[APAC-Discuss] RESULT: APRALO Poll on At-Large Board Director Candidates

[Adam Peake]

Did Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor have a problem 
with voting, or did they, like 10 other APRALO 
ALSes simply miss the vote window?  If the 
latter, then how they might have voted is 
irrelevant. The situation with Internet Users 
Society Niue appears somewhat different, they 
wished to vote and had a problem casting their 
vote.

The comments imply no criticism of the APRALO 
chair, no replacement in anyway being suggested, 
I am surprised at the reaction.  My point is that 
in the interest of fairness, it might be best to 
release the RALO's voters from the directed vote. 
People may disagree, but whatever, time is 
running out (and I expect some/all may have 
already voted.)

Best,

Adam




At 3:22 PM +0800 11/28/10, Hong Xue wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>APRALO Poll has been completely and result was announced on November 26.
>Please refer to my following announcement on the result.
>
>Number of voters: 7 · Group size: 19 ·
>
>Sébastien Bachollet 57.14%
>Alan Greenberg       42.86%
>Pierre Dandjinou      0%
>
>With Sébastien having received more than 50% of first preferences in count
>1, or 4 out of a total of 7 votes, it was not necessary to go to a second
>count.
>
>After the poll was close, two ALSes that did not participate the poll wrote
>to me and staff to indicate their preferred candidates. These two ALSes are:
>
>Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor, supporting *Sébastien Bachollet *; and,
>
>Internet Users Society Niue, represented by Per Darnell since November 26,
>supporting *Alan Greenberg*.
>
>Given that the purpose of the poll is to let all the ALSes to openly express
>their views, both "belated" messages were equally accepted, recored and *
>COUNTED*.
>
>Therefore, totally 9 (7+2) ALSes indicated their preferences. 5 (4+1) prefer
>*Sébastien Bachollet,  *4 (3+1) prefer *Alan Greenberg*.
>
>Under such counting, Sébastien still received more than 50% of first
>preferences in count 1, or 5 out of a total of 9  votes, it was not
>necessary to go to a second count under STV.
>
>I hope I've made whole process extremely transparent and ease any doubt
>about unfairness.
>
>For whatever reason, any one is welcome to comment whether you want to
>either replace me in the vote or remove me from chair position, or both.
>
>Regards
>
>Hong Xue
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Hong Xue <hongxueipr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  Dear Colleagues,
>>
>>  The  STV poll to guide the APRALO Chair¹s vote in the At-Large Board
>>  Director selection was quorate and ended with the following result:
>>
>>
>>  *Sébastien Bachollet was elected in count 1.
>>  *
>>  With Sébastien having received more than 50% of first preferences in count
>>  1, or 4 out of a total of 7 votes, it was not necessary to go to a second
>>  count.
>>
>>   The APRALO poll ended 24 November at 1000 UTC. ALAC-RALO Chair selection
>>  vote for At-Large Director ended on 25 November at 23:59 UTC. In order not
>>  to disturb the voting process, APRALO poll result was not released until the
>>  voting process ended just now.
>>
>>  APRALO Chair, Hong Xue, had casted her vote according to the APRALO poll
>>  result.
>>
>>  In addition, an ALS that did not participate in the poll  wrote to all
>>  Chairs, Secretariat and Staff to indicate its support for *Sébastien
>>  Bachollet.  *Its opinion is also recorded.
>>
>>  Regards
>>
>>  Hong Xue
>>  Chair of APRALO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Dr. Hong Xue
>Professor of Law
>Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL)
>Beijing Normal University
>http://www.iipl.org.cn/ <http://iipl.org.cn/>
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