On 24-Jul-20 12:09, Martin Thomson wrote: > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020, at 08:42, Joel Halpern wrote: >> I would observe that for an advisor invited by the committee to provide >> assistance, it does seem likely that they need to be able to understand >> the process so as to give useful advice. > > Understand perhaps, but maybe not influence. I totally understand the reticence here. Maybe member = vote, liaison = vote on produral matters only, Why? I was a NomCom liaison only once, but that year's NomCom chair wanted to use Condorcet voting, so that required a formal procedural decision. I couldn't see any reason why that was a choice that a liaison should influence. What sort of procedural matters require a formal decision *and* are appropriate for a liaison to influence? Clearly we aren't talking about trivia like setting meeting times or deciding whether to use Zoom or Whereby. So what are we talking about? > advisor = no voting. Agreed, no-brainer. Brian
