Originally Posted by
Rob Clark
I did a bit of research and interpreted things differently, but it is entirely possibly I am wrong. Regardless I suppose you don't want to run for presidency? At this point voting is supposed to have started and we have no one running for secretary or president.
When Robert's Rules and other sites say "Member" they mean "Member of the Assembly" which means "Someone with a vote or similar standing".
I hadn't really given it any advance thought, so it was a bit of a surprise for me. I'll be back around 7:20pm just before nominations close so I have until then to make a decision, not to mention seeing if anyone actually wants to nominate me.
Christopher Mallon
FIDE Arbiter