Alex T. wrote:
That process would seem to indicate that you could
require the
application to be verified by a notary, thus ensuring that it is
from a distinct individual. That is usually what NPO membership
coordinators due is verify membership status, so it is not
outrageous to ask someone to fill out a form, get it notarized and
mail it to someone to be entitled to vote.
It doesn't seem outrageous, no, but it does seem a bit of overkill
esp. for the first year's elections. I would say that a bit of
commonsense on my part will go a long way towards eliminating or at
least minimizing any problems.
Giving every user account the right to vote is
obviously not an
option if you are looking for some kind of legitimacy because one
person could open hudreds or thousands of user accounts and capture
the voting process that way.
I agree with that 100%.
It doesn't seem too terribly difficult, though, for the Foundation to
keep the identities of members reasonably private, though.
On Monday I will write up and post a proposed procedure for the
voting, to be critiqued well-and-good I'm sure.
--Jimbo