[MEI-L] future MEI Board: tie-breaking vote by...

[Byrd, Donald A.]

"Chairwoman" _is_ a word in English, but the non-sexist term (and 
clearly the best word, IMHO) is either "chairperson" or just "chair".

--DAB


On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:11:09 +0200, Christine Siegert 
<siegert at udk-berlin.de> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> --
>> p.
>>
>> __________________________
>> Perry Roland
>> Music Library
>> University of Virginia
>> P. O. Box 400175
>> Charlottesville, VA 22904
>> 434-982-2702 (w)
>> pdr4h (at) virginia (dot) edu
>> ________________________________________
>> 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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Donald Byrd
Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellow
Adjunct Associate Professor of Informatics
Visiting Scientist, Research Technologies
Indiana University Bloomington