[HCoop-Discuss] Reminder: Upcoming board elections and nomination deadline

[Nathan Kennedy]

The only way to postpone the election would be to revise the bylaws
through the normal procedure (which any member can initiate), but in my
opinion this would be more of a distraction than simply holding the
election as scheduled.

By our bylaws it's my legal duty as secretary to hold elections.  It is
debatable that I could have moved the elections back a month earlier, but
the bylaws are clear that elections must be held prior to the end of our
terms.

As I mentioned previously I do think we should change the bylaws in the
future to make most (or all) of the board terms longer, as well as add a
couple seats, but again this is not something I think can or should
reasonably be done this close to elections and with everything else going
on.  Maybe in a few months.

-ntk



> Is there any way that we can postpone the elections for a month until the
> migration is done?  I realize that we have a set schedule for elections
> and we want to maintain a "democratic" organization.  I also think that
> articulating future positions is crucial for the organization at this
> time, particularly because we're moving to a much more expensive hosting
> plan with lots of new capacity.
>
> According to our bylaws, is there any way to postpone the elections for
> one month until the migration is complete?  This may give us time to talk
> about issues facing the coop for the next year without getting burdened
> down by the migration, which (in agreement with Adam) need to be our top
> priority.
>
> Justin