Re: DNSO / Individual v. Corporate Voting

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Mon, Nov 30, 1998 at 04:08:36AM -0500, Michael Sondow wrote:
> 
> Wouldn't it be best to have a separate constituency for individual
> members? If they are mixed in with corporate (profit & non-profit)
> members, there will always be conflicts and problems about numbers of
> votes, capture, etc. Having a separate constitutency for individuals
> might reduce some of these problems, and keep down the conflicts between
> reps of the individuals and reps of their corporations or associations.

It seems to me that as things are currently constituted, for all 
practical purposes there is a separate constituency for individual 
members.  Recall that the criteria for the "general business" 
constituency was expanded to include non-profits and other 
organizations, while at the same time lowering the membership fee.  

Presuming that there are many individual members, then, the 
organizations that join the At-Large would be in a substantial 
minority, and would probably be motivated to move to the other 
constituency quickly, in any case -- there probably would be little 
significant difference in fees.

So, from a practical standpoint, I don't think it makes any
difference, and therefore (in my opinion) it is not worth trying to 
change things.

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