[ncc-services-wg] voting on AGM

Jim Reid wrote:

[...]
> Hank, introducing electronic voting means changing the NCC's Articles 
> of Association.

That's sort of easy, and quite well-understood, how to accomplish this.
But...

> As yet, nobody's come forward with firm proposals to  do
> either of these things. Which is not surprising given that  discussions
> haven't been under way for long and consensus has still to  be reached.
> That's the short answer. For more detail, read on...

My feeling is that everyone who has already tried to get the fingers wet with
eVoting, and in particular across national boundaries, still suffers from some
substantial bruises ;-) I, definitely, do, and the size of the electorate(sp?)
was very small, as compared to the membership of the NCC.

We should keep in mind that voting by membership of an organisation like
the NCC (size, money, importance, visibility,...) is not just like playing a
game of Solitaire - it has substantial legal importance and business value.

IMHO, whatever we may agree to use, eventually, has to be "bullet-proof",
both operationally and legally. That's going to be an interesting (and "not
so cheap") exercise, because it has to survive public scrutiny and challenges!

Nevertheless, I think it would be a Good Thing[TM] to have it available, at
some point in time.

Wilfried.