Hi Bill, I do think we need to allow online voting as an option. When we last had electronic voting in 2012 I seem to recall the process being fill out a word doc and email it. Wtf? Many were frustrated with the process and as such did not vote from what I was told. (This election was in the Hudson division as you may recall). Fast forward to 2019 and we can do better. Online systems are used by other organizations including shareholder board proxy votes. Enable multi factor auth for enrollment and it can be kept secure. 73 Ria N2RJ On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 12:45 PM <n2cop@ec.rr.com> wrote:
Dear Fellow ODV Members:
I have no problem with Dir. Stratton's proposed motions, but the one regarding ballot counting and observation begs a larger question – should ARRL be exploring electronic voting as an alternative? Most contested division and sections elections see a range of 25%-30% of membership casting ballots. Excuses I have heard for not voting include misplacement of the ballot, forgetting the deadline, and even not wanting to place a stamp on the envelope. Considering that 21% of all current U.S. licensed Hams belong to ARRL, then 30% of them vote in ARRL elections, that means somewhere between 5% and 10% of all licensed U.S. Hams vote for leaders who help shape policy for the remaining 90% who don't participate.
In my industry as a financial planner, virtually all equities, mutual funds and ETFs have moved to electronic voting for proxies and board of director elections. I believe the time has come to explore electronic voting for ARRL. Enough safeguards can be put in place that a member votes only once, that our CPA firm can attest to the integrity of the voting process, and our candidates and members will become more engaged in elections. I hope one of the directors will consider making a motion to form a group to explore this 21st century option.
73 de Bill Morine, N2COP
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*From:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> *On Behalf Of *John Robert Stratton *Sent:* Monday, December 16, 2019 8:30 PM *To:* arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:29117] Two Motions
Ladies, Gentlemen and ARRL Secretary
Enclosed are two motions that I wish to have considered by the Board at the January meeting. The changes appear as underlines.
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John Robert Stratton
N5AUS
Director
West Gulf Division
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