Re: [registrars] Re: Ballot should be secret until the end of the vot ing period.

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

> i too agree very strongly with nikolaj, rob, & bob & fully support this
> proposed amendment..

Rather than going through a full vote of this, I'd like to propose that we
simply include this practice in the Voting Rules of Procedure that comes out
of the by-laws reform that we are currently working on. It doesn't seem that
anyone has a fundamental opposition to it, so we should be able to lump this
in with the larger discussion around voting practices.

Also Ken, we haven't heard back from the Names Council reps per our request
earlier this week to split the vote 2/3 in favor of Palage 1/3 in favor of
Pisanty. I had figured that perhaps our reps were just busy and not able to
acknowledge, but now I see that you are indeed here (or are here now). :-)

Can you shed some light on the status of this request for the benefit of the
membership?

Regards,


                      -rwr


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Stubbs" <kstubbs@digitel.net>
To: "Rob Hall" <rob@momentous.com>; "Nikolaj Nyholm" <nikolajn@ascio.com>
Cc: "Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>; "Registrar Constituency"
<registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [registrars] Re: Ballot should be secret until the end of the
vot ing period.


> i too agree very strongly with nikolaj, rob, & bob & fully support this
> proposed amendment..
>
> ken stubbs
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Hall" <rob@momentous.com>
> To: "Nikolaj Nyholm" <nikolajn@ascio.com>
> Cc: "Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>; "Registrar
Constituency"
> <registrars@dnso.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:35 AM
> Subject: [registrars] Re: Ballot should be secret until the end of the vot
> ing period.
>
>
> > Nikolaj:  What you have seconded, is actually not Bob's motion.  Bob
> > motioned that we stop using boardrooms altogether.
> >
> > BOB:  I agree with your reasoning for making the motion.  Results of
whom
> > voted for whom should not be available DURING the voting, but
immediately
> > after.
> >
> > If you amend your motion to be just this, I would support it.
> >
> > I believe the boardrooms software will allow us to do this.  I think
> wether
> > you can see the results as you vote is a toggle switch when you setup
the
> > ballot.  Perhaps Rick can comment here.
> >
> > Rob.
> >
> >
> > Nikolaj Nyholm writes:
> >
> > > Ascio would like to second Bob's motion, that voting results are kept
> secret
> > > until the ballot is closed.
> > >
> > > 'Open' voting during the ballot has absolutely nothing to do with
> openness
> > > nor transparency.
> > > Indeed a case can be made that it will subject the voting to regimen.
> > >
> > > /n
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Robert F. Connelly [mailto:rconnell@psi-japan.com]
> > >> Sent: 15. marts 2003 16:01
> > >> To: Registrar Constituency
> > >> Subject: [registrars] Ballot should be secret until the end
> > >> of the voting period.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> At 03:14 PM 3/14/03 -0500, Rob Hall wrote:
> > >> >I am against your motion.  I think the boardrooms web voting
> > >> system is easy
> > >> >to use and a benefit.  While I wish it were cheaper, I
> > >> believe a web based
> > >> >system is better then an email one.
> > >>
> > >> Dear Rob:  Thank you for your comment.  My motion may die for
> > >> the lack of a
> > >> second.
> > >>
> > >> My point remains, Boardroom permits us to see how others vote
> > >> *prior_to*
> > >> the closing of the ballot.  That is the primary reason I
> > >> object to it. The
> > >> ballot should be secret until the end of the voting period.
> > >>
> > >> Regards, BobC
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >> "A man convinced against his will,
> > >>   Is of the same opinion still:-("
> > >>
> > >> Dr. Bray attributed that statement to the Talmud.
> > >>
> > >> I have never verified his attribution.   But it sure
> > >> describes President
> > >> Chirac.
> > >>
> > >> "My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts:-("
> > >>
> > >> "Reason?  Reason?  There's no darned reason, it's just Policy!"
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>