[governance] Voting Process for election of co coordinators

[Antonio Medina Gómez (via governance Mailing List)]

Ian thank you very much. The explanation is very clear.
Antonio Medina Gómez

El mié, 28 de agosto de 2019 7:19 p. m., "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <
governance at lists.riseup.net> escribió:

> Wonderful progress. Thank you Ian and Tapani.
>
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2019, 1:13 am ian.peter at ianpeter.com, <
> ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
>
>> This is some background on the election process for those interested:
>>
>> At this stage we envisage nominations closing on September 5, and after
>> that a short period where candidates can confirm their nominations and
>> supply 300 word statements for the benefit of voters.
>>
>> Election software is currently being prepared and will be tested by a
>> small group between now and September 10.
>>
>> On September 10 (approx) voting will commence, and run for approximately
>> 2 weeks.
>>
>> Each email address on the IGC mailing list for 2 months or more will
>> receive an individual email when voting is ready to commence, which
>> contains a link to click on to participate in voting. The link is
>> registered to that email address – so is not transferable. We will follow
>> up on anyone who for any reason does not receive the voting link.
>>
>> The voting process will firstly ask people to confirm that
>>
>>    -
>>
>>    they identify as civil society
>>    -
>>
>>    they subscribe to the charter of IGC
>>    -
>>
>>    they have not previously voted in this election
>>    -
>>
>>    they have been subscribed to IGC mailing list for more than 2 months
>>
>>
>> To proceed to voting, participants must answer positively to all these
>> questions. They are not eligible to vote otherwise.
>>
>> For those who are eligible, they will now be directed to the voting page.
>>
>> The page consists of a list of each candidate, and also the option “None
>> of the above” . The order of candidates will be decided by drawing names
>> from a hat.
>>
>> A valid vote could be
>>
>> a. selecting one candidates
>>
>> b selecting two candidates
>>
>>    1.
>>
>>    selecting “None of the Above”
>>
>> All other combinations (more than two candidates ticked, no options
>> ticked) will create invalid votes.
>>
>> Please note: The “none of the above” option is important: because it is
>> only by participating in the election that someone can become a current
>> member of IGC. So someone can become a member without expressing support
>> for any particular candidate if they so wish.
>>
>> All of this will be clearly explained on the voting page.
>>
>> After you have completed your vote, you will receive a follow up email
>> confirming your participation and membership of IGC.
>>
>> At the close of elections, the returning officers will announce results
>> and overall vote totals: plus any other relevant information about informal
>> votes etc. New co coordinators can then take their place for their
>> respective terms..
>>
>> Also at that time we will have a valid and up to date list of IGC members
>> (for the first time in years). That will enable actions like appointing an
>> Appeals Team to take place according to processes outlined in the Charter.
>>
>> That's it in a nutshell: everything should be straightforward when you
>> receive the voting slip, but we will post follow up messages on list and
>> reminders during the process. Myself and Tapani will also be available to
>> deal with any queries and anomalies.
>>
>>
>> Ian Peter
>>
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