[Chapter-delegates] 2014 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections

Christian de Larrinaga cdel at firsthand.net
Thu Mar 27 10:34:38 PDT 2014


Why is this a good idea?
C
 
Carlos Vera Quintana wrote:
> You can change your vote 10 times only :) 
>
> Carlos Vera Quintana
> 0988141143
> Sígueme @cveraq
>
> El 27/03/2014, a las 2:58, Veni Markovski <veni at veni.com
> <mailto:veni at veni.com>> escribió:
>
>> It is possible to vote as many times as a chapter wishes, all the way
>> until the last minute of the elections.
>>
>> v.
>>
>> On 03/27/14 03:52, Joly MacFie wrote:
>>> Personally, I don't see why we should not be able to ask the
>>> candidates a further round of questions - because
>>>
>>> a) many of us are only just now examining the candidates.
>>> b) some of the ground has recently shifted .
>>>
>>> April 4 seems a suitable deadline, and still gives the candidates
>>> ample time to respond, and chapters to vote.
>>>
>>> Question. Is it possible, if a chapter so wished, to alter one's
>>> vote if one should decide to in the light of the new responses?
>>>
>>> joly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 2:43 AM, Alejandro Pisanty
>>> <apisanty at gmail.com <mailto:apisanty at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Dear Desiree,
>>>
>>>     it is not clear in what capacity this message arrives: your
>>>     personal capacity, a message from the Board of Trustees, or from
>>>     the Election Committee. In any of the three cases, the following
>>>     applies:
>>>
>>>     if the voting has started there is no room for further extension
>>>     of a process that you now find insufficient. The time to fix it
>>>     was earlier; those interested in "dialogue and participation"
>>>     should have encouraged it in the previous months. This call is a
>>>     sever breakdown in process for any conceivable set of election
>>>     rules. Among other implications, those who have already voted
>>>     are in an unequitative basis; but that is the least.
>>>
>>>     I urge you to call on a close on all debate and campaigning
>>>     activities that would be implied by your call; to freeze the
>>>     candidates forum section of the ISOC website; and to analyze,
>>>     after the election, the reasons that may have made participation
>>>     in this election insatisfactory. 
>>>
>>>     Yours,
>>>
>>>     Alejandro Pisanty
>>>
>>>
>>>     On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 12:30 AM, Desiree Miloshevic
>>>     <miloshevic at gmail.com <mailto:miloshevic at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         Dear Chapter Delegates
>>>
>>>         The 2014 Internet Society Board of Trustees elections have
>>>         begun.
>>>
>>>         Electronic ballots were sent yesterday to all voting
>>>         representatives and delegates.
>>>         They will have until Friday, 25 April 2014 at 23:59 UTC to
>>>         cast their votes.
>>>
>>>         Additional details on the elections, as well as information
>>>         on all of the candidates can be found here:
>>>         http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees/trustee-elections
>>>
>>>         In order to facilitate and encourage dialogue and
>>>         participation by Chapter Delegates and all members, the
>>>         Election Committee is again providing an online Candidate
>>>         Forum.  It includes a set of questions which candidates have
>>>         answered to share their perspectives on a variety of issues.
>>>          The Questions & Answers Candidate Forum can be found
>>>         at:https://www.internetsociety.org/apps/wp/elections2014/
>>>
>>>         We would like to thank chapters that have already
>>>         contributed with their questions so far.
>>>
>>>         We will continue to accept questions for the Candidate Forum
>>>         through Friday, 4 April at 23:59 UTC. 
>>>
>>>         Please send these to election-committee at elists.isoc.org
>>>         <mailto:election-committee at elists.isoc.org>.  The additional
>>>         questions will be posted on Monday, April 7 and candidates
>>>         will again be asked to provide responses.
>>>
>>>         We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the candidates
>>>         and engage with your Chapter's voting delegate on the
>>>         choices this election provides.
>>>
>>>         With very best wishes
>>>
>>>         Desiree Miloshevic
>>>         --
>>>         Internet Society 2014 Elections Committee Chair
>>>
>>>         _______________________________________________
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     -- 
>>>     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>          Dr. Alejandro Pisanty
>>>     Facultad de Química UNAM
>>>     Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico
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>>>     +525541444475 <tel:%2B525541444475> DESDE MÉXICO SMS
>>>     +525541444475 <tel:%2B525541444475>
>>>     Blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com
>>>     LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty
>>>     Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn,
>>>     http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614
>>>     Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty
>>>     ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org
>>>     .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
>>>
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>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Best, 
>> Veni Markovski
>> http://www.veni.com
>> https://www.facebook.com/venimarkovski
>> https://twitter.com/veni
>>
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