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<div class=""><p class="">In my view defending that just recalled Co-Chairs be able run
elections for a role they just have been recalled within due
process is pure political correctness, guided maybe by some fear
of "excluding someone somehow". It seems an exaggeration that does
not add anything good to the process. This doesn't make any sense
at all and is something that should be written in the stone, so be
part of a next PDP adjustment to make it clear which is obvious.</p></div></div></blockquote>If you think I am in any way driven by any sort of political correctness, then you have never had a meaningful conversation with me.</div><div>I’m a pretty politically incorrect individual.</div><div>If you think I’m afraid of excluding people from something when there is a legitimate structure for doing so, again, you miss your mark.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>However…</div><div><br class=""></div><div>There is no basis in the current PDP, bylaws, or election process for excluding a candidate who meets the criteria defined.</div><div>Since they were already elected and serving in the role, we can presume that they meet the defined criteria as failure to do so was not a basis for their recall.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Whether you think it makes sense or not, until it is “written in stone” or at least written in the PDP, it is positively wrong to arbitrarily enforce it.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Further, it takes a very small fraction of the electorate to recall the cochairs. If a majority is willing to re-elect them thereafter, then there is no valid case for preventing the electorate from doing so. While I think this is unlikely and I think that it would show incredibly poor judgment on the part of the electorate to do so, I will not be willing to substitute my own opinions here for the judgment of the electorate.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>I am opposed to excluding them because it substitutes the judgment of a few for the judgment of the many and that is antidemocratic.</div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="">Let's just move on with selecting new and experienced Co-Charis
that can get us on track again.<br class=""></p></div></div></blockquote><div>Let’s just move on within the bounds set by the PDP and avoid adding arbitrary perversions to the electoral process that are not supported by policy, bylaws, or procedure.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="">
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I stated emphatically that the recalled
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<div class="">The recalled cochairs to be allowed
to run as interim cochairs to serve the
remainder of the terms? Or thereafter?</div>
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<div class="">Reason and decency will win.</div>
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They should remain eligible to run in any election for co-chairs
for any terms available in said elections.</div>
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should follow the PDP and the PDP calls for the
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<div class="">Your insatiable appetite for
election and persistence in the wrong
interpretation of section 3.3, make any
discussion with you pointless...</div>
<div class="">Can you point to the section of the
CPM which calls for the WG to “elect”
co-chairs?</div>
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I stand corrected, 3.3 is not where election is specified…
Rather it is contained here:</div>
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Apologies for the confusion on where the prohibition of
consensus was derived from. It was an honest mistake.</div>
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<div class="">In fact, the provenance of this document is unclear to me and
I am unsure as to whether it is actually authoritative or not as
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<div class="">Can someone from staff please review that document and get
back to this group on its provenance and level of authority over
the conduct of the group?</div>
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<div class="">If we are not bound by that document, then I will, indeed,
admit that consensus (if it can be achieved) may be a valid way
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<div class="">Now ,Gregoire, can you acknowledge that in a contentious
environment where consensus cannot be achieved that an election,
preferably one using ranked choice voting, is the best way
forward?</div>
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2021, at 3:07 PM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD
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Dear Board, all,<br class="">
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Following the February 10th email from the
Board Chair, the PDWG has discussed the
possible options on the way forward after the
Recall of the PDWG co-chairs.<br class="">
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The attached document, already circulated
today in the RPD, is a summary and conclusions
of the discussions reached by the consensus of
the PDWG.<br class="">
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The PDWG hasn't requested any change to the
document in the last few hours, however it has
been updated just to correct a couple of typos
(track of changes show them).<br class="">
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As a consequence, the decision is:<br class="">
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"Halt everything regarding PDP decisions,
until the board can organize on-line elections
in a few weeks (with the previous electoral
census)."<br class="">
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We should remark, as it has been suggested
already by some participants in the
discussion, that the ideal situation would be,
once candidates are introduced to the PDWG, we
have a constructive discussion in the list
(and hopefully among the candidates) and some
of the candidates withdraw, so an actual
election process is no longer needed, as it
already happened in the previous elections. Of
course, this can't be guaranteed, so the
elections process must be ready for that
contingence.<br class="">
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We will await your decision about the timing
and the call for candidates.<br class="">
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