<div dir="auto">Thanks Jim. Over to you, Don</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 9, 2017 2:03 PM, "Jim DeLaHunt" <<a href="mailto:jfrom.uasg@jdlh.com">jfrom.uasg@jdlh.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Ram (and Don):<br>
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<div class="m_2360682057369558131moz-cite-prefix">On 2017-03-09 01:57, Ram Mohan wrote:<br>
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<div class="m_2360682057369558131WordSection1">… I suggested all 6 become Vice-Chairs
by acclamation. There is rough consensus for this position.
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, two issues give us pause:</p>
<p class="m_2360682057369558131MsoListParagraph"><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Changing
rules mid-stream. We had a duly constituted process through
which we began executing elections. Changing the rules after
the fact demonstrates the wrong approach towards governance –
even though we are a very collegial group with a common,
shared goal.</p>
<p class="m_2360682057369558131MsoListParagraph"><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>If
everyone had known that all nominees would/could become
Vice-Chairs, potentially *<b>more</b>* nominees would have
volunteered. Changing the rules after the fact therefore
potentially disenfranchises those folks.</p>
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I think these are very wise observations. I agree that these issues
are important, and justify holding the election.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As a result, I am asking Don Hollander to
resume the election process for the 3 Vice Chair positions, …
Don, please let the election run until after the close of the
ICANN58 meeting, but let the voting commence in the next
couple of days….</p>
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<p>I don't recall seeing any specifics about the method of casting
votes or counting votes. I'll repeat my advice from a few weeks
ago:</p>
<div class="m_2360682057369558131moz-cite-prefix">On 2017-02-23 20:47, Jim DeLaHunt
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> Second, if there is to be an election, there are a
variety of rules for running elections. This is something I am
quite interested in. For a group like this, my belief is that <a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote" target="_blank">Preferential
ballots, counted by a Single Transferable Vote method</a> would
be a good choice for electing three vice-chairs from more
candidates. (To elect only one chair, the related <a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/instant-runoff-voting" target="_blank">Preferential
ballots, counted by an Instant Runoff Voting method</a> works
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<p>I'm happy to assist Don with the mechanics of the elections, if
he wishes. Other groups I am in have used the <a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote" target="_blank">OpaVote
service</a>, and it works well.</p>
Best regards,<br>
--Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada<br>
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