[rpd] Co-Chair Election Process

[Fernando Frediani]

Hello Eddy and all

Having reviewed what is written in the current election process there 
are no margin for many ways that can be applied different form what's in 
the PDP. We cannot just make up stuff that doesn't exist in there even 
due of the exceptional situation we are living.

As much as I support the AFPUB-2019-GEN-007-DRAFT01 which in my view is 
by far the best way to elect the Chairs with electronic votes and 
minimum time to be able to voted and be voted which is pretty obvious, 
unfortunately it's still not a policy and cannot be used yet. This 
situation shows the need of such a policy to progress for one more reason.
And it introduces a solution that doesn't exist today which is if there 
is a Chair vacancy and a election process cannot be carried out the 
Board may appoint a person to fill the vacant position temporarily.

Therefore, the only solution I see in the *current* PDP is stick to the 
3.3 section of the text where is says: "Anyone present at the meeting, 
whether in person *or by remote participation*, may participate in the 
selection process for a temporary Chair."
Who can participate on this voting ? Those who are registered for the 
meeting (in this opportunity online meeting).
How can these registered people show their hands ? Through some 
auditable system that guarantees that only those people can vote.

Obs: On the URL 
(https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group#election) it 
says the person must reside within AFRINIC service region, but this is 
not mentioned on any part of the CPM so I don't understand that as valid 
currently.

Regards
Fernando Frediani

On 16/07/2020 06:36, Eddy Kayihura wrote:

>

> Dear PDWG community members

>

> The Public Policy Meeting will be on the agenda of the  Africa 

> Internet Summit 2020 (AIS-20) inSeptember. One PDWG co-chair’s term 

> (one year) will end during the Public Policy Meeting.

>

> The election process for the PDWG co-chair (please see 

> https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group#election for 

> more details) says that voting shall be by a simple show of hands. 

> However, this Public Policy meeting shall be held online.

>

> We are therefore requesting feedback from the community on how AFRINIC 

> can best proceed with the election to fill the vacant seat of one PDP 

> co-chair. We shall be delighted to receive your proposals for this 

> important matterand hope we can have a consensus within a week.

>

> Regards,

>

> Eddy

>

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>

> Chers membres de la communauté du PDWG,

>

> La réunion de politique publique sera à l'ordre du jour du Sommet 

> Africain de l'Internet 2020 (AIS-20) qui se tiendra du 14 au 18 

> septembre 2020. Le mandat d'un des coprésidents du PDWG (un an) 

> prendra fin pendant la réunion de politique publique.

>

> Le processus d'élection du coprésident du PDWG (voir 

> https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group#election pour 

> plus de détails) prévoit que le vote se fera à main levée. Toutefois, 

> cette réunion de politique publique se tiendra en ligne.

>

> Nous demandons donc à la communauté de nous faire part de ses 

> commentaires sur la meilleure façon pour AFRINIC de procéder à 

> l'élection pour pourvoir le siège vacant d'un coprésident du PDP. Nous 

> serons ravis de recevoir vos propositions sur cette importante 

> questionet esperons avoir un consensus dans une semaine.

>

> Cordialement,

>

> Eddy

>

>

>

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>

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>

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