Are you sure PayPal require that?? I have a verified PayPal account and it
only involved confirming my bank account via a £1 payment... No Id needed
:-)

Tom Morton

On 20 Nov 2012, at 10:37, Katherine Bavage <
katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

Morning -

All members are voting members...unless I've missed something?

Yes, the credit checking thing occurred to me but seemed a little excessive
- plus it would complicate our obligations in terms of possible data
protection (if it was part managed by staff) or I suspect would be really
expensive.

I suppose what we need to demonstrate is that, say 'Joe Bloggs' is a) Is
who he says he is (proof of photo ID) and b) Lives at the address he says
he does (utility bill? Electoral roll?). If people pay from a verified
paypal account the need to check is superseded, because Paypal requires all
this information.

Finally, not sure whether we are strictly legally obliged or not is the
point - even if we aren't, 'should we put some safeguard against
entryism/vote fraud in place' is the premise on which I've been asked to
raise the issue.

Kat

On 19 November 2012 17:15, Harry Burt <harryab...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Katherine Bavage <
> katherine.bav...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hey Harry,
>>
>> I'm not sure if ii) *is* easier. Compare the work of verifying members
>> before every AGM and EGM or merely at the point of joining.
>>
>> We don't really have formal check on membership at the moment - no
>> applicant is asked to prove their residency at their address of that they
>> have provided their real name.
>>
>>
> It depends, I suppose, on what kind of check you have in mind. I was
> imagining "show us proof of identity" (with a large burden on the
> information supplier) rather than a cheap automated check. By "cheap" I
> also mean monetarily: it's probably not a good use of WMUK money verifying
> the addresses of non-voting members if WMUK is not legally obliged to.
>
> Harry (User:Jarry1250)
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