[tei-council] TEI Council Chair Elections 2015

[Raffaele Viglianti]

Do the new members get to vote?

Best,
Raff

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:06 AM, James Cummings <James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk>
wrote:

> On 05/12/14 15:57, Lou Burnard wrote:
> > Well, like Barkis, I am willing. Also more than happy to do so in a
> > competitive field!  I quite like the idea that everyone should stand as
> > candidate actually.
>
> I don't.  I like the idea that everyone should feel *comfortable*
> standing if they wish to. I do not wish to stand this time, but
> may stand again in the future.
>
> I do like the idea of a multi-horse race (with no hard feelings
> for those who don't sway the vote) as a good principle of democracy.
>
> So far we have Lou and Hugh standing as Council Chair. Do we have
> others who wish to throw their hats into the ring?
>
> New members: don't feel that you can't stand because you are
> 'new' -- the work of the Chair is largely administrative and
> being the 'servus servorum TEI'. In many ways it would be a good
> way to force yourself to become familiar with its workings.
>
> I'll be around to lend my support and advice to any chair. :-)
> I'll also abstain from voting unless a tie-break is needed.
>
> Best,
> -James
>
> -James
>
>
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