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Election Process
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General Points
• Electorate
• Election operator (secretariat):
– Handle the procedure
– Publish the results
• Watchdogs/scrutinizers
• Technical support: website
• Language issue
• Clear schedule, local time and date to take into account
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Electorate identification
• 5 geographical regions
• 1 election per region
• Who can vote ?
• Each region must draw up electoral list
• List of voters should be validated
• Check all email addresses
• Lists must be closed, announced and published (1 week)
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Nomination of candidates (1)
• Procedures for nomination of candidates
• Who qualifies to nominate candidates ?
• Election operator makes the formal calls
• Nomination mailed to : ?
• Proposed template for nomination:
Full name of the nominee
Email address of the nominee
Full name of the nominator
Email address of the nominator
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Nomination of candidates (2)
• Archives for nominations
• Acceptance/nomination sent to the election operator’s
designated address
• Proposed template for acceptance:
Full name of the nominee
Email address of the nominee
Organization
Snail mail address
The region that includes the country in which you are citizen
The region that includes the country in which you resides
A clear statement of acceptance of the nomination
A CV (500 words max)
An electoral statement (ideas, intentions, reasons to serve 500 words max)
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Endorsement
• A nominee must be endorsed by X? members
• Endorsement period (3 weeks ?)
• List of nomination including endorsement periodically
updated and archived until the close period
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Procedures for vote
• Ballot sent to each person/address in the electorate
• Sample:
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