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

[Jim Sanford]

The letter that came with it explains --

ballots will be removed from the evnvelopes and placed in a receptacle.  
Then at a different time and location, they will be counted -- anonymously.

I'm OK with this.

Jim

wb4gcs at amsat.org


On 7/18/2020 4:38 PM, Bruce Perens via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> 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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