[IAEP] [Sugar-news] Election status update

[Yamandu Ploskonka]

Welcome to the American electoral system! :-)

Maybe it actually does not surprise me since that sort of rules are 
quite common here

Christoph Derndorfer wrote:
> Luke Faraone schrieb:
>   
>> The top four candidates 
>> will be elected for two years, and the next three for one year.
>>     
>
> Maybe I missed something but when was this rule decided upon and which 
> reasoning is behind it?
>
> To me this sounds like it makes things utterly confusing because it 
> would mean that in 2010 only three of the seven seats would be up for 
> election subsequently meaning that the the three top-placed candidates 
> would then be on the SLOB for two years. Hence in 2011 we would then 
> have four seats up for election, etc.
>
> Ever so slightly confused,
> Christoph
>
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