[iot-discussion] chair selection processes

> On 3 Oct 2017, at 17:19, Anna Wilson <anna.wilson at heanet.ie> wrote:
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> Then we follow the three sentences beginning with the words "If the result is unclear."
> 
> ...
> Here's the text (already in use by ipv6-wg):
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> "If possible the Chair should be elected by acclamation by the WG or by consensus after discussion. If the result is unclear, then a secret ballot should be held. In the case of a ballot, votes will be counted by RIPE NCC Staff and/or Chairs of other WGs. The result will be determined by simple majority.”

One of the problems I have with that (as we discussed off-line) Anna is it disenfranchises those who are not physically in the room. 

I’m never going to be comfortable using elections when there’s no obvious membership or elgibility criteria to decide who gets to vote. Think about a bad actor and her 1000 new Facebook friends or someone who literally drags people in off the street to vote.

> We've had ballots lots of times for the ASO AC elections.

This is a very different thing from choosing a WG co-chair and it’s not wise to conflate the two. And yes, I know we vote for the PC too. That’s not the same thing either. Members of the PC and ASO don’t have the influence over RIPE policy-making that a WG co-char has.