[Chapter-delegates] What is the purpose of the petition process? (Re: Petition filed by Caleb Ogundele to be added to Election Slate)
Roland Turner
roland at rolandturner.com
Fri Feb 24 03:26:51 PST 2023
Thanks Julf, Adebunmi,
I subsequently discovered the page on the ISoc website describing the
process and, after reading it through a couple of times, discerned how
the bits fit together.
The oddity is simply that the thing referred to as the nomination
process is not in fact a nomination process. A reasonable person who put
forward a potential candidate during something called a nomination
process might reasonably imagine that this would result in the potential
candidate appearing on the ballot (subject to nominee acceptance,
validity, and anti-frivolity constraints), when in fact all they've done
is offer a suggestion for consideration to a committee who is selecting
a recommended slate and who will discard the rest of the names.
The process by which members can put other members forward for election
(subject to nominee acceptance, validity, and anti-frivolity
constraints), what is generally understood by the term "nomination", is
in fact called a petition process. This positions putting forward
candidates other than the recommended slate as a grievance that the
organisation must be compelled to address, rather than as being itself
the means by which candidates are nominated.
I assume (hope) that there is some compelling rationale for the way this
process came together (certainly having the process of selecting the
recommended slate open to public input seems like a healthy innovation)
but what things are called really does matter, and to position such a
fundamental act of political participation as though it were a grievance
is a rather unfortunate outcome.
- Roland
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On 24/2/23 18:20, Adebunmi Akinbo via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> Hi Roland.
> Julf is right on procedure and process.
>
> However, I believe that you are looking at addressing the issues that
> might have created the challenge we are witnessing at this point.
>
> I recall that we had similar discussions some years ago. I had also
> applied and was interviewed for the Board of Trustee. I guess
> interviews us no longer part of the process.
>
> I strongly assume that the NomCom tries it's best but limited to what
> can be done. I would have expected some strong measures from the
> committee created by the Internet Society President to address this
> issue around 2020. I find nothing significant (I might have missed it)
> in the records not a recommendation.
>
> Chapters hope to have it's members on the Board of Trustee to further
> promote related objectives of the Internet Society.
>
> Again, this are assumptions considering that everyone is working
> towards the same goal...making the internet better and stronger.
>
> I hope this suffice.
>
> - Adebunmi Adeola Akinbo.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 8:44 AM Johan Helsingius via Chapter-delegates
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
>
> The petition process is a way for additional candidates to be included
> even if they haven't been selected by the Nominations Committee.
>
> Julf (SIY / Finnish Internet Association)
>
> On 24/02/2023 06:06, Roland Turner via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> > Can someone point to (or even outline) the rationale for the
> petition
> > process?
> >
> > I had assumed that it was to resolve some procedural unfairness
> that
> > would otherwise exclude candidates who for some reason beyond their
> > control had been unable to accept nomination on time, but I note
> that
> > there are several petitions and they don't all appear to explain
> the
> > extenuating circumstances giving rise to the petition.
> Presumably I have
> > misunderstood something.
> >
> > - Roland
> >
> > President, Internet Society Singapore Chapter
> >
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > On 24/2/23 04:40, John Tarus via Chapter-delegates wrote:
> >> We support Caleb Ogundele for his nomination bid and we have
> signed by
> >> sending the e-mail to petition.candidate2 at elists.isoc.org
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> _______________________________
> >> Dr. John K. Tarus
> >> Department of Information Technology
> >> School of Information Sciences
> >> Moi University
> >> Tel: +254721330170
> >> ____________________________________
> >> President, Internet Society Kenya Chapter
> >> _____________________________________
> >>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> "You don't have to sleep because the night has come but because
> you
> >> have accomplished what you wanted to do" (Anonymous).
> >>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 4:29 PM Peterson, Jon via
> Chapter-delegates
> >> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear Colleagues:
> >>
> >> As Chair of the Internet Society Nominations Committee, I am
> >> providing notification that Mr.Caleb Ogundelehas filed a
> petition
> >> to add his name to the slate of candidates for
> theChapterselection
> >> to the Internet Society Board of Trustees.
> >>
> >> Information on petitions can be found at the petitions
> >>
> page:https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/__;!!N14HnBHF!5kkyLY3uyza3L5F2ciLRBIIu5i8T8k1GRF7fgxlpGgw3s-NtpyNdKKtn2vknfivs-LhsoovKy-z-9knJw8mh$>.
> >>
> >> Information provided byCaleb Ogundelecan be found
> >>
> at:https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/2023/petitions/caleb-ogundele/__;!!N14HnBHF!8BTePwDneXKzaObVJpokL6CINLWPc8sBv35KnATBh6w1vQX2MHpFWDGrZc1VGPnf0u0VV-sW57dCDVnQZBzy$>.
> >>
> >> Names of petitioners who receive the required number of valid
> >> signatures, following the process described on the
> petitions page,
> >> will be added to the election slate.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Jon Peterson
> >>
> >> 2022-2023 Nominations Committee Chair
> >>
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