[ALAC] Rule 27 - At-Large Director selection

[Alan Greenberg]

Thanks you all for your comments and support for getting this new RoP 
section done in record time. I am attaching the final version of Rule 
27 to be incorporated into the Rules of Procedure.

The final version differs from the draft in the following ways:

1. Explicit reference to electronic votes.

2. Including documents related to creation of the selection process 
in the history to be kept.

3. A provision saying that a person cannot simultaneously be a BCEC 
member and part of the designated elector group (ALAC member or RALO Chair).

4. A requirement that in the case of a tie, the specific election be 
re-held once if time permits.

Regarding the last item, I think we all agree that an election (or 
candidate elimination) selected by random draw is NOT the best 
outcome. If someone can come up with a better alternative, there is 
still time to change it. In some groups, one person's ballot is not 
counted unless there is a tie (often the Chair). That would work in 
the case of the final vote but not necessarily to eliminate a tie for 
3rd place. Also, withholding a vote can cause one candidate to win 
where using the vote would give a tie (this effectively says that the 
vote withheld causes the "Chair's choice" to loose - less than 
optimal). But there must be other ideas as well.

Alan
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