<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">Hi Sean,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">I understand your point, that in most elections enabling candidates to vote in their elections woould not be a big deal.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">Why that may be a problem here is that there are only 20 electors. So any individual vote can make a difference, as it has in the past in close votes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">BUT.... now that you mention it...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">In this particular election, the only two candidates are BOTH eligible voters too. So, at least this time it would not at all damage the integrity of the election if both were allowed to vote; one would imagine that their votes would cancel each other out, and the remaining 18 voters would decide the result.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">(should either Alan or Leon not vote for themselves I would be terribly confused.)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">Similarly, if neither Leon nor Alan voted, but no replacements were chosen, a similar result would ensue.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394">As the NARALO-designated replacement voter for Alan, I would be happily yield back should one of these sensible approaches be adopted; that is , either both Alan and Leon are entitled to vote, or neither is replaced. Mind you, if there's something that At-Large excels at it's overly complicated processes, so I won't get my hopes up.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:#0b5394"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 February 2017 at 14:54, Seun Ojedeji <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" target="_blank">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Actually I do think the simple fix is to allow any nominee to be able to cast his/her vote if the nominee happen to be an elector. I don't see any major reason why we restrict them in the first place as their "singular" vote wouldn't get them elected.</div><div dir="auto"><br>I was able to cast my vote as member of AFRINIC for the election that placed me on the Board and ofcourse my vote wasn't the deciding factor(it could have been as well). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">On that note, we may perhaps just put a condition that the nominee vote cannot break a tie(if that happens), even I still don't think we need to put any restriction.<br><br>Regards<br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Sent from my LG G4<br>Kindly excuse brevity and typos</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Feb 10, 2017 17:08, "Carlton Samuels" <<a href="mailto:carlton.samuels@gmail.com" target="_blank">carlton.samuels@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="m_5983210848793452710quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I add my support for Fatima to replace Leon as elector for the Board member election. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Notwithstanding my support here, the rule that makes the RALO the determining voice for the vote of a NomCom appointed ALAC member is hopelessly flawed. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Maybe it was unintentional but this impugns the independence of the member. The unfettered independence of the NomCom appointed ALAC member is a major objective of that process and is meant to insulate that person from regional passions. That independence is especially valuable when that is an elector for the Board member. should not be conscripted. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">-Carlton Samuels</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_5983210848793452710m_1500646476008966463gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>==============================<br><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Carlton A Samuels</font></i><br><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Mobile: <a href="tel:(876)%20818-1799" value="+18768181799" target="_blank">876-818-1799</a><br><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i></font><br>=============================</div></div></div></div>
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