<div dir="ltr">OK, I'll be that guy...<div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:12.8px">How did you decide which 7 of 9 we're Sharon's extra ballots? <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In reality would you have counted all 9 2nd place votes and multiplied the totally by .78?</div></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="font-size:12.8px"></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Bob Jonkman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>
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</span>Hi everyone: Kevin Smith hasn't yet released the minutes of this<br>
year's AGM, but I do want to announce that Cathy Scott has been newly<br>
elected to the Fair Vote Waterloo Executive as a Member-At-Large.<br>
<br>
I want to thank Shannon Adshade, one of the founders of Fair Vote<br>
Waterloo, who has served on the Executive every year since we started<br>
in 2006! This year other commitments are keeping Shannon busy, so<br>
we're finally letting him off the hook.<br>
<br>
There were five Executive positions to be filled, and six nominees.<br>
This is the first time since 2006 that we had to have an election for<br>
the executive, so we held an election using Single Transferable Vote.<br>
Members at the AGM placed nominees' names on the ballot in order of<br>
preference, from 1 to 6. There were 12 ballots cast, but as returning<br>
Co-chair I withheld my ballot, to be used in case of a tie. David<br>
Dolson and I were the "returning officers" to count the ballots.<br>
<br>
How many votes would it take to elect a nominee? We calculated the<br>
"Droop Quota" -- the number of ballots cast divided by the<br>
number-of-positions-plus-one, rounded down to an integer, plus one[*].<br>
<br>
<br>
Droop Quota = int(ballots / (positions+1)) +1<br>
<br>
= int(11 / (5+1)) +1<br>
= int(11 / 6) +1<br>
= int(1.8) +1<br>
= 2<br>
<br>
We placed the ballots in piles based on the first choice of each<br>
ballot. Cathy Scott received two ballots, Sharon Sommerville received<br>
nine, so both get a position on the board. The seven surplus ballots<br>
for Sharon were then re-distributed based on the second choice on each<br>
ballot:<br>
<br>
Kevin Smith: 2<br>
Mo Markham: 2<br>
Donald Fraser: 2<br>
Shannon Adshade: 1<br>
<br>
So, our 2017-2018 Executive is elected! Sharon will resume the<br>
position of Co-Chair, and Kevin Smith resumes the position of<br>
Secretary, both two-year terms. Aden Seaman continues his second year<br>
as Treasurer, and I'm in the second year as Co-chair, with Mo, Donald,<br>
and Cathy serving one-year terms as Members-At-Large.<br>
<br>
Thanks to all who came out, and for the opportunity to "eat our own<br>
dogfood" -- a computer industry term for actually using the things we<br>
build, or in our case, using the principles we advocate.<br>
<br>
- --Bob.<br>
<br>
<br>
[*] Droop Quota: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droop_quota" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr>Droop_quota</a><br>
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On 2017-06-18 11:09 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:<br>
> Hi everyone: Just a quick reminder of our AGM this Wednesday.<br>
><br>
> I'm making the reservation at ERK Monday evening. The Egg Roll<br>
> King Restaurant is a small place; if you're coming please let us<br>
> know by registering at <a href="http://fairvotewrc.ca/?p=3834" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://fairvotewrc.ca/?p=3834</a> (but nobody<br>
> will be turned away at the door!)<br>
><br>
> So far there has been one advance nomination for the Executive;<br>
> please let me know if you'd like to nominate someone (or<br>
> yourself). Nominations will also take place at the meeting itself.<br>
> You can also let me know if you want to appoint a proxy for your<br>
> vote.<br>
><br>
> * Nominated: Shannon Adshade<br>
><br>
><br>
> See you Wednesday!<br>
><br>
</span><div><div class="h5">> --Bob Jonkman Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 2017-06-08 11:16 AM, Bob Jonkman wrote:<br>
>> Hi everyone: Summer approaches, and it's time for the Annual<br>
>> General Meeting of the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter.<br>
>> Everyone is welcome to attend, and paid-up members can vote and<br>
>> run for a position on the Executive Board.<br>
><br>
><br>
>> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Annual General Meeting *When*:<br>
>> Wednesday, 21 June 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm (6:00pm dinner)<br>
>> *Where*: Egg Roll King Restaurant *Location*: 85 Courtland<br>
>> Avenue East, Kitchener, Ontario *Map*:<br>
>> <a href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwS2Cx--?m=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnwS2Cx--?<wbr>m=</a><br>
><br>
>> == Agenda ==<br>
><br>
>> 1) Review and acceptance of minutes from 2016 AGM<br>
><br>
>> 2) Report from the Co-Chair and Chapter Co-ordinator, Sharon<br>
>> Sommerville<br>
><br>
>> 3) Treasurer's Report<br>
><br>
>> 4) Old business * Outreach program * Letter Writing Team<br>
><br>
>> 4) Election of Fair Vote Waterloo Executive Board * All paid-up<br>
>> members of Fair Vote Canada are eligible to stand for<br>
>> nomination; only paid-up members can vote. Memberships can be<br>
>> paid at the meeting ($25/year, $10 for first year)<br>
><br>
>> * Proxy votes and self-nominations are allowed. You can nominate<br>
>> yourself even if you can't come to the meeting. E-mail me if<br>
>> you can't come, but want to run.<br>
><br>
>> * Three to Five members to be elected; they will choose amongst<br>
>> themselves which positions to fill: ** Co-Chair (2 year term) **<br>
>> Secretary (2 year term) ** 1 - 3 Members at Large (1 year term)<br>
>> ** The second Co-Chair (Bob Jonkman) and Treasurer (Aden Seaman)<br>
>> will complete the second year of their two-year term. 5) New<br>
>> Business * Summer Festivals - volunteers needed!<br>
><br>
>> 6) Announcements<br>
><br>
>> 7) Adjournment<br>
><br>
>> 8) Discussion<br>
><br>
><br>
>> == Registration ==<br>
><br>
>> Registration is optional, but will help with the reservation at<br>
>> the restaurant.<br>
><br>
>> Register at:<br>
><br>
>> <a href="http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/event/fair-vote-waterloo-annual-general-meeting-for-2017/#registration" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/<wbr>event/fair-vote-waterloo-<wbr>annual-general-meeting-for-<wbr>2017/#registration</a><br>
><br>
>> The AGM will start at 7:00pm, but please join us for dinner at<br>
>> 6:00pm -- ERK has a small kitchen, and good food takes time to<br>
>> prepare.<br>
><br>
><br>
>> --Bob Jonkman <<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>> Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo<br>
><br>
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