[Apnic-announce] APNIC EC election 2020: Important changes to voting procedures
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APNIC EC election 2020: Important changes to voting procedures
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The next APNIC Executive Council (EC) election will be held during
February 2020, concluding at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in
Melbourne, Australia on Friday, 21 February.
Two important changes are being made for this election:
1. The election will be conducted using a new independent online voting
system, BigPulse.
2. The entire election process will be conducted by electronic means,
and paper will no longer be used for proxy appointment forms or on-site
ballot papers.
What will change?
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Election process
APNIC Members will access the election via MyAPNIC as usual, but voting
will be conducted on the BigPulse platform. This platform is entirely
separate and independent from APNIC, and APNIC will not have access
to data submitted in the voting process.
Online voting will be available for the duration of the voting period,
from the opening of the election, two weeks before the AGM, to the close
of voting during the meeting. Paper ballots will no longer be used for
any part of the voting process.
The new voting system will no longer allow 'splitting' of votes. In
accordance with the APNIC By-laws, Members will cast their entire quota
of votes (between 1 and 64 votes), as a single ballot.
Proxy appointment and voting
APNIC Members will appoint proxies via MyAPNIC (in the usual way), and
it will no longer be possible to appoint proxies using the previous
paper-based system.
Individuals who are appointed as proxies will receive email notification
of their appointment, and further detailed instructions on how to vote
online from the Voting desk on the day of the AGM. Proxy votes will be
cast online on the day of the election, as described above.
Election trial
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For Members interested in previewing the new voting interface before the
coming election, a trial election will be held in mid-January 2020. More
details will be provided in due course.
Members with any questions or problems can contact the APNIC Helpdesk.
https://www.apnic.net/helpdesk
For further information, please see the FAQ.
https://www.apnic.net/ec-voting-faqs
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APNIC Secretariat secretariat@apnic.net
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61 7 3858 3100
PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia Fax: +61 7 3858 3199
6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD http://www.apnic.net
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