[governance] Announcing the results of the 2012 IGC coordinator elections

[Roland Perry]

In message <3a53e.6c6bb92c.3bd1615a at aol.com>, at 07:34:51 on Thu, 20 Oct 
2011, KovenRonald at aol.com writes
>Rather than "none of the above," I suggest there be provision for 
>"abstain," which casts aspersions on nobody, while showing attachment 
>to the caucus.
>
>With a couple of notable exceptions, voting isn't a requirement of 
>citizenship. And even in countries where voting is required explicitly 
>(Australia, Belgium) or implicitly (Italy), one can, after all cast a 
>blank or spoiled ballot.

A simple technical workaround would be to allow people to vote for 
multiple (rather than just one) candidates, and thus spoil their paper 
in the same way they would in a conventional election. I don't think 
that's something which should require a charter change.
-- 
Roland Perry
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