[ARIN-consult] Consultation on Implementing Single Transferrable Voting for ARIN Elections

[Peter Harrison]

Adam,

As stated before, it is the Board's fiduciary responsibility to ensure that
a change of this magnitude is equitable and not vulnerable to capricious
change. We will act appropriately based on this feedback.

Peter


On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:03 AM Adam Thompson <athompson at merlin.mb.ca>
wrote:

> Peter, I don’t have a problem with STV.  I do have a problem with the
> board having the latitude – unfettered – to keep changing voting systems
> without further bylaw amendments.  The type of voting structure,
> particularly when deviating from the norm that’s baked into Virginia law,
> should then be baked into the bylaws so that it can’t change in the middle
> of the night, perhaps even during an election.
>
>
>
> Do I trust the current board to not pull stuff like that?  Yeah, probably,
> I think...  (In fact, can I even name the current board members?  No.  But
> that’s a different problem.)  Am I willing to blindly trust every future
> board that might exist?  Absolutely not.  I’ve seen how boards can be
> co-opted, infiltrated, and/or “turned to the dark side” (so to speak)
> elsewhere.
>
>
>
> As far as the consultation’s goal to determine whether STV is OK or not?
> Yes, it is good.  This is an excellent move overall.
>
>
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
> *Adam Thompson*
> Consultant, Infrastructure Services
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> 100 - 135 Innovation Drive
> Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6A8
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> www.merlin.mb.ca
>
>
>
> *From:* ARIN-consult <arin-consult-bounces at arin.net> *On Behalf Of *Peter
> Harrison
> *Sent:* Friday, January 7, 2022 11:53 AM
> *To:* arin-consult at arin.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ARIN-consult] Consultation on Implementing Single
> Transferrable Voting for ARIN Elections
>
>
>
> Dear Community,
>
>
>
> With STV there are many ways to re-allocate votes, and new ones may be
> invented. The videos presented previously illustrated one method.
>
>
>
> This link explains some of the options:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting#Comparison_of_ranked_voting_methods
>
>
>
> We will need to balance the range of options with those provided by
> current and future vendors of ARIN’s voting systems. Investigations are
> being made by staff and they will make recommendations to the board based
> on their research into our needs, best practices, practicability, relative
> merit, legal implications and systems availability.
>
>
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> The purpose of the consultation is to get a sense of whether this is a
> good idea overall. The board will work hard to ensure that we are working
> in the best interest of the members and the region they serve when
> evaluating the choices presented.
>
>
>
> As John explained, the bylaw modification was made to accommodate multiple
> forms of voting that may be required in future. The concern that this could
> lead to opportunistic changes to systems each election cycle is sound. We
> will investigate ways to ensure this does not happen with possible bylaw
> wording to meet these and other goals.
>
>
>
> The Governance Working Group has worked very closely with both the
> executive team and staff on this consultation. Their support for a workable
> solution and concern for the membership has been evident every step of the
> way. These consultations are the result of over two years of research and
> were not taken lightly. We will continue to work to maintain this excellent
> collaboration.
>
>
>
> Thank you for your feedback.
>
>
>
> Peter
>
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