Seddon's suggestions seem reasonable. Regarding the comments concerning elections never intending to be totally perfect, that's not to say we have to neither resign ourself to imperfection, nor not try!

2008/9/5 Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111@gmail.com>
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What method of voting are we going to use, how are we going to collect the
>> results. It has been
>> discussed on IRC to hold a secret ballot to avoid vote stacking
>
> My fear isn't vote stacking, it's that the candidates make up a
> significant portion of the electorate which makes it infeasible for
> them all to abstain and I would rather not end up sitting on a board
> with someone that knows I voted against them (and I doubt I'm alone in
> that), it could be awkward.

If impartiality is what you are after, I would be willing to volunteer
myself to help with the election. My time is short so I wouldn't be
able to do too much. I can help count votes privately, but I couldn't
manage the entire election. Since I'm neither a candidate nor a member
of the electorate, it should assuage your concerns. Maybe one or two
other impartial members of chapcom could help out here if you need it.

--Andrew Whitworth