<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>This election turn-out is actually quite in-line with democracy generally - or perhaps a bit better.</div><div><br></div><div>For example, in recent federal election, the voter turn-out in California was only 23% of eligible voters. That's common.</div><div><br></div><div>Low voter turn-out is not a problem that is unique to NCSG.</div><div><br></div><div>However, let's not let that stop us from trying to figure out how to achieve greater participation from the entire membership. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to all for this achievement!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Robin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Aug 30, 2011, at 6:45 PM, nhklein wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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On 08/31/2011 03:38 AM, Ron Wickersham wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:Pine.BSO.4.64.1108301327260.19105@mail.alembic.net" type="cite">On Mon, 29 Aug 2011, Avri Doria wrote:
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<blockquote cite="mid:Pine.BSO.4.64.1108301327260.19105@mail.alembic.net" type="cite"> For
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future on votes of this importance (an issue that would make/break
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the exisistence of the NCSG)<big><b> i would suggest we ask that
paper
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ballots be mailed</b></big> to the eligible voters. This is
no small task or
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expense, but pales with the expenses ICANN incurrs in holding the
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board meetings around the workd and other routine expenses.
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-ron
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Please don't</b></big> - e-mail I get immediately, paper mail
about once a week, mostly useless advertisements etc. - too
difficult to sort out if there is occasionally something important.<br>
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If someone cannot handle e-mail - are they able to actively analyze
the questions we as non-commercials, are facing in ICANN?<br>
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The poor participation of the "active" membership in the election
requires some soul searching about the non-commercial public's
interest and commitment to get and to be involved. The Intellectual
Property lobby have their interest, so they act. <br>
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The 61.9% is not the result of poor technology - especially
considering the huge "management" input by Avri.<br>
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Norbert <br>
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...thinking it over... after 21 years in Cambodia
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continuing to share reports and comments from Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh / Cambodia
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