From: wolftune Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:20:58 +0000 (+0000) Subject: add sentence about misrepresenting the electorate X-Git-Url: https://iankelling.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cb82744fa96da6161f6fe2a94f4992d2e93ff4bf;p=election-results-2025 add sentence about misrepresenting the electorate and some other tweaks --- diff --git a/petition.md b/petition.md index 0934d6b..a630ce7 100644 --- a/petition.md +++ b/petition.md @@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ undermines the integrity of any election. Results must be published transparently—regardless of whether a candidate withdraws, dies, or is disqualified for any reason. Once a candidate appears on the ballot, the only way to respect voters is to -count and report the votes as cast. - -Regardless of the particular concerns about the Board Agreement, for the -current OSI Board to have eliminated critical candidates while hiding -the voting results sets up a situation where the community is liable -to speculate about motives, conflicts of interest, and more. +count and report the votes as cast. Presenting altered voting results +*misrepresents* and disrespects the electorate. +Regardless of particular concerns about the Board Agreement, for the +current OSI Board to remove critical candidates while hiding +the voting results presents a clear conflict of interest and invites +community speculation about motives and corruption. As [*LWN* OSI election coverage](https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1014603/ac0cfc0a74755501/) -noted that "A cynical person might conclude that the last-minute +noted, "a cynical person might conclude that the last-minute requirement to sign the agreement was to disqualify one or both because they would have won otherwise; and that the OSI leadership was unwilling to have even a minority number of board members who might seek to steer @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ concerns brought up in the election. **To restore credibility and integrity, we call on OSI to:** - Publish the full, unaltered election results. -- Acknowledge the harm caused by this situation. +- Acknowledge the harm caused by this lack of transparency. - Credibly recommit to working with the community on all steps necessary to repair lost trust. ## Petition Details