Janis,
 
JK> Don't you and others think that is a very brief period for accepting
JK> candidates?
 
No.
 
Except for the different dates and a few cosmetic changes, these are exactly
the same rules as used in 2016 (and probably 2014) at which time it apparently
was not an issue.
 
These rules were discussed with Vince Coen and Ben Ritchey (Vote Verifier).
Both agreed with them.
 
JK> It's -almost- as bad as the gov't over here posting on Friday's ...
JK> everyone is
JK> 'away' or has their mind attuned to other details of family on weekends.
 
The reality is that this is a dead echo serving no purpose. The only thing
which ever happened here were 2 previous moderator elections ... and now this
one. Once the election is over, everyone goes to sleep till the next election.
A remnant of the past zone warz...
 
Oh yes, there's also the monthly posting of echo rules by 2 independant
moderators ... which will now continue.
 
To be honest, this echo doesn't need one IMO, we don't even need this echo and
after this election I'll either drop it or put it on passthru. A total waste of
 bandwith ...
 
But Vince asked me to run a moderator election ... and that is what I am doing.
 
Take care,
 
 \%/@rd

--- D'Bridge 3.99 SR33
 * Origin: If there's an elephant in the room, introduce him (2:292/854)