[GSA Council] Concerns about GSA accreditation vote

[leili astaneh]

Hi,
The names are written on envelope to avoid counting two votes or more for
one person. I. This way, we ensure that each GSA member vote just once.
Regards,

Leili

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, aloes_ml <aloes_ml at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi everyone,
>
>  Concerning the postering, the persons to whom it may concern are now
> aware.  They will not post over other community posters when the dates
> aren't expired.
>
>  Best,
>
>  Marilou
>
>  Envoyé depuis un mobile Samsung.
>
>
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> De : Jon Summers
> Date :16/10/2014 13:25 (GMT-05:00)
> À : "Gsaconcordia at lists.resist.ca
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> Objet : [GSA Council] Concerns about GSA accreditation vote
>
>  Hi everyone,
>
>  From what I have heard, the Kokobi polling clerks have managed to reach
> a record number of GSA members during the first 2 days of the accreditation
> campaign. (One of them even found myself and Audrey Dahl in the far corners
> of the education department!)
>
>  However, I have a couple of concerns about the way things are
> proceeding. One is that GSA posters are being placed rather obnoxiously
> over other posters, including those of our member associations. This
> practice is likely to breed resentment and contempt toward the GSA and
> should be stopped immediately.
>
>  An even more serious problem is how voting is being done. I have worked
> in a number of municipal, provincial, and federal elections and I believe
> that the "secret ballot" voting method being used here is not secret at
> all. How can it be when voters are expected to write their name on the
> envelope and place their ballot inside?
>
>  This is a highly irregular voting method that compromises the anonymity
> of voters and the integrity of the accreditation campaign. Is there
> anything that the Executive or Council can do to address this?
>
>  Jon
>
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