[Proposal] Change to Administrative Bylaw 4. Elections
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Proposal Type: Bylaw Revision
Opened: 21-Apr-2014 12:00AM EDT
Closing: 28-Apr-2014 12:00AM EDT
I, Chris Haffly, CM of Columbus in Darkness, propose the following Bylaw Change to Administrative Bylaw 4.
4.D Election Procedures
1. Elections, while public, will only show which game has voted, not who they have voted for until after the voting period.
2. Comments from voting chronicles will also be disabled at the time to ensure anonymity for election votes only.
The purpose of this proposed change is to prevent electioneering, poor comments on the OWbN site, and the trend to vote for whomever is winning when some games vote after others.
It is also up to the CM/ST of the game to share with their players which coordinator they voted for, not the while of OWbN the second elections go up and games vote.
The web team has stated this is possible.
This proposal has the support of the Tremere and Gangrel Coordinators.
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Ballot Options For
Against
Abstain
64 out of 155 eligible voters cast their ballot
For
47% (30 votes)
Against
42% (27 votes)
Abstain
11% (7 votes)
| Chronicle/Position | Voted for | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Dubuque, IA - USA, Kingdom of Ashes | For | |
| New York City, NY - USA, Kings of New York | Against | |
| Los Angeles, CA - USA, La Sangre De Los Angeles | Abstain | |
| Campinas, SP - Brazil, Império das Cinzas | Against | In Brazil we have serious problems with corruption because of secret votes in the parliament. I really belive that anonymity, even until after the voting period, can be harmful for this council. |
| São Paulo, SP - Brazil, São Paulo by Night | Against | |
| Rockland, NY - USA, Under The Rock | Against | |
| Saint Paul, MN - USA, Obsidian Towers | For | |
| Detroit, MI - USA, Motor City Monsters | Abstain | |
| La Crosse, WI - USA, The Rivers Edge | For | |
| Iowa City, IA - USA, Fields of Rage | For | |
| Buffalo, NY - USA, Frozen Queen | Against | This prop implies that council members are incapable of delivering the will of their chronicles without handholding, while simultaneously making them unaccountable for their actions until after(if?) the vote is made public. |
| Cape Cod, MA - USA, Rage Across the Cape | Against | |
| Milwaukee, WI - USA, Nocturnal Rapture | Against | |
| Peoria, IL - USA, The Shattered Mirror | For | |
| Decatur, IL - USA, The Chaos Within | For | |
| Tampa, FL - USA, Tampa Bay by Night | Against | See Hartford |
| Philadelphia, PA - USA, Honor in the Shadows | Abstain | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA - USA, Five Nights | For | By showing that a CM has voted, but not for whom, shows that the CM has done their job. |
| Duluth, MN - USA, Thicker than Blood | For | |
| Chicago, IL - USA, Dark Requiem | Against | |
| Fredericksburg, VA - USA, Caine's Chosen: Liberty in Death | For | |
| Winona, MN - USA, Winona Dark Haven | For | |
| Campo Limpo, SP: Calinta by Night | Against | |
| Auburn, CA - USA, Lux Tenebras | Against | |
| Cedar Falls, IA - USA, Blackhawk Co. by Night | Against | |
| Norwalk, CT - USA, Rails of Revolution | For | |
| Atlanta, GA - USA, Whispers of Atlanta | Abstain | |
| Cleveland, OH - USA, Carpe Noctum | Abstain | |
| Dayton, OH - USA, Dying Embers | For | |
| Allentown, PA - USA, Steel Valley by Night | For | |
| Macon, GA - USA, Stolen Hours | For | |
| Recife, PE - Brazil, Pernambuco by Night: Forever Haunted | Against | |
| Cincinnati, OH - USA, Shadows of Cincinnati | Abstain | |
| Lancaster, OH - USA, Never Ending Nights | Against | |
| Rochester, NY - USA, Rochester by Night | For | |
| Cleveland, OH - USA, Heartland Alliance | Against | |
| Columbus, OH - USA, Columbus in Darkness | For | |
| Portland, ME - USA, Blackened Veins | For | |
| Lexington, KY - USA, Panders Playground | Against | |
| Alto Tietê, SP - Brazil, Sang Royal | For | |
| Vale do Paraíba, SP - Brazil, Vale Sangrento | Against | See Hartford |
| Phoenix, AZ - USA, Secundus Surrectum | Against | |
| Amador, CA - USA, River of Shadows | For | |
| New Haven, CA: New Haven by Night | Against | |
| Kenosha, WI - USA, Memento Mori | For | |
| Boston, MA - USA, Reclaimed | Against | |
| Green Bay, WI - USA, Shattered Dreams | For | |
| Athens, GA - USA, Athens After Dark | For | |
| Harrisonburg, VA: Death in the Valley | Against | |
| Gimli, MB - Canada, Sang Nordique | For | |
| St. Augustine, FL - USA, On Haunted Ground | Against | |
| Ann Arbor, MI - USA, Tower of Broken Glass | For | |
| Northern Virginia, VA - USA, Night Falls | For | |
| Annapolis, MD - USA, Vitae Aeternus | Against | |
| Bradenton, FL - USA, Chaos & Entropy | For | |
| Londrina, PR - Brazil, Blood and Vendetta | Against | |
| Springfield, OH - USA, Ohio Knights Sabbat | For | |
| Edwardsville, IL - USA, Caught in Eternal Twilight | Against | I want to see how others vote. I want others to see how I vote. |
| Phoenix, AZ - USA, Unchained Arizona | Against | |
| Lakeland, FL - USA, Lagos de los Muertos | For | |
| Worcester County, MA - USA, Quabbin | Abstain | |
| Hartford, CT - USA, Dark Colony | Against | This removes the Check and Balance of knowing a CM has done their job for their game. |
| Baltimore, MD - USA, Dark Harbor | For | |
| Head Coord | For | If there is a lack of trust that a CM will vote for the will of the players, then the chronicle should take a hard look at whether that person should be a CM. If a CM DOES vote contrary to the will of their game, I would hope their local chronicle takes harsh disciplinary action (chronicle strike/ban) plus pushes for org-wide disciplinary action. |