<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Here is what 9.2 of <a href="https://afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process">https://afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process</a> full text says: <br><br>9.2 Paper Ballot on Election Day<br><br>The voting conducted during the Annual General Members' Meeting is carried out via paper ballots containing a list of candidate names and a ballot number. Prior to the vote, all members present or participants holding a proxy will be requested to register and validate their membership status.<br><br><ul><li> Voters should only vote for one candidate per category/region. Each mark on a ballot paper represents one vote. A ballot with more than one mark per category/region will be considered spoilt, and not be counted.</li></ul><ul><li> The ballot paper should provide voters with the option to not vote for any candidate (a.k.a. "None of the Above").</li></ul><ul><li> This will be a secret ballot election. An inclusion of any personal data on the ballot paper will invalidate the vote and will be counted as spoilt.</li></ul><ul><li> Elections will be closed as soon as the last member or proxy present in the meeting room casts his/her vote. Candidates with the highest number of votes in each category will be declared winners.</li></ul><ul><li> In the event of a tie for an open position, voting for that position will be repeated (Only by paper ballot) the same day until there is a winner.</li></ul><ul><li> All open positions shall be subject to an election process even if there is only one candidate. In that event, if the option [none of the above] got more votes than the only candidate, then the seat shall be considered vacant and the Board will be requested to apply provisions of the Bylaws to temporarily fill the vacant seat.</li></ul><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-05-17 11:13 GMT+00:00 Komi Elitcha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kmw.elitcha@gmail.com" target="_blank">kmw.elitcha@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dear Community,<br> <br>Having “none of above” on the ballot is not the issue.<br><br>The real issue is about the candidate with the highest number of votes . <br><br>And this is what section 9.2 says:<br><br>*<br>Elections will be closed as soon as the last member or proxy present in the meeting room casts his/her vote. Candidates with the highest number of votes in each category will be declared winners.<br><br>*<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-05-17 9:08 GMT+00:00 Mark Elkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mje@posix.co.za" target="_blank">mje@posix.co.za</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I disagree with your first paragraph. I was a Board Member when
"None of the Above" was introduced. I was also often on NomCom.
The simple idea behind "None of the Above" is simply that - None
of the above - that's everyone (natural persons) listed on that
ballot. It's not just for the case where there is only one name on
the ballot.<br>
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<div class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142moz-cite-prefix">On 17/05/2018 06:57, Andrew Alston
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I
concur with what Owen has said,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>While
I do not dispute the none of the above option may have been
incorrectly on the ballot – it was there – and electronic
voting was open for a period of 2 odd weeks before the AGMM,
and during the AGMM, and this point was never raised. As a
result, people chose an option that was on the ballot – had
it not been there, they may have chosen the other candidate,
and as such, that could change the result of the entire
election for that seat. Therefore, it would be entirely
inappropriate to choose the next highest candidate – and
would disenfranchise the 80 odd people who were under the
impression they were voting for an entirely legitimate
option.
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>As
such, if we wish to dispute the result of the election a
full week after it has happened, and despite two weeks of
time to dispute it when we were all fully aware of what was
on the ballot, the only option is to nullify the election
for that seat and hold it again at the next AGMM – which
leaves us back at the status quo.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>I
do think this may be a good time to make certain
observations to this community so that we can start a
discussion about the process moving forward.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="a">
<li class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>We cannot elect
directors at an SGMM – section 13.4 of the bylaws makes
explicit reference to the Annual General Members Meeting,
and this is further enforced by the fact that the Annual
General Members Meeting term that is used is explicitly
defined in the definitions.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>We are not quorate for
an AGMM – Section 12.10.ii is explicit in setting the
quorum and makes reference to “directors
<b><i><u>elected to represent a region</u></i></b>” – as
such, an AGMM to elect directors cannot happen – and this
precludes using directors appointed under clause 13.14 to
meet the quorum requirements (they are not elected
directors, they are appointed directors, those are
entirely different things)<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>AFRINIC therefore is
required to pass a special resolution at an SGMM via
super-majority vote to amend the bylaws to allow for
election of directors outside of an AGMM.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm"><span>There is an alternative
to option C in the fact that a special resolution could be
passed without an SGMM occurring – however – this would
require 75% of the *<b>entire</b>* member base to vote in
favour (not 75% of voting members), effectively meaning
you would require roughly 1130 votes in favour to do this
– which I hardly think is practical.<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The
question therefore becomes – what special resolution would
members be prepared to vote in favour of – because a special
resolution *<b>has</b>* to happen to get us quorate again –
and failing that – AFRINIC will not be able to hold an AGMM
– and will not be able to meet its statutory requirements
come next year. I also point out that thanks to clause 7.7
of the bylaws – the board itself *<b>cannot</b>* adjust the
bylaws any longer in unilateral form. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Owen DeLong [<a class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:owen@delong.com" target="_blank">mailto:owen@delong.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> 17 May 2018 04:27<br>
<b>To:</b> Omo Oaiya <a class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" target="_blank"><Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> community-discuss
<a class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:community-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank"><community-discuss@afrinic.net<wbr>></a>; AfriNIC Discuss
<a class="m_7657706332228592928m_-4641859654774106142moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:members-discuss@afrinic.net" target="_blank"><members-discuss@afrinic.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community-Discuss] Faulty result
for Western Africa in AfriNIC AGMM Elections<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would argue that even if none of the
above were incorrectly on the ballot, in such a case the
election should be declared invalid in its entirety and
rerun. The votes for none of the above are greater than the
difference between the other two candidates and to act as
you suggest would be to disenfranchise all of those voters. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Owen<u></u><u></u></p>
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On May 16, 2018, at 10:24, Omo Oaiya <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" target="_blank">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>>
wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings All,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking at the BoD election
process and it seems to me that the recent e-mail from
the Board Chair seeking nominations for vacant seats
should not be extended to Western Africa. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The particular clause I am referring
to is in 9.2 - <a href="https://afrinic.net/en/community/elections/bod-election/process" target="_blank">https://afrinic.net/en/commu<wbr>nity/elections/bod-election/<wbr>process</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br>
Elections will be closed as soon as the last
member or proxy present in the meeting room casts
his/her vote. Candidates with the highest number
of votes in each category will be declared winners<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I see from the list for West Africa
that the candidate with the highest number of votes
should have been declared winner and this is Dr
Ousmane Tessa. (btw, Dr Adewale Adedokun needs his
name spelt correctly)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Western
Africa - Seat 2</span></strong><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dr
Adelawe Abedekon - 43<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dr
Ousmane Moussa Tessa - 56<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">None
of the above - 78<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Result:
The seat is vacant</span></em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The results from the other regions
are valid and supported by the following clause as they
had one candidate. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">All
open positions shall be subject to an election
process even if there is only one candidate. In
that event, if the option [none of the above]
got more votes than the only candidate, then the
seat shall be considered vacant and the Board
will be requested to apply provisions of the
Bylaws to temporarily fill the vacant seat. <u></u><u></u></span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can AfriNIC and the nomcom please
clarify? We should not deprive Dr Tessa of a rightful
win …. especially in the circumstances we find
ourselves.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Omo<u></u><u></u></p>
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