[amsat-bb] 2018 Corrected AMSAT Board of Directors Ballots

[E.Mike McCardel]

While thinking about changes, how about considering ranked choice voting?

EMike

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service
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> On Jul 17, 2018, at 9:48 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Mike!
> 
> There is nothing wrong with online voting. Done it for years with great
> success. The benefits far outweigh any risks.
> 
> 73, Stefan VE4NSA
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 8:43 PM Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Disagree. There are online services that are just as, if not more, secure
>> as your medical information or where you spend your money. Going to print
>> with anything takes a lot more work than simply providing some options to a
>> voting service. Then there’s postage. Online is also more convenient, you
>> can pretty much do it anytime, anywhere you want. Think of it like LOTW for
>> QSLs, saves a ton in paper, postage and trips to the post.
>> 
>> Last but not least is I don’t see a real threat of people “hacking” the
>> elections for jobs that don’t pay and are full of criticism.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Mike Diehl
>> W8LID
>> 
>>> On Jul 17, 2018, at 19:44, Eric Fort <
>> eric.fort.listmail at fortconsulting.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Let’s not get into electronic voting. Too much opportunity to “hack the
>> vote”.   It’s unfortunate that an error was made and not caught prior to
>> printing and mailing but electronic voting is not the answer.
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> Af6ep
>>> 
>>> Sent using SMTP.
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 17, 2018, at 3:40 PM, Gabriel Zeifman <gabrielzeifman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> How unfortunate that our cash strapped, technology oriented
>> organization is
>>>> having to waste so much money to print and mail two sets of paper
>> ballots
>>>> to each and every member. Seems to me that electronic voting would save
>> the
>>>> organization money, make voting more secure and efficient, prevent
>> mishaps
>>>> such as this, and prevent some members from not receiving ballots like
>> last
>>>> year.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Gabe
>>>> AL6D/VE6NJH
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 2:33 PM Clayton Coleman W5PFG <tasmac at w5pfg.us>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Due to a printing error, the beige-colored ballots mailed to AMSAT-NA
>>>>> members for the 2018 Board of Directors election on July 15, 2018 have
>>>>> been declared void. Any of these voided ballots received at the
>> AMSAT-NA
>>>>> office will not be counted.
>>>>> 
>>>>> New ballots, labeled “CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018” and printed on
>>>>> yellow-colored cardstock will be mailed to all AMSAT-NA members.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates:
>>>>> Tom Clark, K3IO
>>>>> Mark Hammond, N8MH
>>>>> Scott Harvey, KA7FVV
>>>>> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>>>>> Peter Portanova, W2JV
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the
>>>>> highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate
>>>>> members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Clayton
>>>>> W5PFG
>>>>> AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary
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