RE: [registrars] Motion to change Voting Ballots

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Elana,

 

I would like to propose an amendment to this motion, but need a few
questions answered first.

 

> .wish for anonymous voting in order 

> to protect Constituency members.

 

We are only talking about whether other RC members will be able to see
who voted and how, correct?

 

> .post only the collective results rather 

> than individual votes... 

 

The term "post" here refers only to the results as posted in boardrooms,
correct?

 

> On the list there was a question about 

> whether or not abstentions may be viewed 

> under one of the first 3 proposals.  We will 

> determine that fact prior to the vote. 

 

What do you mean by this? How will that be determined and still leave
time for discussion, amendment etc.?

 

Tim

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elana Broitman
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:50 AM
To: registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [registrars] Motion to change Voting Ballots

 

Explanation

 

A number of registrars had expressed a wish for anonymous 
voting in order to protect Constituency members and potentially foster
greater 
voter participation.  The current voting process posts each Constituency

member's vote as soon as such member votes.  Please note that only
Constituency 
members (who have passwords to the boardrooms site) may view voting
results.
At the Montreal meeting, we discussed several options for changing this
process, 
including a change to post only the collective results rather than
individual votes. 
On the list there was a question about whether or not abstentions may be
viewed 
under one of the first 3 proposals.  We will determine that fact prior
to the vote. 

 

Motion

 

Consequently, there is a motion for moving to one of the following
processes:

 

1. Post only the collective voting results, not individual results, and
only 
 at the conclusion of the voting period.

 

2. Post only the collective voting results, not individual results,
during 
 the entire voting period.

 

3. Post individual voting results, but only at the conclusion of the
voting 
 period.

 

4. Continue to post individual voting results, during the entire voting 
 period.

 

Process

 

Pursuant to the Constituency Rules of Procedure, this motion needs to
have 5 
endorsements, and will be put to a vote under the current voting
procedures 
after a 14-day discussion period.  Friendly amendments will be accepted
and 
such changes made to the ballot.  Unfriendly amendments will receive a 
separate ballot.

 

Additional Information

 

In addition to making this change, there was discussion at the Montreal 
meeting about whether or not the Executive Committee should continue to 
manage the voting process.  Apparently, the only way that it is possible
to 
conduct votes through the boardrooms.org site is for the manager of the 
process (Ex.Com.) to have access to individual votes.  While we do not
intend 
to use such access, the Constituency may wish to delegate this task to a
third 
party that is not a member of the Constituency.  However, as that would
entail 
delegation of all boardrooms.org management functions, including 
membership rolls, passwords, etc., it may be a broader change than 
anticipated, require hiring of a secretary, and/or switching to an
alternative 
online service.  We plan to investigate the options and bring them to
the 
Constituency for consideration in short order.  In the meantime,
however, with 
important votes coming up for the Constituency, we did not want to hold
up 
the consideration of a change in vote posting.