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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Even with an odd number it may be not all board members are able to vote at a given time. Usual rules are that the chairperson does not vote except to break ties. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> squeak-dev-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:squeak-dev-bounces@lists.squeakfoundation.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Casey Ransberger<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> The general-purpose Squeak developers list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [squeak-dev] Elections<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the event of not enough board members, should we choose five rather than e.g. six, such that votes wouldn't be hung? Or appoint someone to break ties? The philosophers rarely bring enough forks for spaghetti anyhow, and an extra cause of deadlock would be bad. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Andreas does make a good point. There is a contingency here that we might consider planning for, even if it is an edge case. And I really like my bowler.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Colin Putney <<a href="mailto:colin@wiresong.com" target="_blank">colin@wiresong.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Randal L. Schwartz<br><<a href="mailto:merlyn@stonehenge.com">merlyn@stonehenge.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Wacknitz <<a href="mailto:a.wacknitz@gmx.de">a.wacknitz@gmx.de</a>> writes:<br>><br>> Andreas> What if there are less than 7 candidates?<br>><br>> It makes the election much simpler. :)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>To put it another way, it's possible for a seat to be empty. If there<br>aren't enough candidates at election time, then (1) all the candidates<br>we do have automatically get elected, and (2) one or more seats are<br>left empty. The board can function without all the seats filled.<br><span style='color:#888888'><br><span class=hoenzb>Colin</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>Casey Ransberger<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>