Confirmation of Gorundu as Election Commissioner

[Matzerati]

Mr. Speaker,

Also noting that his term expires on October 30th, I reappoint @Gorundu to another term as Election Commissioner.

@Gorundu has been appointed Election Commissioner by Delegate @Picairn. I hereby open the floor for debate and discussion on this matter. I would welcome a statement from the Delegate in support of the nominee should they wish to do so.

Should this reach a vote, I intend the following motion to be put before the Regional Assembly:

The Regional Assembly, acting on the nomination from the Delegate, appoints Gorundu to the Election Commission.

 

[Pallaith]

@Gorundu I thought you were pulling back on NS stuff, so I was a bit surprised you agreed to stay on for another term as a member of the EC. That being said, assuming you still have room for it, would you theoretically be able to serve as a supervisor in an upcoming election?

I’m also curious about recent EC changes. You were not a fan of them, seeing we’ve now done an election with the new rules, how are you feeling about the current ruleset?

 

[Gorundu]

@Gorundu I thought you were pulling back on NS stuff, so I was a bit surprised you agreed to stay on for another term as a member of the EC. That being said, assuming you still have room for it, would you theoretically be able to serve as a supervisor in an upcoming election?

I’m also curious about recent EC changes. You were not a fan of them, seeing we’ve now done an election with the new rules, how are you feeling about the current ruleset?

Oops, apologies for forgetting to answer this question earlier. I am certainly willing to serve as an election supervisor in upcoming elections and I anticipate being more available than I was in the last few months - for the past few elections I haven't put my hand up because the timing has been in awkward in regards to when I would have to do the results finalisation, which often clashed with RL responsibilities and deadlines I had.

As for the recent EC changes, the only one I took issue with was the default selection of "No" for Re-open Nominations if a voter does not indicate a choice. My stance on the issue hasn't changed. That said, the recent election appears to show that the effect of the change is minimal, so I'm not in a rush to change the rules back.

 

[Picairn]

Gorundu has supervised the January 2024 General Election alongside Simone, and has actively contributed to Election Commission discussions. His experience and perspective are valuable to the EC and the region as a whole.

I motion for a vote.

 

[Jinkies]

I second the motion.

 

[Matzerati]

Motion and second acknowledged. A vote will be scheduled to begin at (time=1729854000)