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

Fri Apr 17 14:57:32 EDT 2015

I'm totally fine with Option 1, too - it's not a strong preference either way ;-).

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Scott" <dan at coffeecode.net>
> To: "Andrea Buntz Neiman" <aneiman at kent.lib.md.us>
> Cc: "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org>, "Chris Sharp" <csharp at georgialibraries.org>, "Ben Hyman"
> <ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop>, "eg-oversight-board" <eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 2:54:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Eg-oversight-board] 2015 Evergreen Oversight Board Elections: Call for Nominations + Voter Registration
> 
> Another advantage to #1 is that it makes for a slightly fairer nomination
> process; e.g. nominee #3 doesn't get an extra week to prepare a statement
> that responds to early-bird nominee #1's statement.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Andrea Buntz Neiman <aneiman at kent.lib.md.us
> > wrote:
> 
> > My preference is option 1 as well -- I'd prefer to see one email with all
> > candidate statements than several emails.
> >
> > Though I guess option 2 doesn't necessarily preclude collecting candidate
> > statements & sending out an email.
> >
> > I'd just rather have all candidate statements in one place, for ease of
> > reading/comparing.
> >
> >
> > Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
> > Librarian II, Public Services
> > Kent County Public Library
> > 408 High Street
> > Chestertown, MD 21620
> > 410-778-3636 x2115
> > www.kentcountylibrary.org
> >
> >
> > On 4/17/2015 2:39 PM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
> >
> >> 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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> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Kathy Lussier
> >>>>> Project Coordinator
> >>>>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> >>>>> (508) 343-0128
> >>>>> klussier at masslnc.org
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