Final Call for Votes and extra Voting Information - 2009 SPI board elections

[Neil McGovern]

This is the final call for votes for the 2009 SPI board elections.

There have been (at time of writing) 48 total unique votes cast, which
is 10.835214447% of all possible votes.

If you have not rated all candidates, it is important you check this
information to ensure your vote reflects your views.

In summary:
- Not rating a candidate at all does NOT mean that they are automatically
  ranked below other candidates.
- Additionally, a vote for ONE candidate is equivalent to an empty vote.

Read below for further details, and for information on how to vote in
general.


Voting preferences
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Your preference will best be shown when you specify *all candidates*, in
order of preference (i.e. "XYZWTUV", X being the most preferred). Voting
"XY" states that you prefer candidate X to Y. 

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          * However, it does not express any preference    *
          * relationships for any of the other candidates. *
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Namely, in an election of ABC, a vote of AB would mean you are happy
with a final result of:
- A>B>C
- C>A>B
- A>C>B


Voting details
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Voting is only open to contributing members. 

To vote, please go to: 
http://members.spi-inc.org/vote/ 
Select the 2009 board election, and cast your ballot.
 
You can change your ballot as many times as you want until the close of
voting at 2009-07-28 23:59:59 UTC. Vote early, vote often! 
 
For full information about this election, including the names and
platforms of the candidates and other related information, please see:
http://www.spi-inc.org/secretary/votes/vote8/
 
Results will be announced before the end of July 30th.
-- 
Neil McGovern
Board Member, Software in the Public Interest, Inc.