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Originally Posted by Estel View Post
Alternative interpretation - by current chair - is that chair can announce voting any any random time - for example, tomorrow (with voting starting after a month later), without any consultation with other Councilors, Community, or anyone.
Yes, but the Chair is a position at the pleasure of the other councillors. And we've seen that Chairs who do not have the confidence of the Council can be removed.

I don't think there would be a problem in declaring their last act, the declaration of an election, as null (if that's what the new Chair/rest of the council did).

I agree, that fixing this would require referendum. BTW, what do You think about sensible way it should be written, to avoid any abuse? IMO, "within 6 months, not earlier than after 5 months since last election" would do it.
Any minimum time requirement doesn't allow for extraordinary elections, e.g. incapication or inaction of sufficient number of councillors that the Chair doesn't feel able to continue.

Or a breakdown in trust between the councillors or the Council and the community could result in a new election.
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