At 03:57 PM 1/10/00 -0500, Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny wrote: >I think we should step back and ask by what right does anyone speak for >the members of the Census Project (CP)? Kay Mason, the last person to >legitimately hold the postion of NC for the CP, has walked away from the >Project and her post on this Board. I think the CP members should hold >an election, as outlined in the Bylaws, for a CP coordinator. Then >discussions can be undertaken with at least the knowledge that the >person speaking for the CP has the backing of the people ultimately >affected by their discisions. BTW, my reading of the Bylaws leads me to >believe a separate election would be needed to fill the vacant CP >position on the Board. The CP Coordinator can hold both positions but >two elections are needed in any case. > >Joe > One could read the Bylaws as you state above. That the CP and other Special Project elect their Board Rep there is no question. However as far as the Coordinator of the Special Projects is concerned the Bylaws state that they are appointed by the Advisory Board in Article 13 - Section 1. Section 6 - though does cause difficulty seemingly contradicting Section 1. It seems as if in the writing of the Sections regarding the Special Projects that two positions were being discussed without a clear division regarding which was being talked about where. Tim