[ncdnhc-discuss] Election process mistake

[James Love]

Are we now voting on resolutions before they are discussed at the f2f
meetings?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Milton Mueller" <mueller at syr.edu>
To: <DNSO.Secretariat at dnso.org>; <discuss at icann-ncc.org>; <raul at inia.org.uy>
Cc: <announce at icann-ncc.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 12:09 AM
Subject: [ncdnhc-discuss] Election process mistake


> DNSO Secretariat:
>
> This is incorrect!
> A ballot never should have been sent out
> without review and approval by Adcom.
>
> Under our charter, each "small" member organization
> gets ONE vote and each "large" member organization
> gets TWO votes. The voting structure you describe
> is incorrect and would have dramatically different
> electoral effects.
>
> Please do not send out messages purporting to state
> the voting rules of an organization
> unless you know what the rules actually are.
>
> Also, the ballot does not include information
> about the resolutions we need to vote on.
>
> I don't know why this ballot was sent out -
> it was never seen or approved by NCDNHC Adcom.
>
> Members: Please disregard the current ballot and don't
> send in any more votes. We will have to start
> over. My apologies to the membership. This will
> cause great confusion.
>
> --MM
>
> >>> DNSO Secretariat <DNSO.Secretariat at dnso.org> 02/15/02 21:58 PM >>>
>
>
> Dear Raul,
>
> My understanding is that each voter may cast up to 3 "x"
> - 3 names - but the vote is subsequently calculated according
> to the category of membership: small is weighted 1, large is 2.
> In other words when a small member votes for A, B and C - each
> of 3 selected candidates get one point. When a large member votes
> for A, B and C - each of 3 selected candidates get two points.
> This is the most common weighted vote.
>
> It should probably be worded better:
>    "You cast up to three "x", for three candidates."
>
> Your question let me suppose that you envision another
> possibilities, such as a large member could split its rights
> to vote (points to give) to up to 6 candidates, while at the
> same time a small member could not vote for more than 3 candidates.
> Or, an opposite scenario, one voter may give all his points to only
> 1 candidate.
> I was unaware that the whole combinatory possibilities are
> acceptable to the Non Commercial group.
> If indeed such is a case, please let me know.
>
> Best regards,
> DNSO Secretariat
> --
>
>
> | From raul at inia.org.uy  Fri Feb 15 20:47:38 2002
> | X-Sender: raul at inia.inia.org.uy
> | Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:47:35 -0300
> | To: discuss at icann-ncc.org, DNSO Secretariat <DNSO.Secretariat at dnso.org>
> | From: Raul Echeberria <raul at inia.org.uy>
> | Subject: Re: [noncomelections] Basic outline of the election process
> | Mime-Version: 1.0
> |
> | At 20:26 15/02/02 +0100, you wrote:
> |
> |
> | >   6. Do not edit a ballot. Just put a 'x' between square brackets [ ]
to
> | >      vote for a candidate.
> | >
> | >      You cast up to three votes, for three candidates.
> |
> |
> | Dear friends:
> |
> | I don't understand it. Can I vote for three candidates?, Can I combine
it
> | with my right to use two votes.?
> |
> | Please, could explain me.?
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Raul
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |
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