28 Oct 2018: UK Usenet Committee Election 2018
From: Barry Salter <bsalter@ukvoting.org.uk>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:12:05 +0000
Subject: RESULT - UK Usenet Committee Election 2018
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.announce,uk.net.news.config,uk.net.news.management
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Result of Call for Votes
UK Usenet Committee Election 2018
Due to the continued prevalence of viruses and worms the harvest Usenet
posts for e-mail addresses, all e-mail addresses in these results are
modified to prevent this.
Summary:
The following people are elected to serve as Open Members of the UK
Usenet Committee until December 2021:
Ian Clifton
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos')
Matthew Vernon
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Voting closed at 23:59:59 BST, 23rd October 2018.
Votetakers for the 2018 UK Usenet Committee Election:
Primary: Barry Salter <bsalter (at) ukvoting (dot) org (dot) uk>
Secondary: Jon Ribbens <jribbens (at) ukvoting (dot) org (dot) uk>
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Distribution:
These results have been posted to the following newsgroups:
uk.net.news.announce
uk.net.news.config
uk.net.news.management
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The full results follow below in the following order:
1) Information on the Ballot
2) Summary of Mail Received During the Voting Period
3) Results in Detail
4) Voter List
5) Counted Vote List
6) Votetaker's Comments
7) Voting and Appeal Information
8) Copy of Statements from the CFV
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Information on the Ballot
Voters were asked to rank the following candidates in order of
preference:
Ian Clifton Candidate A
Stephen Thomas Cole Candidate B
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') Candidate C
Matthew Vernon Candidate D
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Summary of Mail Received During the Voting Period
47 unique e-mail addresses requested ballot papers, of which:
46 were valid Ballot Requests
1 was a test message by the primary votetaker
45 messages were received to the Voting Address, of which:
43 were valid and counted votes
1 was rejected due to the message being in binary format
1 was a valid vote subsequently superseded by the voter
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Results in Detail
The election was conducted using the Single Transferable Vote method of
voting, with the count carried out under the Electoral Reform Society's
1997 (3rd Edition) rules.
The STV analysis is as follows:
UK Usenet Committee Election 2018
Stage 1
Total Valid Vote: 43
Places to be filled +1: 4
So Quota = 43/4
Quota = 10.75
First Preferences
Ian Clifton 8.00
Stephen Thomas Cole 5.00
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') 4.00
Matthew Vernon 26.00
Matthew Vernon ELECTED
with 26.00
over quota 10.75
Active Vote: 32.25
Places left+1: 3
Vote required for election now: 10.75
Stage 2
No candidates can be excluded, so we transfer the largest surplus
Surplus of Matthew Vernon
Ian Clifton gets 12 papers.
Stephen Thomas Cole gets 0 papers.
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') gets 13 papers.
25 papers transferred.
Total Present Value: 25.00
1 paper is non-transferable.
Calculating transfer value: 15.25/25
Papers transferred at 0.61
Ian Clifton now has 15.32 votes.
Stephen Thomas Cole now has 5.00 votes.
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') now has 11.93 votes.
0.00 votes non-transferable.
