Re: [ga] Open Source Voting Software Concept Released

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,
 
The issue is remarkably well timed however the articles are farcical.
If we take what the following are doing we can see that voting by the ultimate 
stakeholders is still a long ways off -- not for logistical, logical or even 
legacal reasons but because of the politics of the players;
 
Danny Younger - over at the start up work for a "registrants goup" no direct 
voting is on the table-- worries of capture and control.
Paul Lehto - over at the IGF bringing a hailstorm of reasons why voting is 
terrible and can only be done right or not at all.
Denise Michels -- here and at the ALAC -- "we can neither provide mechanisms 
nor endorse any process".
TLDA -- That mess has gone completely south for resistance to open voting 
amoung "allowable members". Which brings us to civil society and Internet 
governance,,,,,
UN-ISOC-IGF -- Requires a "suitable" "cadre"???
NCUC - Is most notable with the Muellerites denying membership and voting 
rights to any that do not cow tow to the Ivory tower benevelont dictatorship of 
those with foundation funding that is contigent on no common people being 
allowed to participate.
 
The very sad and complete truth that it is the societal stakeholders that are 
blocking direct dotcommoner representation in Internet governance, reveals the 
direct power struggle by egomaniac wantabeees clawing their way to funding and 
publication rights at the expense of representation. I know what is going on 
and can route around it while the Nartens continue to herd the cats in such a 
way to avoid consensus and the establishment of voting rights. But I worry for 
my children.


--- On Sun, 10/25/09, Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ga] Open Source Voting Software Concept Released
To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: rod_beckstrom@xxxxxxxxx, ssene@xxxxxxxxxxxx, Glen@xxxxxxxxx, 
governance@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 12:47 PM



All,

  Can ICANN still further afford to ignore?  Me thinks not for long...

"Wired is reporting that the Open Source Digital
Voting Foundation has announced the first release of 
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/10/open-sourceLinux- and Ruby-based 
election management software. This software 
should compete in the same realm as Election Systems & Software, as well as
Diebold/Premiere for use by County registrars. Mitch Kapor founder of
Lotus 1-2-3 and Dean Logan, Registrar for Los Angeles County, and Debra
Bowen, California Secretary of State, all took part in a formal
announcement ceremony. The http://osdv.org/aboutOSDV is working with 
multiple jurisdictions, activists, developers and other organizations 
to bring together 'the best and brightest in technology and policy' 
to create 'guidelines and specifications for high assurance digital voting
services.' The announcement was made as part of the OSDV 
http://www.trustthevote.org/
Trust the Vote project, where open source tools are to be used to create a
certifiable and sustainable open source voting system."


Regards,



Jeffrey A. Williams
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