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Mark L  
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 More options Jul 14 2008, 6:57 pm
From: Mark L <mark.li...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:57:51 +0100
Local: Mon, Jul 14 2008 6:57 pm
Subject: Re: [DP.AG.Policy] IMPORTANT: How to vote in the upcoming election for Steering Committee

Hi Steve,
Is there an issues being added to the vote list?

I sent an email to this address dataportability-vote@googlegroups.com  
and it was returned.

- Mark

On 10 Jul 2008, at 02:09, Steven Greenberg wrote:

> As the organization matures, the current Steering Group believes  
> that it's time to get formal decision making bodies in place.  The  
> first step in this process is for the membership to elect people to  
> full terms of office in the Steering Group.

> The process in brief: You become a voting member of  
> DataPortability,org by saying that you want to be one.  That's it.  
> You just have to send an email to the address below.  Then, people  
> declare that they're willing to serve on Steering.  Finally, the  
> members vote and the people with the most votes are the new steering  
> group.

> There will be twelve seats on the new Steering Group.  If twelve or  
> fewer people nominate themselves, they become the new group by  
> default.  If more than twelve people offer to serve, an election  
> will be held.

> NOTE: We are resetting the membership rolls, so EVERYONE MUST  
> REGISTER TO VOTE.  Registering to vote in this election requires  
> nothing more than an email to the vote list declaring that you wish  
> to be a member.  In order to post to the vote list, you must join  
> the Google Group. (http://groups.google.com/group/dataportability-
> vote).

> Step 1: Join the DP Vote group and send an email declaring your  
> intention to vote to:

> This email must be posted no later than midnight GMT on Friday, July  
> 18 2008.

> Step 2: If you are willing to serve on the Steering Group, post a  
> message to that same list saying so.

> This email must also be posted no later than midnight GMT on Friday,  
> July 18 2008.

> I will maintain a list of people who have registered, and who have  
> offered to serve on Steering at http://wiki.dataportability.org/x/7IYj

> Step 3: Vote

> Each member has one vote per open seat (12 total).  You may cast as  
> many or as few of your votes as you like.  You may divide your votes  
> any way that you see fit.  Give all 12 votes to one person, one vote  
> each to 12 people, or any combination in between.

> Cast your votes in ONE email to dataportability-vote@googlegroups.com.

> Votes must be posted no later than midnight GMT on Friday, July 25  
> 2008.

> Please let me know if you have any questions or this process isn't  
> clear.


 
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