Ian Clifton ELECTED
with 15.32
over quota 10.75
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') ELECTED
with 11.93
over quota 10.75
***Finished***
In grid format, this is expressed as follows:
UK Usenet Committee Election 2018
Number to be elected: 3 (from 4)
Counted votes: 43
Quota for election on first round: 10.75
1st Stage 2
Pref T A
8 7.32 15.32 Elect Ian Clifton
5 0.00 5.00 Stephen Thomas Cole
4 7.93 11.93 Elect Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos')
26 -15.25 10.75 Elect Matthew Vernon
0.00 0.00 Non-transferable
43 43.00 Totals
Key to grid:
Stage 2 - Surplus of Matthew Vernon
T = number of votes transferred at this stage
A = votes for candidate after transfer
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Voter List
The following individuals supplied valid votes:
Name E-Mail
A. non Eyemouse anoneyemouse#eml#cc
Adam Funk a24061a#ducksburg#com
Alan Braggins armb#chiark#greenend#org#uk
Alan LeHun alan#lehun#clara#co#uk
Ali ali#on_usenet#ntlworld#com
Anthony Gold not-for-mail#ahjg#co#uk
Bernie bernie#usenet#gmail#com
Brian Brian#bjforster#force9#co#uk
Brian Howie brian#b-howie#co#uk
Brian Morrison bdm#fenrir#org#uk
Brian Reay g8osn#yahoo#co#uk
Charles Lindsey chl#clerew#man#ac#uk
Chronos matt#chronos#org#uk
crn chris#newport#hotmail#co#uk
David Damerell damerell#chiark#greenend#org#uk
Fred Roberts arbiter57#hotmail#co#uk
Graham Drabble usenet05#drabble#me#uk
Graham Nye news#thenyes#org#uk
Huge huge#huge#org#uk
Ian Clifton ian#clifton#chem#ox#ac#uk
Ian Jackson ijackson#chiark#greenend#org#uk
John Hall john#jhall#co#uk
John the R-T john-the-r-t#gmx#co#uk
kat katstuff#the-kat#org
Mark Goodge mark#good-stuff#co#uk
Matthew Vernon matthew#debian#org
Mike Fleming mike#tauzero#co#uk
mm0fmf mm0fmf#hotmail#com
Molly Mockford com2018#mollymockford#me#uk
Nick Leverton nick#leverton#org
Owen Rees owenrees#fastmail#fm
paul {voter}#watman#clara#co#uk
Paul Cummins paulcummins#gstgroup#co#uk
Pedt portcullis#fairfieldtowers#uk
Peter Parry peter#wpp#ltd#uk
Richard Kettlewell rjk#terraraq#uk
Rocky djxrdr#yahoo#co#uk
Roger Hayter roger#hayter#org
Sn!pe snipeco#1#gmail#com
sparhawk imsparhawk2#gmail#com
STEPHEN THOMAS COLE usenet#stephenthomascole#com
Theo theom+news#chiark#greenend#org#uk
trunky trunky#gmail#com
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Counted Vote List
The guidelines for the UK Usenet Committee Elections stipulate
that the votes of all voters shall be published in such a way that
only the voter can recognise his/her own vote.
The following votes were counted, listed in alphanumeric order of
the Ballot Key:
Ranking
Ballot Key A B C D
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049c279b-03c3-4e58-af51-685e6045aacb 3 - 2 1
04bea305-254a-4284-9bc6-7c571a961b05 2 4 3 1
0c7ee6be-0052-494f-b850-adc2ddf2067d 3 - 2 1
0ef565ac-5ed8-438a-996d-bdeb6d0921a5 3 - 1 2
100f3c14-ac13-4e0b-9ddc-ec43a637683e 2 - 1 3
13a30303-1e89-4a20-a45e-2ce8d65af99a 3 4 2 1
149dfd3f-7843-471b-bd80-f076a3ee2b56 1 4 2 3
1b4801ec-664d-4f64-bb04-18fa67b08aad 1 4 3 2
1e71a910-f491-4134-8a30-29ba5ab11e51 3 4 2 1
2388ff20-c03d-4b3e-8dc7-e32fde07658c 4 1 3 2
241ecc25-490e-48dc-a4aa-d38ef2ef8a29 2 - 3 1
2bbab851-9ab6-4935-9478-27fe5a2ede50 2 4 3 1
3060ae76-983d-4051-a65a-5a674d4560aa 3 - 2 1
36326e6e-81b9-4ef3-92d1-1a5371f0cd2e 2 A 3 1
3e74aaf4-ee05-4519-b859-f2cb89bf45c4 3 - 2 1
3f675687-8ece-41f1-af31-d0c5b6f956f4 3 4 2 1
4896716f-028a-4d08-bdff-64a4e50f6ecf 2 4 3 1
546c18f6-6cd1-4f74-b8cc-38be4ddc11c6 2 4 3 1
5f965a5f-f4c1-4a6c-83f0-8a93ac781d84 2 1 - 3
6831268b-ba5a-441a-87ad-5910bf1585d3 1 4 2 3
6caf1856-a5f6-4502-9254-3eb31c589ecc 1 - 2 3
6d3e1f53-4ae6-4241-8b48-ee851b5d3972 1 - 2 3
6d5ffd55-2a65-43e8-b46c-5b2fc9fae54d 2 - 3 1
7a560f3d-8f75-484c-af07-6dbdaf50a1e0 - 1 - -
7d0f56f9-b367-49ee-89bd-3d7b38fc168e 3 4 2 1
81e9f8f0-bba7-43ba-9c25-bf4ec2ba1fb7 - 2 1 -
92edefa2-9dba-45cb-bfd5-818af167cccb 2 1 4 3
96c135c9-7cb5-4743-abbf-3a0db5eb85b7 1 - - 2
