[Chapter-delegates] The results of the recent polls regarding two issues from the Puerto Rico Chapter and the proposed test for transmission to the BoT.

[Eduardo Diaz]

Dear ChAC-SC,


ISOC Puerto Rico Board formally challenges the interpretation of the recent
polling results regarding the two proposals submitted by our chapter to the
ChAC-SC. The current stance, which prevents these proposals from being sent
as formal advice due to an alleged insufficient participation level, is
based on a misinterpretation of our governing documents.



The phrase “…which shall be by a majority of those with rights to vote…” in
Section 6 of the ChAC Rules and Procedures (ChAC RoPs) was intended to
include only chapters in good standing with a designated ChAC delegate. The
term "majority" is not explicitly defined in the Rules and Procedures and
is thus subject to interpretation, creating ambiguity. Section 10 of the
same document addresses such ambiguities: “In any case of ambiguity... the
provision of the [ChAC] Charter shall prevail.”



The ChAC Charter (ChAC C), Section 7.5, clearly states: “Formal votes,
which shall be by a majority of those present at the meeting, are only to
be used if rough consensus cannot be reached.” This means the participants,
not the entire electorate, are counted for formal votes.



Therefore, the consensus poll, equated here to a formal vote, is valid
under Section 7.5 of the ChAC Charter. Both proposals received majority
support from those who participated, thus meeting the requirements for
formal advice submission. Treating these as recommendations undermines the
Charter’s intent.


ISOC Puerto Rico Board insists that both proposals be transmitted to the
ISOC Board as formal advice.

-ed

On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM Cheryl Langdon-Orr via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> The message you find attached outlines the procedures and results of the
> poll conducted by the Chapters Advisory Council (ChAC) of the Internet
> Society, conducted via Survey Monkey between June 17th and July 1st, and
> aimed to gather support for two proposals from the Puerto Rico Chapter
> among the 101 Chapters with voting rights. The first proposal was to open
> the Chapter Delegate email list to all Chapter Members as observers, while
> the second was to reinstate funding for the ISOC LIVE video and archiving
> services.
>
> The results showed that while a majority of responding Chapters supported
> both proposals, the required level of support for approval required by the
> ChAC Rules and Procedures for sending advice to the Board of Trustees still
> needs to be reached. Specifically, 66.04% voted in favour of the first
> proposal, and for the second, 88.68% voted in favour. However, due to the
> rules requiring a majority of all eligible Chapters to vote 'yes,' the
> proposals still need to pass.
>
> Despite the ChAC being unable to send “formal advice” to the Board of
> Trustees, the ChAC Steering Committee is taking a proactive step. We
> propose sending a “recommendation” to the BoT regarding the two proposals
> since their approval was clear among the poll respondents.
>
> I've included more details in the attached PDF. If you need additional
> information or access to the specific results and discussions, we have also
> included below reference links to summaries and presentations available on
> Box.com.
>
>
>
> *Cheryl Langdon-Or**r*,
> Chair 2024 of the ChAC -SC
>
>
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