariesCoop
> 
> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Ben,
> > 
> > I have one follow-up question. Last year, the candidates were asked to
> > write a statement. See -
> > http://georgialibraries.markmail.org/thread/62mse57e4zse2q6y.
> > 
> > I believe we asked for the statements last year because it was a contested
> > race. We don't know if it will be a contested race again this year, but
> > since there is a quick turnaround time between the nomination deadline and
> > the voting dates, if we do need statements, it would be good if they had
> > some lead time to prepare them.
> > 
> > Is this something we should be asking them to do?
> > 
> > I apologize for not raising the question during yesterday's meeting, but it
> > didn't occur to me until this morning.
> > 
> > Kathy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 04/17/2015 11:59 AM, Ben Hyman wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> To clarify, the actual vote will open very shortly after voter
> >> registration closes on Monday, May 11 and will run through the 14th.
> >> 
> >> Cheers,
> >> Ben
> >> 
> >>> On Apr 16, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Ben Hyman <ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Greetings,
> >>> 
> >>> The nomination and voter registration periods for the 2015 Evergreen
> >>> Oversight Board elections are now underway.
> >>> 
> >>> Three seats on the board are open this year, each for a three-year term.
> >>> Nominations may be made by any individual who has contributed to
> >>> Evergreen or who is employed by an institution that runs Evergreen.
> >>> Email nominations and self-nominations can be sent to the Evergreen
> >>> Oversight Board mailing list. If you have questions or would like
> >>> information about what it means to be on the board, you are welcome to
> >>> contact the Nominating Committee by sending an email to any or all of:
> >>> 
> >>> Rogan Hamby, York County Library (South Carolina) and SC LENDS
> >>> Chauncey Montgomery, Sunbury Community Library (Ohio)
> >>> Chris Sharp, Georgia Public Library Service (Georgia)
> >>> Ben Hyman, British Columbia Libraries Cooperative (BC, Canada)
> >>> 
> >>> After confirming the nominees, the committee will announce the nominee’s
> >>> names to the Evergreen Community general discussion list.
> >>> 
> >>> The deadline for nominations is 1700 Pacific, Friday, May 1st, 2015.
> >>> 
> >>> To be eligible to vote, you must either be an individual who has
> >>> contributed code, documentation, or other work to the Evergreen Project,
> >>> or you must be employed by an institution that is contributing to the
> >>> project by virtue of running Evergreen.
> >>> 
> >>> Please register to vote by completing this short survey no later than
> >>> 1600 Pacific, Monday, May 11:
> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RXVRSKJ
> >>> 
> >>> The election will be held on Thursday, May 14th. Unlike last year, we
> >>> will not be using the Scottish Single Transferable Vote (STV) System.
> >>> Instead, we will be using an OpaVote “ Approval Vote” wherein registered
> >>> voters are asked to select their top 3 candidates from a list.
> >>> For more information on OpaVote, please see: https://www.opavote.org/
> >>> 
> >>> Registered voters will receive an invitation to vote on Thursday May, 14.
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers!
> >>> 
> >>> Ben Hyman
> >>> Executive Director | BC Libraries Cooperative
> >>> ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop | 1.855.383.5761 ext 1001 | cell:
> >>> 250.889.2738 | Skype: ben_hyman
> >>> bc.libraries.coop | Twitter: @BCLibrariesCoop
> >>> 
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> > --
> > Kathy Lussier
> > Project Coordinator
> > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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> > klussier at masslnc.org
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