<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">correction:<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>they would then send the ballot in via regular _mail_ as specified in Yehuda's suggestion. not email as i mis-wrote.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>though i suppose it could be done by email as long as it was from the address which received the direct emailing.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>and of course the recipient would have to guarantee to only list who voted and the count and not he details of anyone's votes.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>i am working with developers on a fix for the faults in the online voting system we used in the past, and hope i have an improved version to offer before the elections of 2009. i am sorry it was not ready in time for this year, but volunteer efforts being what they are, nothing could be done.</div><div><br></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>a.</div><div><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Avri Doria <<a href="mailto:avri@psg.com">avri@psg.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">25 January 2008 23:57:06 EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Governance Caucus <<a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [governance] co-coordinator elections</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">hi,<br><br>i like the idea and would like to offer an alternative, one could use the same criteria as when we vote on line, to qualify for voting, one has been on the last as a certain date and has a human name associated with the email address.<br><br>then a ballot would be sent individually, by email, to every qualified voter on the list.<br><br>they would then send via regular email in to a trusted counter.<br><br>a.<br><br><br>On 24 Jan 2008, at 18:42, <a href="mailto:yehudakatz@mailinator.com">yehudakatz@mailinator.com</a> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">My suggestion.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Do the election by Mail/Post (SnailMail)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">1. Post the ballot with Candidates Choices where it can be downloaded and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">printed.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">2. The ballot will have a Postal Address to where it should be sent, and date<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">it should be sent by.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">3. Upon election closing date, post the received ballots to see if anyone's<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ballot was not yet received.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">if so, then accept that persons ballot by email correspondence.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">4. Tally<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Basically, People just print the Ballot and send it in.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">--<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Why?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">1. People are not going to 'Flood' the system with ballots if they have to pay<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for postage stamps.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">2. The sent/received ballot is proof enough of the persons existence.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">3. If a person can afford to be online and on participate on this list, they<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">certainly can afford a stamp.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">This election really does not need to be a big-production.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I'm ok with sending a ballot to you in India or anywhere else in the World.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">--<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">____________________________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To be removed from the list, send any message to:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="mailto:governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org">governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">For all list information and functions, see:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance">http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</a><br></blockquote><br></div>____________________________________________________________<br>You received this message as a subscriber on the list:<br> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.cpsr.org">governance@lists.cpsr.org</a><br>To be removed from the list, send any message to:<br> <a href="mailto:governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org">governance-unsubscribe@lists.cpsr.org</a><br><br>For all list information and functions, see:<br> <a href="http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance">http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>