I agree with Matle, his proposed changes would definitely be an
improvement. I also suggest an additional modification (which maybe
Malte also meant but I'm not sure):
Each nominated candidate must either decline or accept by
writing some sort of campaign statement. If any candiate does not
write a statement by the deadline, he is automatically considered to
have declined the nomination. There are no rules at all regarding the
content of the statement, but it has to be something. A candidate may
post his campaign statement any time between the beginning of
nominations and the decline/accept deadline.
Why? Mostly because, in conjunction with Malte's proposal above, this
should make the OCT elections and governance clearer and more visible,
especially to new and potential members of the OpenACS community.
