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date of formal creation of this organization, three of<BR>the founding =
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members (chosen via a random method) will serve for one<BR>year, and the =
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for two years. It is envisioned that a Nominations and<BR>Elections =
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will be formed prior to each election, chaired by either<BR>the Chair or =

Vice-Chair of the board (whomever's term is not ending). =
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charged with making nominations and recommending if the size of<BR>the =
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should be changed.<BR><BR><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
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Observation - I realized on careful reading that the above is not=20
feasible.&nbsp; Necessarily if board is composed of an odd number of =
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if elections are staggered between two cycles, then every other election =
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will require replacing a majority of the board members (half the board=20
+1).&nbsp; Since the whole idea of staggering elections is ordinarily to =
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that a majority of the board&nbsp; is always "experienced" with the =
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and business of&nbsp; the foundation, then why not stagger the elections =
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three years to maintain strong continuity?&nbsp; Just a=20
thought.</SPAN></FONT><BR><BR>(snip)...<BR><BR><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
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Arial">cheers,<BR>-bill<BR></SPAN></FONT><BR>-----Original=20
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On Behalf<BR>Of Recordon, David<BR>Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:27 =
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board at openid.net<BR>Subject: [OpenID board] Updated Funding =
Proposal<BR><BR>Just=20
made the changes we're discussing, please look it over to make sure<BR>I =
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what was wanted.<BR><A=20
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