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In <173@anl.oz> mjt@anl.oz (Michael Tuke) writes:

>There is a bit of a stream in aus.politics about the Hare Clark voting
>system, and as AUUG's new Returning Officer, it prompted me to wonder
>what system AUUG members would like to see used to elect the
>Management Committee.
>
>I don't want to start a long politico-religious battle about voting
>methods in aus.auug: this is not the place for it.
>
>(Yeah, yeah, I know some people will want to comment in aus.auug -
>just keep it succinct, sensible and non-provocative)

Ok, I'll try. You should mention Michael, that AUUG has used the
Hare-Clarke system with optional preferences for all elections
conducted so far under the constitution. The Constitution states
that the rules for elections shall be determined by the committee,
and (perhaps by default) there are a current set of rules.

Suggestions from the membership are, of course, always welcome, but
it would be wrong to get the idea that there is a vacuum in this
area, or that the voting procedure is under the jusidiction of the
Returning Officer alone.

If anyone is interested I can send them a copy of the current rules
for elections.

Chris Maltby - Committee Member (unofficial keeper of AUUG history)
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