Resolution for a board membership election

[David Graham]

WHEREAS the Board memberships of Ian Jackson and Martin Schulze have
reached the end of their 3 year terms;

WHEREAS Software in the Public Interest Inc.'s by-laws require the Board
of directors to be accountable to the membership;

WHEREAS The membership of the Board must remain between 8 and 12 in
number;

At the passing of this resolution, the Board of Directors calls an
election for the seats of Ian Jackson and Martin Schulze on the board
using the following procedure:

* An election shall be held, with voting starting 30 days after the
passage of this resolution and concluding 37 days after the passage of
this resolution;

* The election must consist of two questions;

* The first question must ask the Membership of the Organisation how many
Board Members shall sit on the Board, in the range of 8-12;

* The second question must provide a selection of candidates to enter the
board;

* Any member of the organisation may enter as candidates;

* Candidates may enter the race by submitting a position paper to the
Secretary of the organisation between the passage of this resolution and
the start of voting;

* The voting shall take place on the organisation's web site using the
Condorcet method of voting;

* The results of the vote shall be binding and effective the date of the
announcement of the results, no more than 7 days after the end of voting.