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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 22/05/14 13:19, _Network Operation
Center (NOC) wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello everybody,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>Dear Ulf, all,<br>
<br>
Thank you for your mail on this. We have just had our first
Executive<br>
Board meeting since the General Meeting and we brought this up for<br>
discussion.<br>
<br>
We would like to hear more feedback from the membership on these
voting<br>
issues. Do members think there is a case for removing the option
to vote<br>
with paper ballot and by proxy?<br>
<br>
On a slightly different issue, we have received comments asking
that we open electronic<br>
voting before the General Meeting. However, the board would prefer
that<br>
members cast their vote after the presentations and discussions on
each<br>
issue so they will be fully informed before voting.<br>
<br>
We also feel that the current electronic voting window is
sufficient to<br>
allow all members in the service region to cast their votes (some
<br>
calculations show that if were to hold a General meeting in the
easternmost <br>
timezone in the region then the westernmost zone (Iceland) would
still have<br>
2 hours of working time to cast their vote). However, if members<br>
believe that the voting window should be extended we would<br>
also like to hear from you.<br>
<br>
The Executive Board meets again in September, and we would
appreciate<br>
hearing from the membership on these matters before we have our<br>
discussions there.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Nigel Titley<br>
RIPE NCC Executive Board Chairman</div>
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