. On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 20:12, Okoli Jesusson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all, > > The APNIC election website page is showing clear bias in favour of the > existing EC members seeking re-election at the expense of the two other > candidates. > > > > Only the three existing EC members have their names prominently listed > with one click through to their biographies. Take a look: > https://2024.apricot.net/elections/about > > > > The two other candidates, Thomas Dragono and Rob Thomas, are not named on > the front page. They are listed with the other nominees - which, whilst the > list is prominently listed - means that they require two clicks to reach > their biography. > > > > This may not seem to you like bias, but experts in elections say it is. > This type of bias is not allowed in best practice, free and fair elections > as it is recognised as providing the incumbent with an advantage in both > name recognition and name recall as well ease of accessing their election > campaign information. Both Thomas and Rob have grounds to complain about > their treatment. (I am not sure if they have and it is entirely up to > them). > > > > If APNIC staff need to understand the importance of this matter, can they > think of the Australian government (State or Federal) issuing official > election communications that names only 3 out of 5 candidates on the front > of the leaflet along with instructions on how to vote? Perhaps they > could take a look here to see how it's done in Queensland. > https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/election-events/2020-election-events2/2020-state-general-election > > > > This bias can be immediately resolved by APNIC by either removing the > names and links of the three incumbents from the front page or adding Thomas > Dragono and Rob Thomas to the front page with a direct link to their > biographies. APNIC should seek advice on what rebalance they can offer both > Mr Dragono and Mr Thomas. > > > > With the problems with the outsourced voting system, restrictions on > candidate eligibility, and now this clear candidate bias, APNIC is not > coming out of this 2024 election well and they will have to answer for > their mistakes. > > > > For the 2025 elections, I suggest that APNIC enroll on election awareness > training programme so that they understand how to run a free and fair > election properly. > > > > Alternatively they could consult with ARIN who have a great track record > in running well managed, independent, impartial, free and fair campaigns > that encourage active community participation. Take a look at the > election page on ARIN’s website to see how well run elections for RIR > should be done. All RIRs should take note and follow ARIN’s example on true > community engagement and fair elections. > > > > https://www.arin.net/participate/oversight/elections/ > > > > Despite these serious problems about election fairness, I still encourage > everyone to vote. Let's hope APNIC acknowledge their error and take > immediate action to rectify it. > > Jason, > NRS. > > > _______________________________________________ > APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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