Thanks Kenny for sharing the information with the community. I think information shared by you is answering all the questions and no one should have any further doubts.
Regards Gaurav On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 at 11:10, Kenny Huang, Ph.D. <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear [email protected] > > I can answer your queries on behalf of the APNIC EC. > > Election restart > > The Secretariat has already provided an explanation to the community on > the configuration error discovered with the BigPulse system: > > > https://orbit.apnic.net/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/EBYEZ5KBYWF2SCGOJNZ6RWSO4CUUTA3M/ > > The error allowed Members to vote for four candidates instead of three. > The right thing to do was to return the votes to those Members who had > voted already, fix the error, and restart the election afresh to ensure a > true and fair result. The actions taken ensured there was no impact on the > election results. APNIC reported this issue to the Election Chair who was > comfortable with APNIC’s course of action to rectify the misconfiguration. > > Election homepage > > The election homepage layout for 2024 followed a similar format as > previous elections, by stating the candidates whose terms were expiring and > providing a link to all nominated candidates. The Secretariat did consider > the suggestions made on apnic-talk and subsequently decided to make some > updates to improve readability. > > Annual Report publishing > > APNIC works to a financial year that runs January to December: a calendar > year. This means the final accounts are not compiled and audited until > January-February, and they are presented and approved by the EC at its > February meeting. > > Historically, the Annual Report and audited financial accounts were > released publicly on the day of the AGM. Following Member requests at APNIC > 56 to bring forward the publication of the reports, APNIC took steps to > release them at the earliest available date, which is following the > February EC meeting. They cannot be released earlier given the timing of > APNIC’s financial year and approval required by the EC at its meeting. > > However, as a reminder, all progress reporting of APNIC’s activities and > financials are published in the EC minutes following each of the four EC > meetings each year. There is also an online activity progress tracker > published on the website providing visibility for Members. > > The EC is satisfied that there was no negative impact to the EC election > or any material issues from the points you raise. > > The Election Chair and scrutineers reported no anomalies with the election > process, and no dispute was raised with the Election Chair. > > Thank you for your interest in the EC Election process. > > Regards > > Kenny Huang > > EC Chair > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 9:48 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Mr Huang >> >> I would be grateful for your assistance. >> >> I have submitted a complaint about APNIC’S actions and alleged bias in >> the 2024 EC elections. >> >> The Electoral Committee Chair has confirmed that it is not within the >> committee’s remit to deal with these complaints. >> >> Could you please advise me to whom I should address my complaints? >> >> It would seem to be a significant oversight if there is no independent >> body responsible for scrutinizing the actions of APNIC during the election >> campaign. >> >> I imagine, as an elected member of the EC, you would consider this to be >> a conflict of interest. But please do let me know if it is the elected >> members of the EC who have responsibility to oversee APNIC’s actions. >> >> I would be grateful for your immediate response. >> >> Thank you >> >> Member of APNIC >> >> >> >> Dear Chair >> >> Thank you for your email. >> >> Could you advise which independent body does oversee the election >> process? >> >> The only point of referral is to the Electoral Committee and is the only >> email address available to me. >> >> I would be grateful if you could confirm to whom I should be address my >> serious concerns about the integrity of the election. >> >> As my complaint involves the actions of APNIC, I’m not sure they will >> consider my complaints fairly or without bias. >> >> >> Thank you for your assistance. >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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