[r6rs-discuss] SC Roles (was Re: voting process)

[Marc Feeley]

On 11-Nov-08, at 8:33 AM, Alan Watson wrote:

> I thank the current SC for their efforts to accomodate concerns  
> about fairness.
>
> I support the idea of separating registration and voting. It is not  
> a novel concept. I agree with Alan Bawden that it avoids the  
> appearance that one's registration might be influenced by one's vote.
>
> I acknowledge that it is an additional bureaucratic hurdle, and that  
> some people will fail to register, perhaps because they forget or do  
> not realize that it is necessary. However, even if the SC combines  
> registration and voting into a single process, there will still be  
> people who fail to vote. I think that's the nature of any process  
> that involves people. It does not seem to me to be an undue burden.

I guess you don't see the same demon as me.  I view voter apathy as  
the bigger problem.  Judging from the number of people participating  
in this thread I believe this is a legitimate concern...

Marc