[council] GNSO Council Email ballot

[Amr Elsadr]

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 at acu.edu.au> 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 at gnso.icann.org <owner-council at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <Glen at icann.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 6:46:10 PM
> To: GNSO Council List (council at gnso.icann.org)
> Subject: [council] GNSO Council Email ballot 
>  
> Dear Councillors,
>  
> The GNSO Council email ballot on two motions (see:https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw <https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw>)
> before the Council will be launched shortly. 
> 
> The vote opens at 00:00 UTC on Saturday, 6 August and closes at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday 9 August 2016.
> 
> Please make sure that you receive your ballot, from tally at icann.org <mailto:tally at icann.org>, and if you do not please let me know immediately glen at icann.org <mailto:glen at icann.org>
> 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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