[ALAC] Modification of statement submitted regarding At-Large Director Bylaws

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Wed Aug 25 17:34:13 UTC 2010


During a discussion on some of the details of the selection process 
on the ALAC list, I realized that there was a problem with my 
suggested wording for ARTICLE VI, Section 4(2).

Specifically, under my wording, if a person (for example, and ALAC 
member) submits a SoI to the BCEC, that person can no longer 
participate in the selection process or vote. That would be true even 
if that person was eliminated from the slate and not one of the final 
candidates.

I suggest the following change with the new wording in upper case:

No person who serves in any capacity (including as a liaison) on the 
At-Large Advisory Committee, or who holds the position of chair of a 
RALO, shall simultaneously serve as a Director or liaison to the 
Board. If such a person submits a Statement of Interest to be 
considered as a candidate for Board Seat 15, the person shall not, 
following such submission, participate in any discussion of, or vote 
by the At-Large Advisory Committee, RALO chairs or any of the 
constituent At-Large Advisory Committee sub-committees relating to 
the selection of the person to hold Board Seat 15 until the selection 
process has been completed. In the event that a person serving on the 
At-Large Advisory Committee, or who holds the position of chair of a 
RALO, submits a Statement of Interest to be considered as a candidate 
for Board Seat 15, the RALO for the region that the person represents 
may select a replacement for purposes of the Committee's selection 
process. In the event that a person is serving as a Liaison to the 
At-Large Advisory Committee, the group or entity that selected the 
person may select a replacement for purposes of the Committee's 
selection process. SHOULD A PERSON SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION NOT BE 
LISTED ON THE PUBLISHED FINAL SLATE OF CANDIDATES, THE TERMS OF THIS 
SECTION NO LONGER APPLY.

I understand that it is too late for this new wording to be included 
in the formal comments, but should my overall comment to this section 
be acted upon, the new addition will remove a possible disenfranchisement.

Alan Greenberg




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