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administration_policies_and_procedures [2009/09/11 18:16] – created demiankatzadministration_policies_and_procedures [2009/10/19 15:59] – Added clarification of "clear majority." demiankatz
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 The purpose of the administrator group is to have a well-defined decision-making body to keep VuFind development moving.  It is NOT intended to exclude anyone from the planning or development process.  All will be welcome to contribute to discussions of administrative matters, and a [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vufind-admins|public mailing list]] will be used as the forum for administrative decision-making.  The role of the administrators is to listen to everyone's input and, when necessary, vote on the best course forward. The purpose of the administrator group is to have a well-defined decision-making body to keep VuFind development moving.  It is NOT intended to exclude anyone from the planning or development process.  All will be welcome to contribute to discussions of administrative matters, and a [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vufind-admins|public mailing list]] will be used as the forum for administrative decision-making.  The role of the administrators is to listen to everyone's input and, when necessary, vote on the best course forward.
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 ===== Voting Procedure: Administrative Decision-Making ===== ===== Voting Procedure: Administrative Decision-Making =====
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-(b) A week has passed, at least four votes have been received, and there is a clear majority.+(b) A week has passed, at least four votes have been received, and there is a clear majority (by two votes or more).
  
 If no majority decision is reached after a week, the issue should be returned to discussion, reframed if necessary, and put to another vote. If no majority decision is reached after a week, the issue should be returned to discussion, reframed if necessary, and put to another vote.
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 ===== Voting Procedure: Electing Administrators ===== ===== Voting Procedure: Electing Administrators =====
  
-To be determined.  Taking advantage of SourceForge's [[http://sourceforge.net/apps/limesurvey/vufind/|LimeSurvey]] feature is under consideration.+Voting is done through SourceForge's [[http://sourceforge.net/apps/limesurvey/vufind/|LimeSurvey]] feature.  Voters may choose up to seven candidates.  All votes are counted equally.  The seven top vote recipients are named the admin group at the end of the voting period.  In the case of a tie and no concessions, a run-off may be held.
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administration_policies_and_procedures.txt · Last modified: 2015/12/21 17:13 by demiankatz