[governance] co-coordinator elections

[Ian Peter]

Do we really need to go to the trouble of snail mail voting for this? I
can’t imagine mass fraud or any attempt at capture – and if there was, we
have an appeals mechanism chaired by Izumi that could reschedule a vote if
we really had problems that couldn’t be sorted out by our trusted counter

 

I like Avri’s previous suggestion, ie

 

,to qualify for voting, one has been on the last as a certain date and has a
human name associated with the email address.

then a ballot would be sent individually, by email, to every qualified voter
on the list.

they would then send via regular email in to a trusted counter.

 

Ian Peter

 

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From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri at psg.com] 
Sent: 28 January 2008 03:15
To: Governance Caucus
Subject: Re: [governance] co-coordinator elections

 

correction:

 

they would then send the ballot in via regular _mail_ as specified in
Yehuda's suggestion. not email as i mis-wrote.

 

though i suppose it could be done by email as long as it was from the
address which received the direct emailing.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

a.

 

 

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Date: 25 January 2008 23:57:06 EST

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Subject: Re: [governance] co-coordinator elections

 

hi,

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.

then a ballot would be sent individually, by email, to every qualified voter
on the list.

they would then send via regular email in to a trusted counter.

a.


On 24 Jan 2008, at 18:42, HYPERLINK
"mailto:yehudakatz at mailinator.com"yehudakatz at mailinator.com wrote:




My suggestion.

 

Do the election by Mail/Post (SnailMail)

1. Post the ballot with Candidates Choices where it can be downloaded and

printed.

2. The ballot will have a Postal Address to where it should be sent, and
date

it should be sent by.

3. Upon election closing date, post the received ballots to see if anyone's

ballot was not yet received.

if so, then accept that persons ballot by email correspondence.

4. Tally

 

Basically, People just print the Ballot and send it in.

 

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Why?

1. People are not going to 'Flood' the system with ballots if they have to
pay

for postage stamps.

2. The sent/received ballot is proof enough of the persons existence.

3. If a person can afford to be online and on participate on this list, they

certainly can afford a stamp.

 

This election really does not need to be a big-production.

I'm ok with sending a ballot to you in India or anywhere else in the World.

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