Re: [council] GNSO Council Email ballot

[Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Amr, Glen, all,

Thanks very much indeed. Sometimes the so-called "quick questions" prompt the 
most discussion! Volker, rest assured I'm not planning to create havoc! I'm 
unexpectedly travelling today so just wanted to be sure that I vote on time and 
do so in line with instructions. All good on both fronts.

Best wishes to all,

Heather
________________________________
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of 
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <crg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:55:32 AM
To: Volker Greimann
Cc: Glen de Saint Géry; GNSO Council List
Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council Email ballot


It doesn´t end, until it ends…..

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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On 8 Aug 2016, at 10:55, Volker Greimann wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I hope we are not considering this practice of changing votes for
> council meetings as well. ;-)
>
> Imagine the chaos!
>
> Best,
>
> Volker
>
>
> Am 08.08.2016 um 18:47 schrieb Glen de Saint Géry:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Thank you Heather for the question, and thank you Amr for your
>> explanation.
>>
>> Indeed you may vote several times if you wish until the vote
>> officially closes. It is the last ballot that is counted and all
>> previous ballots from the same person will be marked *(duplicate; not
>> counted). *In addition,**there is no chance of gaming the system
>> because only one ballot per voter ID is counted.
>> **
>> I hope this helps.
>> Thank you.
>> Kind regards,
>> Glen
>>
>> *From:*Amr Elsadr [mailto:aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> *Sent:* lundi 8 août 2016 15:08
>> *To:* Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Cc:* Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>; GNSO Council List
>> (council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Subject:* Re: [council] GNSO Council Email ballot
>>
>> Hi Heather,
>>
>> Not sure I have an answer to this, but I do have an opinion. As long
>> as the deadline hasn’t come and gone, I don’t see a reason why
>> this shouldn’t be possible.
>>
>> From a technical perspective, following your query, I followed the
>> link to the vote in the email ballot after I had already submitted my
>> votes, and I got the option to vote again. I didn’t proceed to do
>> so, but imagine you could. If you do, I suspect you’d receive a
>> second confirmation of your vote via email.
>>
>> This is all true when using the email ballots to cast votes for
>> elections within the NCSG.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Amr
>>
>>     On Aug 8, 2016, at 6:36 AM, Heather Forrest
>>     <Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Heather.Forrest@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>     Dear Glen,
>>
>>     I received my ballot and have a quick question. If I vote and
>>     submit my ballot and then subsequently need to change my vote
>>     before the closing deadline, can I do so? I don't think it's an
>>     issue but I ask just in case.
>>
>>     Many, many thanks,
>>
>>     Heather
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>     *From:*owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx><owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> on behalf of Glen de Saint
>>     Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:Glen@xxxxxxxxx>>
>>     *Sent:*Friday, August 5, 2016 6:46:10 PM
>>     *To:*GNSO Council List (council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)
>>     *Subject:*[council] GNSO Council Email ballot
>>
>>     Dear Councillors,
>>
>>     The GNSO Council email ballot on two motions
>>     (see:https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw)
>>
>>     before the Council will be launched shortly.
>>
>>
>>     The vote opens at00:00 UTC on Saturday, 6 August and closes at
>>     23:59 UTC on Tuesday 9 August 2016.
>>
>>
>>     Please make sure that you receive your ballot,
>> fromtally@xxxxxxxxx
>>     <mailto:tally@xxxxxxxxx>, and if you do not please let me know
>>     immediatelyglen@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:glen@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>     Please remember that if you are off email, you can cast your vote
>>     by voice, but please provide me with a telephone number***before
>> 6
>>     August*.
>>
>>     There are two motions that require your vote.
>>
>>     Please be sure to mark only one response for each motion,*:*
>>
>>     ·in favour,
>>
>>     ·not in favour,
>>
>>     ·abstain
>>
>>     Please also note the following applicable procedures:
>>
>>     ·The Operating Procedures do not permit absentee voting for
>> either
>>     motion. Under Section 4.5 of the GNSO Operating Procedures, an
>>     abstention counts as a vote “not in favour”. The ballot
>> includes a
>>     text box for you to state your reason(s) if you wish, should you
>>     decide to abstain from voting on either motion.
>>
>>     ·The voting threshold required for both motions to pass
>>     successfully is a simple majority of the Council.
>>
>>     ·In accordance with the rules for a vote outside a Council
>>     meeting, this ballot will be an open vote (i.e. not secret) and
>> we
>>     will record and publish the outcomes as required by the GNSO
>>     Operating Procedures.
>>
>>     Please let me know if you have any questions.
>>     Thank you.
>>
>>     Kind regards,
>>
>>     Glen
>>
>>     Glen de Saint Géry
>>     GNSO Secretariat
>>
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