<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Olivier,<div><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The language in the Procedures for Trustees, Publication of the Result, says:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.666667px"><b>"Publication of the Result</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.666667px"><b>Only the vote counts of the elected candidate Trustee and the total vote count are to be published, while all candidates and the Board of Trustees will be provided with the full list of candidates and the number of votes that each received."</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Basically, only the vote count of those elected and the total vote count get released broadly (full details are distributed to the candidates and board). I can confirm that there were abstentions. <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Victor K</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com" target="_blank">ocl@gih.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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Dear Victor,<br>
<br>
congratulations to Maureen Hilyard on her appointment!<br>
However, please see below:<br>
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<div>On 08/04/2024 18:19, Victor Kuarsingh
via Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In
the Chapters election, there were two (2) candidates for one
(1) seat. Having received the most votes, Maureen Hilyard has
been elected to a 3-year term as a trustee.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Voter
turn-out in the Chapters election was 83.19%. Of the 113
eligible chapters, 94 voted. In accordance with the<span> </span><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/procedures-selecting-trustees/" target="_blank">Procedures for
Selecting Trustees</a>, Publication of the Result, Maureen
Hilyard received 44 votes.</span></p>
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<br>
Thank you for publishing the results, but I'm afraid they don't
really make much sense.<br>
<br>
With 94 voting chapters and 44 votes going to Maureen Hilyard, that
would mean 50 votes did not go to Maureen Hilyard, so does that mean
that 7 votes or more were abstentions or invalid ballots?<br>
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Usually vote results are given more clearly (and transparently) as:<br>
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Candidate A: Nr. Votes - %<br>
Candidate B: Nr. Votes - %<br>
Abstentions: Nr. Votes - %<br>
N/A: Nr. Votes - % (if possible)<br>
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Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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