[amsat-bb] AMSAT 2020 BoD Ballot Arrived : ??

[Bruce Perens]

Hi Gregory,

I believe that Brennan was doing his best to run a fair election, and this
is an unintentional mistake. Brennan was under pressure to make things less
fair, and did not.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 1:11 PM Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I received the 2020 AMSAT BoD ballot via US Postal Service today.
>
> I noticed that the envelope for this ballot is addressed to the AMSAT
> Secretary, Brennan Price, at a post office box in Vienna, VA.
> The envelope has my return address pre-printed in the upper left corner.
>
> The standard mail-in ballot practice, is to NOT use an identifiable return
> address.
> A separate ballot envelope (sometimes a different, specific color) is
> provided for the member’s ballot.  This assures that the member’s ballot
> remains Secret and the envelope only Opened during the physical counting
> process.  This minimizes or eliminates Ballot Tampering.
> ==
> The 2020 mail-in ballot process is different than the 2019 election, when
> AMSAT used a third-party to assure a secret ballot for BoD election process.
> I previously worked for Ernst&Young, which handles sensitive and visible
> balloting for many high-profile organizations (expect the Oscars, that is
> PwC).
>
> I raise my hand in objection, that this 2020 mail-in balloting method does
> not assure the line of secrecy from member to the vote counting
> (tabulation) process.
>
> Greg Beat, w9gb
> AMSAT-NA life member
> ==
> ANS-188 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
> DATE: 2019 July 7
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Update
>
> The 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election will be conducted differently
> than in past elections. In previous years, the balloting process was
> handled by multiple vendors. This year, AMSAT has contracted with a single,
> independent party, ElectionBuddy, to conduct and fully manage the election
> process.
> Sincerely,
> Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG
> AMSAT Secretary
>
>
> Sent from iPad Air
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