[AFRINIC-Announce] Board Election 2016: E-Voting and Proxy Appointment

[Ashil Oogarah]

Dear Colleagues,

Please note that electronic voting and appointment of proxies is now open. Both services are available through the MyAFRINIC portal to members in good standing. A member that has voted on-line cannot appoint a proxy and likewise.
 
Both services can be accessed through the “Elections” tab and “Access Election Centre” Menu.
 
1. Proxy Appointment:
 
Please follow the steps below to appoint a proxy:
 
a. Log on to MyAFRINIC at https://my.afrinic.net/login;
b. Navigate to ‘Election’ and ‘Access Election Centre;
c. Select the election in which you wish to participate;
d. Choose the option ‘Appoint Proxy’;
e. Fill the proxy form;
f.  Print the form, sign it and physically hand it over to the person being appointed as your proxy.
 
The proxy form MUST be signed, stamped and returned 48 hours prior to the election to election-proxy at afrinic.net
 
2. E-Voting
 
Only available to an administrative contact. The admin-contact can also assign the voting right (through MYAFRINIC) to another registered contact. 


To vote electronically, please follow the following steps:

a. Log on to MyAFRINIC at https://my.afrinic.net/login;
b. Navigate to ‘Election’ and ‘Access Election Centre’;
c. Select the election in which you wish to participate;
d. Choose the option ‘Vote Online’.
 
To assign the online voting right to another registered contact:

a. Log on to MyAFRINIC at https://my.afrinic.net/login;
b. Navigate to ‘MY Account’ and ‘User Administration’;
c. Check the ‘Voter Role’ to a corresponding listed contact.

 
Electronic voting will be closed on Thursday 9 June 2016 on the day of the AGMM. Proxy appointment will close on 08 June 2016 to allow the elections committee do the appropriate verifications ahead of the AGMM.

AFRINIC Communication