<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm fine with Drummond's text. Perhaps you can add that re-election if possible.<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Apr 13, 2007, at 13:21, Recordon, David wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="712022020-13042007"><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">So then you'd propose to use the text Drummond wrote? Just trying to understand what text I should be using. :)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="712022020-13042007"><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="712022020-13042007">It is proposed that board members server for two years and for elections to<BR>held annually, so no more than half the board turns over in any single<BR>election. From the date of formal creation of this organization, three of<BR>the founding board members (chosen via a random method) will serve for one<BR>year, and the balance for two years. It is envisioned that a Nominations and<BR>Elections committee 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). This<BR>committee is charged with making nominations and recommending if the size of<BR>the board should be changed.</SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class="OutlookMessageHeader" lang="en-us" dir="ltr" align="left"> <HR tabindex="-1"> <FONT face="Tahoma" size="2"><B>From:</B> board-bounces@openid.net [<A href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net">mailto:board-bounces@openid.net</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Johannes Ernst<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 13, 2007 1:15 PM<BR><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:board@openid.net">board@openid.net</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OpenID board] Updated Funding Proposal<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV dir="ltr" align="left"><SPAN class="743035619-13042007"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">As to board elections, I agree that two years is probably the right term length though with seven members that does leave the possibility for high turnover. Other thoughts on this?</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>As Popper I believe said, democracy is not so much about being able to vote for somebody, it is about being able to get rid of somebody.</DIV> <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV> <DIV>I think there is no problem with having relatively shorter time frames (could be even shorter than 2 years) but allowing board members (or officers, for that matter) to stand again in the next election. 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