[governance] Coordinator election in progress

[Izumi AIZU]

In Japan, for formal voting, we usually vote without writing any name,
making a blank ballot and put them into the box. (we are still
hand writing the names of the candidates).

Likewise, it looks natural to me to prepare a choice - Abstain/non of the above,
in addition to the explicit names of the candidates.

I accept that this time it is too late, but hope that make sure to
reach consensus
for Charter and actual voting system before our next vote. (ah, Charter change
requires the voting as well ;-).

izumi

2013/1/10 Sivasubramanian M <isolatedn at gmail.com>:
> I agree. None of the above / abstain needs to be included as one of the
> options, and this needs to count as a vote.
>
> On Jan 9, 2013 6:34 PM, "Avri Doria" <avri at acm.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is why I have been requesting a NOTA, None of the Above, option.
>>
>> That is a vote.
>>
>> As I read the charter one has to participate in the voting event.  One
>> should not be forced to pick a candidate they may not support.  We should
>> probably even have the option of writing someone in.
>>
>> Abstain, to my mind is also a vote.
>>
>> It is not really appropriate that you have substituted your opinion, or
>> that of Australia,  for a discussion and agreement among the members.
>>
>> avri
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8 Jan 2013, at 23:45, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
>>
>> > On 09/01/13 12:37, parminder wrote:
>> >>
>> >>  i think it needs to be explicitly mentioned on the ballot and
>> >> otherwise on the list just before the elections that  participation in
>> >> voting is required (even if excercising a no preference option) to be
>> >> eligible to vote for charter amendments (but not for other purposes) - and
>> >> thus for what can in a way be called as the full membership of IGC....
>> >
>> > The charter doesn't say that exercising a no preference option is
>> > sufficient.  This is where Avri and I have a disagreement.  I come from a
>> > country with a compulsory preferential voting system, so being forced to
>> > vote doesn't seem so obnoxious to me.  According to the former Chief Justice
>> > of the High Court, even handing in a blank ballot paper is not allowed in
>> > Australia (though this is debatable).  In the context of the IGC, I feel it
>> > is better if everyone who wants to count themselves as a "full" member of
>> > the IGC expresses a preference.  This is one reason for amending the
>> > charter, to make the requirements clearer.
>> >
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           Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
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