[ncc-services-wg] voting on AGM

Hank, all,

> and so died the entire discussion thread of online voting.  No one from 
> RIPE NCC responded why electronic voting can't be implemented.

It's not that it cannot be implemented. I said at the GM and later, that
I'd prefer not to invest the ressources at this time to implement a perfect
e-voting system, rather focussing on IPv4 run-out and 2007-01
implementation support. Hence the idea to use postal ballots.

However, during last week's board meeting, we discussed the topic
again. We acknowledge that there is a strong interest from members
to implement electronic voting through the LIR portal. I'm changing
priorities to have a system ready for the General Meeting in May 2010.

Currently we are finishing the supporting documents for the next
General Meeting, to be posted this week, this will include a modification
to the Articles of Association to allow for a streamlined voting process
including for e-voting.

Hope this helps,

Axel