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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=723050323-14072003>To
ensure the motion can be voted on. I endorse the
motion.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=723050323-14072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=723050323-14072003>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=723050323-14072003>Bruce
Tonkin</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=723050323-14072003>Member, registrars constituency</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Elana Broitman
[mailto:ebroitman@register.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 12 July 2003 3:50
AM<BR><B>To:</B> registrars@dnso.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [registrars] Motion to
change Voting Ballots<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Explanation</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A number of registrars had expressed a wish for
anonymous <BR>voting in order to protect Constituency members and potentially
foster greater <BR>voter participation. The current voting process posts
each Constituency <BR>member's vote as soon as such member votes. Please
note that only Constituency <BR>members (who have passwords to the boardrooms
site) may view voting results.<BR>At the Montreal meeting, we discussed
several options for changing this process, <BR>including a change to post only
the collective results rather than individual votes. <BR>On the list there was
a question about whether or not abstentions may be viewed <BR>under one of the
first 3 proposals. We will determine that fact prior to the vote.
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<DIV><SPAN class=235484817-11072003><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>Motion</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=235484817-11072003><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Consequently, there is a motion for moving to one
of the following processes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Post only the collective voting results,
not individual results, and only <BR> at the conclusion of the voting
period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Post only the collective voting results,
not individual results, during <BR> the entire voting
period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Post individual voting results, but only
at the conclusion of the voting <BR> period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Continue to post individual voting
results, during the entire voting <BR> period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=235484817-11072003><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>Process</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=235484817-11072003><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pursuant to the Constituency Rules of Procedure,
this motion needs to have 5 <BR>endorsements, and will be put to a vote under
the current voting procedures <BR>after a 14-day discussion period.
Friendly amendments will be accepted and <BR>such changes made to the
ballot. Unfriendly amendments will receive a <BR>separate
ballot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=235484817-11072003><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Additional
Information</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In addition to making this change, there was
discussion at the Montreal <BR>meeting about whether or not the Executive
Committee should continue to <BR>manage the voting process. Apparently,
the only way that it is possible to <BR>conduct votes through the
boardrooms.org site is for the manager of the <BR>process (Ex.Com.) to have
access to individual votes. While we do not intend <BR>to use such
access, the Constituency may wish to delegate this task to a third <BR>party
that is not a member of the Constituency. However, as that would entail
<BR>delegation of all boardrooms.org management functions, including
<BR>membership rolls, passwords, etc., it may be a broader change than
<BR>anticipated, require hiring of a secretary, and/or switching to an
alternative <BR>online service. We plan to investigate the options and
bring them to the <BR>Constituency for consideration in short order. In
the meantime, however, with <BR>important votes coming up for the
Constituency, we did not want to hold up <BR>the consideration of a change in
vote posting.<BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>