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Subject: Re: [office] Non Persistent Voting Members (was Re: [office] OpenDocument TC coordination call minutes 2009-12-07)
Correct; which is why it was a problem to amend those eligible to vote mid-ballot :) I haven't heard any complaints and the ballot appeared to pass either way, but in future please make sure you verify the voting roster prior to starting a ballot. Mary On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:07 AM, robert_weir@us.ibm.com wrote: > Hi Mary, > > Svante did send this note to the list: > http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/office/200912/msg00179.html > > Obviously the Chairs receive emails from the list as well, so I considered > that to be sufficient notification, and changed his status in Kavi on > receipt of that note. > > But voting rights for a ballot are based on voting status at the > initialization of the ballot, so this had no effect on the then-running > CD04 ballot. > > -Rob > > Mary McRae <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org> wrote on 12/15/2009 09:21:49 PM: > >> >> Re: [office] OpenDocument TC coordination call minutes 2009-12-07 >> >> Hi Michael, >> >> This is the process for someone to declare themselves a persistent >> non-voting member: (notification to the chair is not sufficient) >> >> 2.4.3 Persistent Non-Voting Member: A Member or Voting Member may, >> at any time after joining a Technical Committee, send e-mail to both >> the Chair and the TC mailing list informing them of their change in >> membership status, effective as of the date of notice, or other >> specified future date. A Persistent Non-Voting Member retains >> participation rights but is not eligible to vote and does not count >> towards quorum. A Persistent Non-Voting Member who wishes to gain >> voting rights must send e-mail to both the Chair and the TC mailing >> list informing them of their intent to become a Voting Member and >> must follow the rules in section 2.4.4(c) as if they had lost their >> voting rights due to non-attendance. >> >> If a member does not declare themselves a persistent non-voting >> member, then they gain/lose voting rights according to the TC >> Process. They can choose to abstain, but that still impacts quorum/ >> determination of number of yes votes required for a ballot to pass. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mary >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >
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