Re[3]: [ga] Elections

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto.gaetano@voila.fr>]

Joop,

>
>Hurdle # 1: the artificial geographic barrier. Why should you not be 
able to
>call on your supporters worldwide?
>At least to get your nomination on the ballot.
>

I agree for the nomination, but not for the vote.
For instance, in the current situation Germany has more voters than the 
whole Africa, they could decide the African representative, if there 
were no geographical barreers.
For the nomination it is a different thing, although it will be 
complicated to evaluate the minimum level of support (2%) if cross-
boundary support is allowed.

But that's the past.

>
>Hurdle #2 : not only do you not know the at large members (although I 
reckon
>that the people involved in their massive recruitment, especially in 
Japan,
>DO know them and DO know how to mass-email them), but also they do not 
know you.
>Not in the way the GA participants have come to know you.

Indeed.
But this is an experiment in communication world-wide (or at least ICANN
-Region-wide). How fast can the message go through the Net? How 
effective can communication can be?
There is already a network of organizations that are cross-publishing 
curricula, online fora in different languages discussing the issues, and
 all that jazz.

We'll see.

>
>>Do you really think that the current BoD knows much more than us, or 
is 
>>able to drive this election?
>
>Nobody knows. At least they knew how to make sure that their voting 
power
>remains dominant, no matter what the outcome of the election.
>

IMHO, there's a "real" concern, i.e. that the oucome of the election 
will bring to the Board a group of freaks that know nothing of the 
Internet, with the consequence of putting the Internet at risk.
But indeed there's some troth in what you say as well.

>>I think we really have a chance, whether we will be able to use it, 
>>that's another story.
>>
>
>Let us see how a candidate who was previously able to show wide support
 from
>the GA, someone like Karl Auerbach , will fare.
>For me, that will be the real test of the integrity of the AL 
nomination and
>election process.
>

I am not sure.
Karl may or may not be elected depending on factors beyond the control 
of the Board.
I maintain that the Board is unable to control the choices of the 
electorate.
For instance, I bet that the explosion of membership subscriptions in 
countries like Japan, China and Germany, was completely unforeseen by 
the Board (with the possible exception of Germany, because at least here
 in Europe we were expecting some kind of action from Germany).
How can they make sure that the Asia Pacific candidate is the one the 
Board will like, if it is not even understood who the voters are?

>How much influence new Board members can have will depend on their 
(moral)
>authority and their capacity to persuade their fellow Board Members.
>
>
>from my ICANN designated geographic area,
>
>  Joop
>www.idno.org
>
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