[MEI-L] future MEI Board

[Christine Siegert]

Dear list,
This seems a good solution to me. Having the chairman (or chairwoman - does this word exist in English?) to decide in case of tie votes. The probability of tie votes was exactly the reason why I opted for 9 board members.
All the best, Christine



Prof. Dr. Christine Siegert
Universität der Künste Berlin
Fakultät Musik
Musikwissenschaft
Fasanenstr. 1b
D-10623 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 3185 2318
siegert at udk-berlin.de

Am 11.07.2014 um 13:53 schrieb "Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)" <pdr4h at eservices.virginia.edu>:

> Ok, neither 7 nor 8 is completely satisfactory.  Just a stab in the dark.  :-)
> 
> With 6 members, the chairman can cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie.  I'd prefer not to place this responsibility in the hands of institutional representatives.  That would give them a much larger role than just an advisory one.
> 
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> From: Byrd,  Donald A. [donbyrd at indiana.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 6:45 AM
> To: Music Encoding Initiative; Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)
> Subject: Re: [MEI-L] future MEI Board
> 
> I'll bet Christine's concern about having 6 voting members was simply
> because of the chances of a tie vote. Unfortunately, one of the
> integers between 6 and 9 is a prime, making staggered terms awkward,
> and the other is even, making tie votes more likely. Note that an odd
> number of people doesn't make ties impossible, since someone might
> abstain or be unable to vote for some reason! -- but it does make them
> less likely.
> 
> How about allowing institutional representatives to cast tie-breaking
> votes? I believe the U.S. Senate works in a similar way -- the
> presiding officer, normally the Vice president can cast a tie-breaking
> vote.
> 
> --Don
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 17:45:06 +0000, "Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)"
> <pdr4h at eservices.virginia.edu> wrote:
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