Dear the poster with [email protected] e-mail address,
Thank you for your attention for the APNIC Executive Council Election.
I understand you have several points which you want the committee to address.
The Electoral Committee was established by the recently revised APNIC by-laws,
particularly by its Article 35C, in order "to oversee the nominations and
nominee conduct during each Executive Council election". The points you raised
in your message are not under the committee's mandate, therefore we are not able
to take action for them.
Additionally, you should clarify your name, identity and affiliation.
Thank you for your understanding for these.
All the Best,
MAEMURA Akinori, Chair of the APNIC EC Election Electoral Committee
On 2024/02/29 13:10, [email protected] wrote:
Adding Electoral Committee into the loop
Dear Electoral Committee,
Would the Committee be as kind enough to provide a full explanation on the
number of issues below that go to the integrity of the 2024 EC Elections?
1. APNIC have confirmed that there was an issue with the outsourced voting
provider. Whilst we note that the issues have nothing to do with the
committee or APNIC, could the committee confirm:
A) the nature of the problem
B) how the problem was identified and what action was taken
C) how many voters were impacted
D) that all of the nullified votes have been re-cast
E) that no voter has lost their right to vote
F) what communication, if any, was provided to the candidates about this issue
G) they will provide copies of all communications to APNIC membership (group
and individuals) about the problem (please ensure that any personal
information such as names, emails and other contact details are redacted).
2. Alleged bias on the EC Homepage favouring incumbent candidates
You will have noted a post on the APNIC Mailing List questioning why APNIC
favoured three of the five candidates on the election homepage by prominently
promoting the incumbent candidates at the expense of the two other
candidates. We note that APNIC have now amended the homepage by listing all
five candidates fairly.
Could the committee confirm the following:
A) does the Electoral Committee approve APNIC EC Election content before
publication?
B) were the Committee advised that a complaint about bias had been made? If
so, when were the committee advised?
C) did the Committee instruct APNIC to make changes to the website or did
APNIC make the changes independently from the committee?
D) what communication has the committee or APNIC had with the impacted
candidates?
E) i) have APNIC or the committee apologised to the impacted candidates?
ii)Have any offers of recourse been made to the impacted candidates?
F) Does the committee accept that the APNIC home page displayed bias? If yes,
please explain why. If no, please explain why.
G) What recommendations, if any, will the Electoral Committee, be making to
APNIC secretariat on how to remove bias from future elections?
3) Publication of Annual Report and Audited Account four days before the end
of the election
You will note complaints were raised about the timing of the publication of
the annual report and audited accounts. The complaint here is not that the
reports and accounts were published but when they were published towards the
end of the election process.
The EC are meant to be accountable for the report and accounts. It is
impossible for them to be held to account when the publications are released
towards the election campaign. Voters who had already voted may have wished
to change their mind. This has raised legitimate concerns about bias.
Can you confirm:
A) does the committee believe that the information contained in the report
and accounts were of material relevance to the election? If yes, why? If no,
why?
B) were you aware of the intended timing of the publication of these documents?
C) did the electoral committee raise any concerns about the timing of
publication and the impact of the fairness?
D) do you agree that the timing of the publications had an impact on the
fairness election? If yes, why? If no, why?
E) does the committee understand why some people who voted at the beginning
of the campaign felt that they didn't have full information available to them
at the time they voted?
F) does the Electoral Committee have a view on the timing of these
publications or the timing of future elections to allow for the community to
review the documents before voting?
On all of these points, could the Election Committee confirm it will be
investigating and providing a report to be available to the whole community
covering both the issues as well as recommendations for how APNIC can improve
the integrity of their elections going forward
When will this report be ready??
I would appreciate a full reply. In replying, could you confirm whether the
response was written by the committee itself, APNIC Secretariat (staff or
consultants) or any other individual or organisation for example legal counsel.
May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your service to the election
integrity and for acting on the Electoral Committee? It is an important role
which the community respects and these questions are presented in the spirit
of cooperation and transparency to ensure the integrity of the APNIC EC election.
Many thanks for your assistance.
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