[AfriNIC-rpd] NomCom at AFRINIC-16

[Owen DeLong]

On May 21, 2012, at 1:40 PM, Adiel Akplogan wrote:

> 
> On 2012-05-18, at 16:56 PM, Andrew Alston wrote:
> 
>>> Nacer Adamou Saidou asked the following questions about the election process:
>>> 
>>> - e-vote is only for members in good standing, but paper vote is
>>> opened to all voter categories.
> 
> NO, the same rule applies to both means of vote. You can not get a paper ballot if you are not in good standing either.
> 
>>> What happen if someone vote twice
>>> (one during e-vote and once more during the face-to-face meeting)?
>>> Is there measures that make such cases impossible?
> 
> Yes MyAfriNIC is checked (hence the e-voting status of members and their financial status are checked) before handing out paper ballot. That will prevent double voting.
> 

Forgive my ignorance, but, once you have e-Vote, what is the reason for preserving paper ballots?

Wouldn't it be better to simply supply some systems where those present at the meeting that would have voted with paper ballots can exercise their e-vote franchise at the meeting?

Owen