Hi Avri et al,

Is there anything else we as individual members can do to encourage people
to vote? I'm not familiar with the membership rolls, but 27% turnout seems
very low.

I would be happy to work on contacting people directly by email if that
would help.

Or, are the details of the charter beyond people's time & resources to
absorb? If there was a case for a highlights plus 'advantages &
disadvantages', and enough time to do it, I could volunteer to draft.

Apologies for jumping in at the last minute, but if there is anything
practical I can do to improve turnout, I'm in.

cheers, Maria

On 25 May 2010 13:48, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I hope Mr. James Wire (from Uganda), Madam Dorothy Gordon (Ghana) and
> Mr. Zain Khan (Canada) cast their ballots? among others..
>
> kindly,
>
> Alex
>
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just got an update from the folks in Brazil running the vote on the
> charter.
> >
> >>
> >> - less than 27% of voters have voted so far
> >>
> >> - everyone should have received an automatic email from
> >> <[log in to unmask]> with a personalized URL to vote
> >>
> >> - a second reminder from the voting system (sender: <[log in to unmask]>)
> >> has just been sent to all members who have not yet voted
> >>
> >> - if you have not voted, please do so now!
> >
> > If you feel you should have received a ballot and didn't please let me
> know.
> >
> > For any new members - you did not receive a ballot as the vote is only
> for those who had been members before the vote was initiated.
> >
> > a.
> >
>