97264cb8-859c-43dd-a5fb-9fa79aa52222 3 4 1 2
9c11215b-d176-42f8-8007-43c7bb12bf93 2 - 3 1
9d7b119e-6910-444e-860f-df7ee9d0ad7a 3 - 2 1
a6771e8b-a700-46e6-a493-f9fa42bb9961 4 1 3 2
ba1ebee4-a377-4a33-a24b-a65e2929e3f3 2 4 3 1
bbebf669-46aa-4741-b6ed-f18bf754c98f 1 3 4 2
c6608f69-f815-41dd-807e-d9dbfa18cb7e 3 4 2 1
c8ad445a-142b-4dfa-a29f-41b805efd208 3 4 2 1
cc40c5d7-7cbe-495c-be0d-19d0b2383afb 2 4 3 1
e055d0b1-26af-46b3-931a-d2ba7dcd05a9 3 4 2 1
e7340be5-0c40-41d1-b189-b3560a049efe - - - 1
e8aec68f-9bd6-433d-918d-e274bbb3d4a2 3 - 2 1
eb5020f9-ad16-4686-b8d4-9848e12a11f6 2 4 3 1
ecaaaefe-f9e5-4011-b88a-a849aa2e328e 1 A 2 3
f56a41dc-950f-4ff6-aee8-cca326cbef9a 2 - 3 1
Key: - = No preference expressed for that candidate
A = Explicit abstention expressed for that candidate
If you wish to check that your vote has been correctly recorded, your
Ballot Key can be found on your ballot paper and your acknowledgement.
It should be noted that the Ballot Keys were issued randomly, and the
sequence here does not match either the order in which ballot papers
were requested or the alphabetical sequence of voter names or email
addresses.
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Votetaker's Comments
Barry:-
There was drama during the nomination period as a result of one would be
candidate including a number of people in their application who flat out
denied doing so (a first for a Committee Election) and duly complained
to UKVoting about it.
Whilst such actions may be regarded as unethical, they are not forbidden
by either the Voting Procedures or the Committee Document. Rejecting the
application would have had the potential of setting a precedent whereby
someone could block a future application by agreeing to nominate a would
be candidate but then deny it when asked to confirm the nomination.
During the election period, the same candidate reposted the Call for
Votes to an unrelated newsgroup along with a definite "call to action".
This was brought to the attention of UKVoting, but as it was early in
the voting period there was insufficient data to determine whether it
had an effect on voting patterns. As such, it was decided that halting
the vote would be an overreaction.
As usual, voter validation proved relatively straightforward for the
most part, with the vast majority being regulars. Having said that, one
would be voter managed to submit a base64 encoded vote, which caused my
vote processing script to reject it. They rectified this within the
voting period, however.
Anyway, that's enough waffle from me. Let me end by congratulating Ian,
Matt and Matthew on their re-election.
Jon:-
Many thanks to Barry for handling the vote and producing a prompt
result, and congratulations to the elected candidates.
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Voting and Appeal Information
This vote was conducted by neutral third party members of UKVoting.
UKVoting is a group of independent votetakers who count votes on
behalf of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties.
The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are posted
regularly to uk.net.news.announce or can be found at the following URL:
<http://www.usenet.org.uk/voting.html>
The UKVoting web pages can be found at <http://www.ukvoting.org.uk/>
There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted to
uk.net.news.announce.
Allegations of irregularity should be sent to the committee via email
to: control (at) usenet (dot) org (dot) uk.
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(The information in this and the following section is a copy of that
provided in the CFV)
Definition of Open Class of Membership
Any participant in the uk.* hierarchy qualifies as a candidate in the
Open class.
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Application Requirements
Any participant in the uk.* hierarchy qualifies as a nominator for the
Open class.
