On ballots, NOTA and "symbolic elections"

[Norbert Klein]

+1 - see what I *highlighted* further down.


Norbert Klein

Open Institute/Cambodia

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On 8/23/2016 3:22 AM, Tatiana Tropina wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I decided not to write in the long thread of messages related to the 
> current situation with the ballot.
>
> What makes me really astounded is the broader context of this 
> discussion. While many members of this stakeholder group are fighting 
> for transparency, accountability and fair processes in different 
> working group at the ICANN, it strikes me what kind of comments about 
> democracy I see here on the list from the NCSG leadership. "Symbolic 
> elections"? Where all the legitimacy and fairness of the processes 
> have gone? How I personally can define the set values of this 
> stakeholder group, the values I (and many others) am supposed to stand 
> for?
> I agree with Dave, who pointed out that even the notion of "symbolic" 
> election is a bad idea. And no, *it's not about not having enough 
> people running for the seats. It's about not being able to vote 
> against any of them. *
>
> I am not talking about this particular elections - I wish all our 
> candidates good luck and hope they won't get NOTA votes. I am talking 
> about the broader context, about the comments I have never thought I 
> will see on the list of the group that is supposed to stand for 
> fairness and due processes.
>
> And this is all very sad.
>
> Warm regards
> Tanya

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