Sorry - I should have said this in my late-to-the-party email below: I'm asking if there's anything I can do at this late stage, in addition to what Avri and others have clearly been doing to raise the vote. m On 25 May 2010 14:02, Maria Farrell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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. >> > >> > >