[Linux-aus] Constitutional Change to add Statement of Objectives into Constitution

Mon Jan 6 13:16:32 AEDT 2020

Hi All,

I just voted. I think. It's not entirely certain if the form(s) accepted 
my submissions (they gave no error).

I know it's a bit late but I wonder if *someone* would consider adding 
something that e-mailed the voter to at least say "You just voted for 
SOMETHING [e.g. Election ID 8]".

*Unless it really is broken and it's not recording my vote:*

 1. I logged in as my user
 2. https://linux.org.au/elections/
 3. I clicked on "Vote in Election" (and got to
    https://linux.org.au/election-info/?eid=8 --> this is the
    constitutional change one)
 4. I voted for a candidate, in this case YES
    (https://linux.org.au/election-info/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Felections%2Fcandidate&enid=53)

It shows the Yes candidate.

I think that means it worked but I didn't get any e-mails or on screen 
alerts that I've noticed.

But if I repeat the process it doesn't say:

 1. You've already voted
 2. Or show who I did vote for

I'm paranoid; it probably is working but I'd prefer not to assume it 
*is* working (I'm also a cynic).

Could someone appropriate confirm that it is working?

On 4/01/2020 11:33 pm, Andrew Bartlett via linux-aus wrote:
> As one of the many at the last AGM dumbfounded by hearing not only had
> this logical change not been passed, but also that nobody attending
> could speak to why it should not have proceeded, I wish strongly
> encourage a vote, and a vote YES for the change.
>
> In doing so I trust, as Julian has indicated below, this will make the
> tireless job of our conference organisers a bit easier, as well as
> protecting the assets of our community.  I hope every other member
> subscribed here can take the time to vote YES to the change also.
>
> Thank you to the council for proposing the vote again.
>
> Andrew Bartlett
>
> On Thu, 2020-01-02 at 22:17 +1100, Sae Ra Germaine via linux-aus wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Just a quick reminder to make sure you vote in the constitutional change and whilst you're there... on the Council elections. There are some fantastic nominees for council this year and I highly recommend you vote!
>>
>> See you all at LCA... if you're going :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sae Ra
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 20:15, Julien Goodwin via linux-aus <linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:
>>> Dear LA Members,
>>>
>>> Over recent years a number of conference sponsors have indicated that it
>>> would be easier for them to support our activities if Linux Australia
>>> were a registered charity. As Linux Australia’s role has always been to
>>> educate people about open source, the day-to-day running of the
>>> organisation won’t change if Linux Australia were to become a registered
>>> charity. Furthermore, the Linux Australia Council has sought advice from
>>> our Auditor and Accountant; both advised that becoming a charity would
>>> have no material effect on how Linux Australia is run.
>>>
>>> For these reasons (and in light of the benefits), the Linux Australia
>>> Council would like to register Linux Australia as a charity and for this
>>> purpose an application has been submitted to the Australian Charities
>>> and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC, https://www.acnc.gov.au/). However,
>>> the ACNC has advised us that our application can not proceed until our
>>> constitution explicitly lists our charitable objectives.
>>>
>>> Before the charitable objectives can be added to the constitution the
>>> Linux Australia membership must vote in favour of the change.  The
>>> authoritative text of the change can be found in the pull request:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://github.com/linuxaustralia/constitution_and_policies/pull/38/files
>>>
>>> The proposed change adds the following section to the constitution.
>>>
>>>   43. Objects of the association
>>>
>>> (1) The objects for which the association is established are:
>>>
>>>    (a) to facilitate the communication of information relating to
>>> inventions, results, techniques, and governance of open source and
>>> related open technologies;
>>>
>>>    (b) to support open source and related open technologies projects and
>>> the contributors to open source and related open technologies;
>>>
>>>    (c) to support and promote the adoption of open source and related
>>> open technologies;
>>>
>>>    (d) to support and promote awareness and understanding of open source
>>> and related open technologies;
>>>
>>>    (e) to conduct open source and related open technologies advocacy with
>>> the government, business and civil society;
>>>
>>>    (f) to create a network for related local and online open source and
>>> related open technologies communities.
>>>
>>> (2) The association must pursue charitable purposes only and must apply
>>> its income in promoting those purposes.
>>>
>>> (3) The association must manage payments and gifts to the association
>>> and ensure that they are used to further the stated objects of the
>>> association.
>>>
>>> (4) In the event of the association being wound up, its assets must go
>>> to a charitable entity whose objectives aren’t inconsistent with the
>>> stated objects of the association.
>>>
>>> The Linux Australia Council supports this constitutional change as it
>>> allows the charitable registration to proceed and provides additional
>>> clarity on the purpose of the organisation.
>>>
>>> To cast a vote for or against this constitutional change, please visit
>>> https://www.linux.org.au/
>>>     * Click on “Login” located on the top right hand side of the page and
>>>       log in.
>>>     * Click on “Elections”.
>>>     * Under “Constitutional Change to add Statement of Objectives into
>>> Constitution”, click on “Vote in the election”.
>>>
>>> Voting for this change will be open until 11:59PM (AEDT) 12th January
>>> 2020. Results of the vote will be announced during the Linux Australia
>>> AGM on the 13th of January 2020 at linux.conf.au (Gold Coast, Queensland).
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>> Julien Goodwin
>>> Secretary,
>>> Linux Australia
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