[rpd] Co-Chair Election Process

[Daniel Yakmut]

Dear All,

We arrive at the airport and I will be turning the simple matter placed on
the table into a circus. The simple matter was:

1. We will have AIS 2020 online and in September.
2. A Co-chair's  tenure has already ended. So an electronic election is
being proposed as part of the AIS 2020 Agenda. The question is, is this
possible?
3. It is a fact that the Co-chair is currently serving within an extended
period.
4. We now agree that the introduction of e-voting is inevitable, as
demonstrated by the pandemic.

However it is clear that
1. We are going to have an online meeting , as nobody has disagreed to that.
2. There is a strong advocacy, for a process to include e-voting in the
Region, but the timing is short. Therefore we need to commence the plan of
creating an enabling atmosphere to integrate e-voting.
3. We need to ratify the extended period for a co-chair tentatively for
12months. Which he has spent a month or so already.
4. Ensure we have an acceptable e-voting system ready for the next date of
election.
5. Let agreed clearly on this simple issue and prepare for the coming
meeting.

Simply
Daniel

On Jul 19, 2020 11:20 PM, "Fernando Frediani" <fhfrediani at gmail.com> wrote:


> I have read this message and several questions come to mind as for example:

>

> - What basis was used to say "it was overwhelmingly" rejected ?

>

> - Who actuallty represents the "current" community to state it was

> "totally rejected" ?

>

> - Whats basis was used to say that it would not work in the region if that

> works in several other places and RIRs including, with auditable systems ?

>

> - Whats basis is used to say rhe community that voted for the current

> Co-Chair in Kampla has the same confidence in him and that he would win ?

> It seems more a personal wish than anything based on fact or logic.

>

> - Even in order to extend the current Co-Chair term the PDP MUST be

> followed and there are no other ways written there other than another vote.

> Otherwise how can this be done ?

>

> Fernando

>

>

> On Sun, 19 Jul 2020, 18:08 Emem William, <dwizard65 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Dear All,

>>

>> I can  recollect that a similar proposal was proposed as a policy and it

>> was overwhelmingly rejected in Angola. The current community totally

>> rejected the policy no one except the authors supported the idea because we

>> know it can't work in this region. Using online voting now would be like

>> passing the policy using the backdoor. Am sure Jordie would like this idea

>> and hence his enthusiasm. However my candid opinion is that we can't do

>> this. The most appropriate way forward is to allow the Co chair who has

>> been doing a fantastic job to continue for another 12 months or till the

>> next face to face meeting. The community that voted him in Kampala still

>> have confidence in him. In any case even with an online election he would

>> still likely win but I don't want polices to be passed through the back

>> door. Therefore I think the most appropriate way for this has been

>> suggested as an extension for the co-chair who's seat would have been

>> contested.

>>

>> Cheers.

>>

>> Emem E. William

>>

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