<div dir="ltr">We have four votes in favor of the new board. That being a majority of the board, the vote passes. I didn't say as much in the original proposal, but I assumed the changeover would be effective immediately. Let me know if there are any objections to that.<div><br></div><div>Congratulations to the new directors.<div><br></div><div>Luke, are you the best person to add the new directors to the <a href="mailto:board@imfreedom.org">board@imfreedom.org</a> list? I forget if it's subscribable to the public or not. I'd like to stay subscribed to the list as a curious observer, if possible.</div><div><br></div><div>Ethan, you've been chosen to preside over officer elections.</div><div><br></div><div>When a new President is chosen, I'll e-mail him and this list with a full briefing of all the responsibilities I've had. I presume Luke and Mark will do the same.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 5:09 AM Luke Schierer <<a href="mailto:luke@schierer.org">luke@schierer.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 09:02:23AM -0700, Sean Egan wrote:<br>
> Voting is now open for board elections. It will remain open for one week or<br>
> until a majority of the board has voted the same way.<br>
><br>
> > Proposal:<br>
> ><br>
> > The Board of Directors of Instant Messaging Freedom, Inc. shall comprise:<br>
> ><br>
> > John Bailey<br>
> > Ethan Blanton<br>
> > Gary Kramlich<br>
> > Richard Laager<br>
> > Matthew Needham<br>
> > Eion Robb<br>
> > Jorge Villaseñor<br>
> ><br>
> > Officers will be chosen by the new board in an election presided by Ethan<br>
> Blanton, the sole remaining incumbent officer.<br>
> ><br>
> > Outgoing officers shall brief their replacements regarding their<br>
> responsibilities on the board.<br>
<br>
I vote in favor.<br>
<br>
Luke<br>
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