[governance] Preliminary results of consensus call on IGC statement for February IGF open consultation

[Jeremy Malcolm]

I am not calling a result yet, because I need to discuss with Ginger.  However, as indication of participation, my count says that after removing duplicate votes and accounting for changed votes (mainly from YES to YES + thematic working groups), we have had 39 votes for YES + thematic working groups, 3 YES votes, 3 NO votes, and one abstention.

Of these, seven YES + thematic working groups votes, and one YES vote, were from non-members and have to be disregarded.  This takes us down to 32 valid YES + thematic working groups votes, 2 valid YES votes and 3 valid NO votes plus the abstention.  This is a participation rate of 37/181 or just over 20%.  This sounds poor, but is actually about average for us.

All of the valid NO votes were stated to be on process grounds, but (after some necessary clarification off-list), were also on substantive grounds; ie. they would not have agreed with the final statement even if they had been completely satisfied with the process by which it was drafted.

I expect to call a result soon after discussing with Ginger.  The result will be subject to appeal.

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Jeremy Malcolm
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Consumers International
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