Any individual may nominate a maximum of three candidates.
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Persons retiring from the Committee
In accordance with the Committee Document, the following Open Class
Members have served a full three year term and are deemed to be retiring
from the Committee. They are eligible for re-election.
Ian Clifton
Matthew Vernon
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos')
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Candidates
Four applications were received. The Committee had three vacancies
and therefore an Election was held to fill the three vacancies.
A list of the candidates is below:
Ian Clifton Candidate A
Stephen Thomas Cole Candidate B
Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos') Candidate C
Matthew Vernon Candidate D
Please find below details of the people who nominated each candidate
(Name & Email Address) and a short statement from each candidate.
Note: In each case, only the names of the first four nominators to
confirm their nomination are listed.
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Candidate A
Name: Ian Clifton
E-Mail: ian (dot) clifton (at) chem (dot) ox (dot) ac (dot) uk
Nominators:
Name: Paul Cummins
E-Mail: paulcummins (at) tiscali (dot) co (dot) uk
Name: Ian Jackson
E-Mail: ijackson (at) chiark (dot) greenend (dot) org (dot) uk
Name: Mark Goodge
E-Mail: mark (at) good-stuff (dot) co (dot) uk
Name: Molly Mockford
E-Mail: com2018 (at) mollymockford (dot) me (dot) uk
Personal Statement:
So, here we are again. I've reached an age at which my own son
cruelly mocks me for confusing recent and ancient events, so I'm
not going to pretend I can remember how many terms I've served, or
what I said in previous election statements. I also help moderate
uk.radio.amateur.moderated.
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Candidate B
Name: Stephen Thomas Cole
E-Mail: usenet (at) stephenthomascole (dot) com
Nominators:
Name: Bernie
E-Mail: bernie (dot) usenet (at) gmail (dot) com
Name: mm0fmf
E-Mail: mm0fmf (at) hotmail (dot) com
Name: A. non Eyemouse
E-Mail: anoneyemouse (at) eml (dot) cc
Name: Brian Howie
E-Mail: brian (at) b-howie (dot) co (dot) uk
Personal Statement:
Recognising that Usenet, in 2018, is, for all intents and purposes,
essentially dead, I propose to run for election to the uk.* Usenet
Committee on a campaign for increased proactive management of the
hierarchy by the elected Powers That Be.
If elected, I will consider my mandate to include (but not be limited
to) the following:
To push for an overhaul of the hierarchy rules;
To move uk.* services hosting to enthusiast volunteer provision;
To embed a new rule that all Committee members *must* put forward at
least one RFD per year.
For too long has the mantra "Do Nothing" been falsely accepted as
wisdom. If I have my way, the new mantra will be "Do Everything". YOLO.
HTH.
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Candidate C
Name: Matt Dawson (aka 'Chronos')
E-Mail: matt (at) chronos (dot) org (dot) uk
Nominators:
Name: Molly Mockford
E-Mail: com2018 (at) mollymockford (dot) me (dot) uk
Name: Chris Newport
E-Mail: chris (dot) newport (at) hotmail (dot) co (dot) uk
Name: kat
E-Mail: katstuff (at) the-kat (dot) org
Name: Mark Goodge
E-Mail: mark (at) good-stuff (dot) co (dot) uk
Personal Statement:
I care about Usenet and would like to ensure its continued survival.
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Candidate D
Name: Matthew Vernon
E-Mail: matthew (at) debian (dot) org
Nominators:
Name: kat
E-Mail: littlelionne (at) hotmail (dot) com
Name: Paul Cummins
E-Mail: paulcummins (at) tiscali (dot) co (dot) uk
Name: Ian Clifton
E-Mail: ian (dot) clifton (at) chem (dot) ox (dot) ac (dot) uk
Name: David Damerell
E-Mail: damerell (at) chiark (dot) greenend (dot) org (dot) uk
Personal Statement:
I have been on the Committee a while now (I think 3 terms); my policy in
unn* has been to add to discussion where I feel I have something
constructive to say, and to try and listen to other points of view.
I try hard to be civil. If re-elected, I will continue to listen
and contribute to debate. I see the committee's role as being to
facilitate the management of uk.* by the uk.* community.
I also serve as Control, and look after the modbots for 2 uk.* groups.
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