The NARALO position IS "just advice, but rather valuable advice. I would like to think that most ALAC members will not "rubber stamp" the regional preference, but more accurately support it unless they have specific reasons to do otherwise. However, I must apologize, in that I just checked the formal announcement of this vote and Staff DID include the regional advice for LAC and NA. Specifically:
LACRALO recommended José Ovidio Salgueiro as their preferred candidate for regional NomCom Delegate
NARALO recommended Eduardo Diaz as their preferred candidate for regional NomCom Delegate
Sorry for stirring up a debate when there should not have been one. Alan At 09/09/2009 12:09 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
Alan Greenberg wrote:
The problem for ALAC members is not likely for the regions that have only one candidate listed, but for those that have two!
*sigh*
- Two candidates put themselves forward. - Their bios and nomination statements are openly available - We held a Bigpulse vote to indicate RALO member interest. - We didn't have a NARALO meeting in time (for the ALAC deadline) to choose one so we put forth both - However, the results of the regional preference are open (and, in this case, reasonably decisive)
We considered the process to be transparent and democratic as possible, considering that technically our preference is only advice. What's the problem?
If ALAC just wants to rubber stamp the regional preference -- and dislikes actually having to make a decision -- then why have ALAC involved in the process at all?
- Evan