Ram (and Don): On 2017-03-09 01:57, Ram Mohan wrote:
… I suggested all 6 become Vice-Chairs by acclamation. There is rough consensus for this position.
However, two issues give us pause:
1.Changing rules mid-stream. We had a duly constituted process through which we began executing elections. Changing the rules after the fact demonstrates the wrong approach towards governance – even though we are a very collegial group with a common, shared goal.
2.If everyone had known that all nominees would/could become Vice-Chairs, potentially **more** nominees would have volunteered. Changing the rules after the fact therefore potentially disenfranchises those folks.
I think these are very wise observations. I agree that these issues are important, and justify holding the election.
As a result, I am asking Don Hollander to resume the election process for the 3 Vice Chair positions, … Don, please let the election run until after the close of the ICANN58 meeting, but let the voting commence in the next couple of days….
I don't recall seeing any specifics about the method of casting votes or counting votes. I'll repeat my advice from a few weeks ago: On 2017-02-23 20:47, Jim DeLaHunt wrote:
Second, if there is to be an election, there are a variety of rules for running elections. This is something I am quite interested in. For a group like this, my belief is that Preferential ballots, counted by a Single Transferable Vote method <https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote> would be a good choice for electing three vice-chairs from more candidates. (To elect only one chair, the related Preferential ballots, counted by an Instant Runoff Voting method <https://www.opavote.com/methods/instant-runoff-voting> works well.)
I'm happy to assist Don with the mechanics of the elections, if he wishes. Other groups I am in have used the OpaVote service <https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote>, and it works well. Best regards, --Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada -- --Jim DeLaHunt, jdlh@jdlh.com http://blog.jdlh.com/ (http://jdlh.com/) multilingual websites consultant 157-2906 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V6K 2G8, Canada Canada mobile +1-604-376-8953