[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Important] NCUC Bylaws Final Version

[Edward Morris]

I'm uncomfortable with any "rule" that dampens speech, be it capricious or not. The more enthusiasm, the more participation, the better as far as I'm concerned.

Ed

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> On 22 Nov 2016, at 11:51, Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Avri,
> At ISOC voting system, the vote right keeps changing until the last minute but the campaigning close the day before the ballots are distributed.
> It is important to have members visible during the year but I agree that in all organisations members become vocal during the election period.
> Best wishes,
> Nadira
> 
> On 22 Nov 2016 12:05, "avri doria" <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I think one of the things that contributes to the habit of continuous
> > campaigning is that one can change their vote right up until the last
> > minute by voting again.  I think this is a good thing and do not mind
> > the continuous campaigning.  It is the only time some of our members
> > become visible.
> >
> > avri
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21-Nov-16 11:30, matthew shears wrote:
> > > I agree with the suggestion by Nadira - and should as Tapani says be
> > > given serious consideration by the new EC.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 21/11/2016 15:59, Tapani Tarvainen wrote:
> > >> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 03:43:43PM +0200, Nadira Alaraj
> > >> (nadira.araj at gmail.com) wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Usually and in any voting process, the support or self promotion of
> > >>> candidates stops before the distribution of the ballots.
> > >> That is not by any means universal. In particular when voting is
> > >> conducted by mail or otherwise takes a long time, notably also during
> > >> postal or other advance voting in most elections I know of,
> > >> campaigning keeps going on all the way until voting stops.
> > >>
> > >> Whether or not that is a good thing is another question, and we might
> > >> well decide that campaigning should stop after voting starts in NCUC
> > >> elections. But so far we haven't had such a rule and it is obviously
> > >> too late to make one for this election.
> > >>
> > >> But good that you brought it up, the new EC would be well advised
> > >> to consider it and make the rules clear before next election.
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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