MWC Election Appeal update
(3/8/2021) As reported last month Eric Bunn has appealed the Board’s recent rejection of his appeal of the 2020 MWC presidential election.
Per the MWC constitution (Article XI, Section 7), a hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for the regular March meeting of the Metro Council: Tuesday, March 23, 5p; RSVP here.
Please click here for the original appeal, the Election Committee's decision, the Appeal Committee’s report (approved by the MWC Executive Board at its February 22 meeting), Eric Bunn’s subsequent appeal, and the MWC constitution. Password for this site is 2021hearing; please do not share it, or the documents.
Here are the rules that have been established for the March 23 hearing, based on Article XI, section 7 of the MWC constitution:
Code of Conduct: Gina Walton
Procedural Steps:
When presentations have concluded, questions from the delegates will be allowed. Hands raised for questions will be acknowledged by Chris Garlock in the order they are noted.
Both parties will respond to the questions put forward. The party to whom the question is addressed will respond first: Up to 1 minute per person will be allowed to present a question; Up to 1 minute will be allowed per person for a response to a question. The question and response period is thirty (30) minutes. At the close of the question and answer period delegates will vote to accept or reject the decision of the Executive Board. The decision reached in this meeting will be the final action of this council on this question.
Chair: Robert Hollingsworth
Time Keeper: Djawa Hall
Protocol: Gina Walton
Zoom/Polling: Chris Garlock
Appellant: Eric Bunn
Respondent: Stephen Frum (on behalf of the Executive Board)
Per the MWC constitution (Article XI, Section 7), a hearing on the appeal has been scheduled for the regular March meeting of the Metro Council: Tuesday, March 23, 5p; RSVP here.
Please click here for the original appeal, the Election Committee's decision, the Appeal Committee’s report (approved by the MWC Executive Board at its February 22 meeting), Eric Bunn’s subsequent appeal, and the MWC constitution. Password for this site is 2021hearing; please do not share it, or the documents.
Here are the rules that have been established for the March 23 hearing, based on Article XI, section 7 of the MWC constitution:
Code of Conduct: Gina Walton
Procedural Steps:
- Consistent with the procedure outlined in our constitution, Article XI, section 7, the presentations, questions, and polling of delegates will be given up to one (1) hour of the MWC delegates meeting.
- The appeal portion of the meeting shall be chaired by the 1st Vice President of the MWC.
- Roberts’ Rules of Order will be suspended during this portion of the MWC meeting in order to accommodate timely presentations by both sides and to efficiently and fairly use the question and answer period outlined in the constitution.
- No motions, points of order, or points of information may be made or asked. The ruling of the chair shall prevail.
- The presentation of both positions in total will be up to 20 minutes. With each party given up to 10 minutes to state their positions. Questions will be taken only after both presentations have been completed.
When presentations have concluded, questions from the delegates will be allowed. Hands raised for questions will be acknowledged by Chris Garlock in the order they are noted.
Both parties will respond to the questions put forward. The party to whom the question is addressed will respond first: Up to 1 minute per person will be allowed to present a question; Up to 1 minute will be allowed per person for a response to a question. The question and response period is thirty (30) minutes. At the close of the question and answer period delegates will vote to accept or reject the decision of the Executive Board. The decision reached in this meeting will be the final action of this council on this question.
Chair: Robert Hollingsworth
Time Keeper: Djawa Hall
Protocol: Gina Walton
Zoom/Polling: Chris Garlock
Appellant: Eric Bunn
Respondent: Stephen Frum (on behalf of the Executive Board)