hey,
Due to a few logistical issues touching on user accounts we delayed
setting up the bio page,We have so far revised our schedule
accordingly to give candidates enough time to do the bios , they are
free to do that till the end of Tuesday , i have noted genuine
concerns on the issue of time ,which is cool ,We expect to look at
them on Wednesday ,we also urge the voters to visit the page so that
they may be guided when voting .
On the issue of proxy voting ,the voter shall email us requesting
for proxy voting ,we shall consequently email him/her an e-ballot of
which he/she will be required to tick the check box against the
preferred candidate and mail it back to us ,that will take care of
authenticity issues & reduce third party involvement ,we shall print
the checked e-ballot & tally them with the rest on the material
day>>>>objections?
We also want to liaise with the mailing list admin or moderators @
the admin end/back end if there is any way we can get hold of members
contribution on the list ,if not we shall define ways.
If anybody is having minutes of previous meet ups that are not
available to us please feel free to mail anyone of us , we indent to
use the same in determining voter eligibility.
Abbas @ David kindly inform us of any changes on the venue so that
we can consequently plan for that.
Thanks
Regards
Branton Obwari.
Thanks
On 3/25/12, Branton Obwari <[email protected]> wrote:
> @ Oliver,once again sorry for the delay ,i will take responsibility for
> that ,this is the link
>
> http://wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Elections/nominees_bios
> Rgds
> Branton.
>
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Oliver Stegen
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> ** ** ** **
>>
>> Having just returned from one week without internet access, I’m glad to
>> see that things are moving ahead.****
>>
>> Just a brief question: When referring to the “wiki” where bios and
>> questions are to be posted, do you mean the page at
>> http://www.wikimedia.or.ke/Board_Election?****
>>
>> It’s the only one I was able to find (even though it was only set up this
>> afternoon as opposed to last night). So if there is another page which
>> went
>> live yesterday, please post its link on this list. Thanks.****
>>
>> (And quite possibly, I’m simply too German when it comes to sticking to
>> timetables J)****
>>
>> Cheers!****
>>
>> Oliver (aka BT)****
>>
>> ** **
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* Chris Riwa [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* 23 March 2012 15:46
>> *To:* **The discussion list for the upcoming Wikimedia Kenya chapter.**
>> *Subject:* Re: [Wikimedia ****Kenya****] The Elections Programme****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Hallo wiki-medians,
>> Thank you Steve and Ann for noting the error on the time give. Correction
>> has been acknowledged and the requisite changes have been made below.****
>>
>> 1. *Declaration of intention.* This serves as an official announcement
>> by a member to contest for the position of board member of WMKE. This
>> can
>> be done on our official mailing list, as most of you have done, and
>> the
>> last date for this activity will be on Wednesday, 21st March 2012 by
>> 2359hours. ****
>> 2. *Registration of contestants.* This will involve the determination
>> of whether an applicant is eligible to contest for the position of a
>> board
>> member of WMKE as per the Chapter's Constitution or any other rules
>> agreed
>> upon by the members. This is fully the responsibility of the electoral
>> team
>> and the results are to be released on Saturday, 24th March 2012
>> between
>> noon and 2359hours.****
>> 3. *Setup of the contestants bio-page.* A bio page on the wiki will be
>> setup for the purpose of giving all the contestants an opportunity to
>> wikify their plea to the members on why they are best suited for the
>> job.
>> This will be coordinated by the electoral team and the bio-page on the
>> wiki
>> will be setup on Friday, 23rd March 2012 by 2359hours.****
>> 4. *Bio posting by the qualified contestants. *All the contestants
>> that qualify to contest will be expected to post their bio's on the
>> developed wiki (Number 3) by Sunday, 25th March 2012 at 2359hours.
>> Note
>> that a qualified contestant has 24 hours to complete this task or be
>> disqualified.****
>> 5. *Posting of Questions to the contestants. *In order for us to have
>> a Question and Answers (Q&A) session online, questions will be sent to
>> the
>> to all qualified contestants by e-mail. The electoral team will then
>> receive the various responses from the qualified contestants
>> (PRIVATELY),
>> after which the team will wikify them depending on the contestants turn
>> to
>> respond to the views and opinions of the members. This posting will be
>> done
>> on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by 2359hours.****
>> 6. *Response to questions asked by the contestants. *The contestants
>> are expected to respond to the questions asked on Monday, 26th by
>> 1800hours. They will send this responses to the electoral team
>> privately
>> and NOT on our usual mailing list. This is aimed at ensuring the Q&A
>> sessions are conducted in an orderly manner and equal time will be
>> availed
>> to all contestants to interact with the members.****
>> 7. *Q&A sessions.* This will involve the posting of the responses
>> provided by the contestants on the wiki by the electoral team, and an
>> eventual discussion by the members and contestants. Each member will
>> have
>> specific time to interact with the members through the setup wiki.
>> This
>> will be conducted from Tuesday, 27th March to Thursday 29th March
>> 2012.
>> ****
>> 8. *Open Day.* This will be on Friday, 30th and contestants will be
>> allowed to post openly in our mailing list and involve members in
>> discussions. A Skype chat will be chaired by the electoral team later
>> in
>> the day to try and get the contestants to interact with the
>> members.***
>> *
>> 9. *Election Day. *This will be on Saturday, 31st March 2012 at a time
>> and venue that will be communicated by the electoral team by
>> Wednesday,
>> 28th March 2012 latest 1600hours.****
>>
>> Note that the following were agreed upon by the team on Yesterdays
>> meeting
>> as well.****
>>
>> - This election will see the selection of five members of WMKE, by
>> secret ballot, to the board of the Kenyan Chapter of Wikimedia by the
>> voting members, and after which the selected five will decide on who
>> will
>> occupy the 5 positions defined by The Constitution.****
>> - The basis of determining those members eligible to contest or vote
>> in this election will be based on the rules determined and agreed upon
>> by
>> the members in the meeting held at The Public Service Club on
>> Saturday,
>> 11th February 2012.****
>> - Voting by proxy will be available as per The Constitution. The
>> electoral team will inform all members on how this will be conducted
>> once
>> we finish up on the logistics of its execution.****
>> - The team calls for members to come out and participate in this
>> activity with utmost fairness and integrity.****
>> - Any queries or opinions about the election are greatly encouraged
>> but the electoral team request that such be communicated privately to
>> any/
>> all of the team members privately first. However, you are required to
>> cc
>> Asaf on such communications for the purpose of openness and fairness.
>> We
>> will be glad to try and provide solutions to any questions and
>> challenges
>> as we guide each other on undertaking this activity.****
>>
>> I once again appeal to all members to come out and actively participate
>> in
>> this elections.****
>>
>> On behalf of the electoral team.****
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> *Chris A. Riwa*
>> Research Specialist and Consultant
>> ****Mobile****: *+254(0)725-930-850
>> *e-mail: ****
>>
>> - *[email protected]*****
>> - *[email protected]*****
>> - *[email protected]*****
>>
>> Skype: *chriwaustin*
>> Facebook: *facebook.com/chriwaustin*****
>>
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