vote counting

[Avri Doria]

Hi Ron,

While I set up the election I was working with ICANN staff and giving them the information, they run the election and di the brunt of the hard work.  I just collected names and addresses and made a little list.  Well maybe a score of little lists. 

I do not know why they send ballots from tally at icann.org as opposed to some other account, but at least knowing that makes it easier for people to find the ballots.  I do not know if it is adversely affecting the return of ballots.  I tend to doubt it as I keep telling people to look for ballots from tally at icann.org, and the few who could not find them, wrote to me and asked for duplicates, which were sent out promptly by ICANN. But it is a moot point. 

It is, btw NCSG's choice services it uses for the elections.  In the past they were done for us out of the good graces of the  Brazilian CGI through the good offices of Carlos Afonso.  In the last year I opted to use the ICANN election services, though I did confirm that choice with the NCSG EC first. Next year the NCSG chair and the EC could all decide to do something else entirely.  Of course once you pick someone to do the election you are pretty much committed to what ever service they provide.  I am very appreciative of the help given to me this year by Glen and other ICANN staff members in making our ballots work out.  Just as I was appreciative last year of the help from Carlos and friends in Brazil.

avri

On 13 Oct 2011, at 16:08, Ron Wickersham wrote:

> 
> 
> On Wed, 12 Oct 2011, Avri Doria wrote:
> 
>> As you said 'none' is just one 'candidate' among the others.
>> Nothing fancy.
>> No cancellation of a person's vote.
>> 
>> But can only be used in lieu of one person.
>> And yes, if you think all of the candidates are awful, you still can only vote 'none' once.
>> I thought of putting in none1 … none4, but decided that was overdoing it.
>> 
>> And while we are speaking of ballots, I also think all ballots should have a write in possibility, but not only do I think that the current software does not support that option, I thought that doing this might be seen as a comment in an election with only one candidate.
>> 
>> But if people are going to discuss the 'science of ballots' before future elections, I would like to put in a recommendation for the possibility of write in candidates.
> 
> hi Avri and all,
> 
> thank you for the answers to my question.  since the ballots came from
> an icann address, it appeared to me that icann staff had set up the
> ballot, yet again i am amazed at how many details you have handled for
> the group...well done!
> 
> i endorse your suggestion that write in candidates should be included in
> balloting.
> 
> on earlier discussion of improving participation, i wonder about the
> use of the tally address for origination of ballot e-mail.    in the
> PEDNR WG we had concerns about a renewal notice coming from a different
> address than the registrant would normally receive mail from the
> registrar.  it is possible that voting participation is negatively
> impacted by the use of an e-mail address that is only used for this
> function.
> 
> -ron