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

Fri Apr 17 14:39:32 EDT 2015

I guess I have a slight preference for option 1, but option 2 works for 
me too.

Kathy

On 04/17/2015 02:13 PM, Chris Sharp wrote:
> 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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