[council] Re: [ga] Re: . ORG Straw Poll

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Roberto and all remaining assembly members,

  Ok Roberto, if a straw poll is not what you would like to see to
in some way measure where GA members stand on certain issues
what is?  I would also suggest that possibly it would be good to
have a GA vote using the current procedures on specific issues
with respect to the Verisign Option B contract.  Would that
suffice?  And if not, why not?  And if so, lets get on with it...

Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> Joop,
> >
> >Thank you, Roberto for  your tabulation of the opinions expressed by named
> >GA members. It was a lot of work.
> >
> >I hope you do not consider the additional anonymous straw poll that is
> >currently up in the Polling Booth premature (i.e. not sufficiently
> >discussed), but if you would kindly encourage GA members to use the poll
> >(and the comment line) at www.democracy.org.nz/vote1/ we will have
> >additional input to give to the NC and the Board on this highly charged
> >subject.
> >The additional advantage is that you don't have to do the counting work.
> >:-)
> >
>
> I have nothing against the straw poll in the polling booth, but, at present,
> I cannot consider it as the officila result of the GA.
> I hope you understand that, as a Chairman of the GA of the DNSO, I have to
> make sure that all official facts (and a straw poll, even in its
> informality, becomes an official fact when the results are communicated) are
> managed by the DNSO officials (Chair, AltChair, Secretariat, ...) and not by
> voluntary individuals, even if they happen to have the best intentions in
> the world, and if their help would be greatly appreciated.
> I think that, once we can divert resources and attention from the main
> issues we are covering in this period (VeriSign contract, Chair election,
> .org charter, ...), we will have to define the best "straw poll" procedure.
> Maybe then your poll booth (or any other solution proposed by any other
> member), provided that sufficient guarantees are given that the DNSO
> Secretariat (or other DNSO/GA appointed body) can access and monitor the
> flow of data and the results, may turn out useful.
> But this is not a decision that the Chairman can take: it needs discussion
> and vote by the GA.
>
> For the time being, I have no other solution than counting ballots :<(
>
> Regards
> Roberto
>
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