[NA-Discuss] Voting None of the Above Re: …

[Joly MacFie]

Suggestion:  a fresh formal request for candidates document that can be
widely circulated? Including some descriptive blurb. It may, at least,
scare up a few new members.

j



On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson1 at gov.nu.ca>wrote:

> Hey Avri and All,
>
> I just want to point out that one does not have to be the elected rep of
> an ALS in order to run for any leadership position.  You just need to be a
> member of NARAlO.  As an example, Beau wasn't the elected rep of our
> Unaffiliated ALS but had every right to run for and achieve Chair.
>
> Right now, we won't even be having an election unless someone else steps
> up for one of the positions.  That has always been the way we have run
> things and it seems ridiculous to me to run an election if there are no
> contestants.  So, Avri, although you aren't the elected spokesperson of
> your ALS you DO have every right to run for office and I encourage you to
> do so.
>
> Everybody,  we have about two weeks before the closure of the "gathering
> of SOIs" phase is done so I would encourage all that if you are interested
> at all in running for office to please do so.
>
> D
>
> Darlene A. Thompson
> CAP Administrator
> N-CAP/Department of Education
> P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
> Phone:  (867) 975-5631
> Fax:  (867) 975-5610
> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
> ________________________________________
> From: na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org [
> na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] on behalf of Avri Doria [
> avri at ella.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:43 PM
> To: NA-Discuss Discuss
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Voting None of the Above Re:  …
>
> Hey I though of one thing I can volunteer to do.
>
> If we have a ballot, i volunteer to work with the leadership to help
> pester the leaders of the ALSes to vote.
> I have done that before in other contexts and know how to pester people.
>
> avri
>
>
>
> On 18 Jul 2012, at 15:18, Avri Doria wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am really not making myself clear.
> >
> > 1. I appreciate the work others are doing and am glad we have those who
> are willing to step up.  And they seem like real good folks I can support,
> >
> > 2. No, i am not volunteering for a NARALO task at this point, though I
> do already volunteer for several At-Large tasks and am still learning my
> way around the At-LArge environment. I think 3 tasks is my limit for now.
>  Someday I may consider putting myself forward as a volunteer for one of
> the NARALO leadership tasks, but this is not my time to do so.  Then again,
> as I said in (1), I think we have good volunteers for the leadership roles
> and I feel no need to stand against any of them.
> >
> > 3. Wanting a ballot and wanting 'none of the above ' on the ballot does
> not mean i want to vote 'none of the above' (see above).  I just think 1
> person elections are incomplete democracy and are so easy to fix. i.e, by
> adding 'none of the above' to the ballot.
> >
> > 4. Mostly nobody, or close to nobody, ever votes 'none of the above' and
> that is really cool.
> >   (from personal experience of having run against 'none of the above' on
> several occasions,
> >     it is a wonderful relief when the results include few to no such
> votes.)
> >
> > 5. But if anyone _had_ felt the need to vote 'none of the above', they
> _could_ have done so.
> >
> > And that is what matters to me.
> > But I don't know if my ALS even agrees with me.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > avri
> >
> >
> > On 18 Jul 2012, at 14:43, John R. Levine wrote:
> >
> >>> So your argument by derision is really rather empty.
> >>>
> >>> I contend that often the reason people don't volunteer is  the
> derision machine that so many encounter when they have an idea that does
> not meet the approval of the cynical graybeards.
> >>
> >> Actually, I was serious.  But your position that it is very important
> for other people to do NARALO work, but not important enough for you to do
> any is noted.
> >>
> >> Personally, I'm amazed that anyone is willing to do a job that takes a
> lot of time, pays nothing, and has little visible effect.  ICANN should be
> more appreciative than they are.
> >>
> >> R's,
> >> John
> >>
> >
> >
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