[council] Explanation of voting ballot

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Basic outline of the voting process.

1) A ballot is prepared.
   A ballot starts with line "BEGIN" and ends with line "END__".

   It is like this:

 BEGIN:b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:Ted_Shapiro@mpaa.org:SVP-reply
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Alice (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Barnabe (Africa)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Chloe (LatinAC)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Diane (AsiaPac)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Edouard (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Felix (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Gregory (Europe)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Helene (Africa)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Izidore (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Jan (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Kevin (LatinAC)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Cho (AsiaPac)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Modeste (LatinAC)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Natalie (NorthA)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Ove (Europe)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Sigmund (Europe)
 b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:[ ] Zoe (Africa)
 END__:b01:K1dbZ:Ted_Shapiro:Ted_Shapiro@mpaa.org:SVP-reply

2) Ballot is assigned a number (first field in a line),
   here "b01" -- ballot number 01.

3) Ballot is personalised. Each line indicate who is voting.
   In case of proxy, the email address in line "BEGIN" and "END__"
   may be different from the nominal one.

4) The second field, here between "b01" and "Ted_Shapiro",
   indicate a personalised code given for this ballot to this
   person. A personalised code is 5 caracteres, starting with "K",
   ending with "Z".
   All interim results will be given without the name of voting
   person, but with the personalised code. It will allow a voting
   persons to check if his vote is recorded.

5) Do not edit a ballot. Just put an "X" between square brackets [ ]
   if you give your vote to a nominee written in a line.
   You cast one vote in each ballot, no more.

6) A ballot will arrive From: "vote02@dnso.org" -- please reply
   without CC to any list.

Thank you !
Elisabeth