2018-04-17 Samvera Gov WG Meeting notes

Wrap Up the vote

Vote passed with 32 cast for, 2 who were for who didn't vote

1 who we don't know much about

ElectionBuddy was very nice for the vote. Recommend it for Steering Elections, too.

Can present as concensus

Process model for future Partner-Level decision making

Define any Loose End

Carolyn

• gathering Google Docs and putting on Wiki

• PDF files - history

  • Recommendations

  • First version of rec's

  • Sub-Working Group

  • Context Document

  • Feedback Doc

    • spreadsheet (was that anonymous?)

    • More private but want to share to Steering - share with Steering

• ElectionBuddy - we need to download and post to Wiki

 Election Help - steering

 Carolyn and Ryan

• Evviva volunteers to help

• Nabeela also offers

• Maria Whitaker can help

• When Steering needs help -

  • Tell people to run

  • How they run

  • Early May call for candidates -

    • Who is stepping down/ remaining on

Set voting to take place crossing over a weekend

Layout timeline ahead of time

Delegate ahead of time -

Announce entire time - make announcements

Acknowledgement of work of Steering to this point - encourages folks in the community

AI: Make sure we acknowledge in the vote copy the work of Steering

Exploring Plurality and cumulative voting

https://electionbuddy.com/cumulative

https://www.electionbuddy.com/plurality

https://electionbuddy.com/preferential

http://www.fairvote.org/state_parties_turn_to_preferential_voting_systems_to_make_convention_elections_more_representative

Call for candidates

Type of election - (see options above)

By Mid-May we'll know how many seats we need to fill

Draft Call for Candidates - thanking steering -

Assumption that Steering should promote

Evviva/ Nabeela/ Ryan will draft the election -

Call for nominations -

New steering - will determine a vote -

Doodle Poll for new meeting time