Re: Constitutional amendment: reduce the length of DPL election process

[MJ Ray <mjr@phonecoop.coop>]

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Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Anthony Towns wrote:
> >     2. The election begins [-nine-] {+six+} weeks before the leadership
> >        post becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately.
>
> Is there any reason to reduce this time period? Having a buffer zone
> of three weeks is useful for continuity and/or cases where the
> nomination period must be extended (though it leads to a short lame
> duck period).

I agree.  No reason was given AFAICS, so I propose:

==== AMENDMENT PROPOSAL ====
Point 2 remains as before; that is, it will still read:
    2. The election begins nine weeks before the leadership post
       becomes vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately.
==== AMENDMENT PROPOSAL ====

and I ask for seconds.

Regards,
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