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• Each year, half the members of the two Councils shall be elected.
• For newly elected members, the term of office shall begin on first of January for the Editorial Council, and on first of July for the Management Council.
• Any Citizen may nominate and support one or more candidates for a Council.
• A Citizen who is supported by another Citizen becomes a candidate by declaring the intention to serve for the whole term.
• Any Citizen accepting a nomination shall retreat immediately from any involvement in the election's organization.
• The candidates collecting the most votes shall be elected.
• Citizens who received votes may serve as reserve members.
• A Council member who becomes inactive or unavailable for a period of 90 days, shall be replaced by a the reserve member receiving the next highest votes.
• In the absence of reserve members, interim replacements may be appointed by the Council concerned.
• Any Council may propose a change of its size by an even number of members; this proposal shall be subject to a referendum held together with the next election.

change to:

• Each year, half the members of the two Councils shall be elected.
• For newly elected members, the term of office shall begin on first of January for the Editorial Council, and on first of July for the Management Council.
• Any Citizen may nominate and/or support one or more candidates for a Council.
• A Citizen who is supported by another Citizen becomes a candidate by declaring the intention to serve for the whole term.
• Any Citizen accepting a nomination shall retreat immediately from any involvement in the election's organization.
• The candidates collecting the most votes shall be elected.
• Citizens who received votes may serve as reserve members.
• A Council member who becomes inactive or unavailable for a period of 90 days or more, shall be replaced by a the reserve member receiving the next highest votes.
• In the absence of reserve members, interim replacements may be appointed by the Council concerned.
• Any Council may propose a change of its size by an even number of members; this proposal shall be subject to a referendum held together with the next election.

D. Matt Innis 19:54, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

In the final point, "any" should be "either". There are only two, after all. Otherwise agree. -Joe Quick 01:42, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Of course! Then it would be:

• Each year, half the members of the two Councils shall be elected.
• For newly elected members, the term of office shall begin on first of January for the Editorial Council, and on first of July for the Management Council.
• Any Citizen may nominate and/or support one or more candidates for a Council.
• A Citizen who is supported by another Citizen becomes a candidate by declaring the intention to serve for the whole term.
• Any Citizen accepting a nomination shall retreat immediately from any involvement in the election's organization.
• The candidates collecting the most votes shall be elected.
• Citizens who received votes may serve as reserve members.
• A Council member who becomes inactive or unavailable for a period of 90 days or more, shall be replaced by a the reserve member receiving the next highest votes.
• In the absence of reserve members, interim replacements may be appointed by the Council concerned.
• Either Council may propose a change of its size by an even number of members; this proposal shall be subject to a referendum held together with the next election.

D. Matt Innis 11:47, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

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