[ 09 Sep 02 15:32, Bob Short wrote to All ]

 BS> Zone Coordinator Counsel (or their delegate) shall fulfill the

Council.  The Council offers their counsel on the matter...

 BS> Upon successful initiation and referendum, the International
 BS> Coordinator must announce and conduct a ballot to ratify a Policy
 BS> amendment. The actual voting mechanism, including how the ballots are
 BS> collected, verified, and counted, is left to the discretion of the
 BS> International Coordinator.

This step is unnecessary, unless modifications to the proposal are
permitted between ballots.  It's also vague - the IC can rig the ballot
procedure to favour his opinion.  You might as well just say the IC has
final say either way and avoid yet another round of votes.


-- Scott Little  [fidonet#3:712/848 / sysgod{at}sysgod.org]

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