[arin-discuss] voting

[Michael K. Smith - Adhost]

Hello Paul (et. al.)

I think the present email announcements and availability of candidate bios on the website prior to voting is "sufficient" but perhaps a few augmentations may help if they are not cost-prohibitive.

1) Town Hall Meeting - right now the candidates for some of the positions have time allotted at the appropriate ARIN meeting, but there are many who don't/can't attend.  Perhaps adding a web-interactive component would give everyone a chance to participate.  This does speak to a larger question of web-casting the meeting for voting on all issues as well, but that's probably beyond the scope of your question.  
2) Speaking to Ted's response - perhaps a list-developed set of hot button issues that are presented to the candidates and to which all responses are posted to the list.
	Question 1: do you still beat your wife?
		Contestant 1 Answer:
		Contestant 2 Answer:
	Question 2: 

and so on.
5) Specific modification to bylaws indicating non-participation equates to abstention.  I think the due diligence of notifying members multiple times plus making the candidates info available on the web is sufficient for this purpose.  IANAL of course.

Regards,

Mike Smith
Adhost Internet, LLC.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: arin-discuss-bounces at arin.net [mailto:arin-discuss-
> bounces at arin.net] On Behalf Of Paul Vixie
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:44 AM
> To: arin-discuss at arin.net
> Subject: Re: [arin-discuss] voting
> 
> today is an election day in my state, and so, the following caught my
> eye:
> 
> > I did not vote. Ergo. I abstained.
> > All those like me also abstained.
> 
> i wish that you would vote, and that all others like you would vote.
> not
> just in today's election (if your state is having one), and in the next
> ARIN election, but in all elections where you are eligible.
> 
> > ... I cannot make an informed decision about who to vote for so I do
> not
> > vote.  I could throw darts at the ballot and pick that way but that
> seems a
> > little silly to me.  In life we all must pick the things we will be
> active
> > in and the things we will be passive in.  At times those decisions
> and
> > reasons change but while I am passive in ARIN I will not be voting.
> So I
> > abstain.
> 
> is there any way ARIN can augment or restructure the election process
> to give
> you more information about the candidates and issues, and lower the
> apparent
> bar to your informed participation?
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