[members-discuss] Request to amend the RIPE NCC Articles of Association

On 24 jun 2014, at 12:01, Nigel Titley <nigel at titley.com> wrote:

> On 22/05/14 13:19, _Network Operation Center (NOC) wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>  
>> as a result of last weeks AGM and an intense discussion on the voting procedure I would like to request the Executive Board to put forward a resolution for the next General Meeting to abandon paper ballot voting.
>>  
>> 
> 
> Dear Ulf, all,
> 
> Thank you for your mail on this. We have just had our first Executive
> Board meeting since the General Meeting and we brought this up for
> discussion.
> 
> We would like to hear more feedback from the membership on these voting
> issues. Do members think there is a case for removing the option to vote
> with paper ballot and by proxy?

I agree with this. 

> On a slightly different issue, we have received comments asking that we open electronic
> voting before the General Meeting. However, the board would prefer that
> members cast their vote after the presentations and discussions on each
> issue so they will be fully informed before voting.
> 
> We also feel that the current electronic voting window is sufficient to
> allow all members in the service region to cast their votes (some 
> calculations show that if were to hold a General meeting in the easternmost 
> timezone in the region then the westernmost zone (Iceland) would still have
> 2 hours of working time to cast their vote). However, if members
> believe that the voting window should be extended we would
> also like to hear from you.


I also prefer to open the voting window also only once all presentations and discussions have been had.

Best regards,

- kurtis -

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