Hi William
I agree with Mary that there is mistrust. I disagree that the solution is an open vote system as a secret ballot actually gives space for everyone to take a position privately.
My position is for a secret ballot. Our stakeholder groups will trust us to vote with integrity.
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From: William Drake
To: Cyril Chua
Cc: GNSO Council
Sent: Sat Oct 17 16:19:28 2009
Subject: Re: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House determines a Candidate
I agree with Mary that there is a lot of mistrust amongst the ICANN stakeholder groups and it would be easier to built trust if everyone is given the space to cast a secret ballot.
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mary Wong
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:18 AM
Cc: Council GNSO
Subject: Re: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each
House determines a Candidate
Hi
On Oct 15, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Do other council members believe this needs to be a secret ballot?
I think that at a time when there seems to be a lot of mistrust amongst
the ICANN community and. more importantly, when there are many new
entrants/participants and Councillors, it's important to have complete
transparency in the GNSO processes. As such, I don't support the idea of
a secret ballot in this case.