SUO: Appeal Overruled: SUMO vote did NOT pass
SUO,
Per directive below (read first), the latest status of the SUMO vote (of Aug 2001) is that it did NOT pass. I plan to appeal this action.
The Standards Association previously declared this vote failed (because they said it required a majority of all votes cast, not a majority of YES vs. NO.). I followed their directive and declared that it had failed. I then appealed through proper channels and the appeal won, so I declared the vote HAD passed. The SA has now directed that their original position must be followed, regardless of the appeal. To me this is a clear violation of the appeals process and the fundamental principle of Due Process, required of all ANSI accredited Standards Developing Organizations. I don’t see how this directive can stand up to further appeals.
As such, I ask Adam Pease (our webmaster) to move the SUMO pages from ‘Starter Documents’ back to ‘Expert Contributions.’
I’ll keep you posted.
Jim Schoening
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Lowell G [mailto:Lowell.Johnson@unisys.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:14 PM
To: 'Schoening, James R CECOM DCSC4I'
Subject: Direction from the SA
Jim,
I have been directed by the SA to tell you that the SA considers their
position to stand. That means, you must announce this to your group, and
proceed as if that original motion had failed.
I have also been directed to replace you as WG chair if you refuse.
I am sorry to have to do this, since you are not the one that bypassed the
documented procedures.
Sincerely,
Lowell Johnson, SAB Chair
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