On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:44:23 -0500
Richard Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:

> Lukasz Damentko wrote:
> > 
> > "No individual shall serve as a Gentoo Foundation Trustee and Gentoo
> > Council Member concurrently "
> > 
> > So if dertobi123 wishes to run for a position of a Trustee, he has to
> > resign from his seat on the Council.
> > 
> 
> I don't think the bylaws say that Council members can't run for a 
> position of a Trustee.  It says that they can't serve as a Trustee. 
> Presumably that can be handled by either stepping down from the Council 
> upon winning a position as a Trustee, or declining to take office upon 
> winning (that might seem counterproductive but it would allow one to see 
> who came in next before deciding which office to hold).  He certainly 
> could run while still holding his current office.
> 
> I think that this bylaw is counterproductive, but that's a different 
> topic...  :)
> 
I think we made a mistake, yes.

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Ferris McCormick (P44646, MI) <fmccor@g.o>
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