<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Anita Kuno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anteaya@anteaya.info" target="_blank">anteaya@anteaya.info</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 2016-10-11 01:40 PM, Ed Leafe wrote:<br>
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On Oct 11, 2016, at 12:17 PM, Anita Kuno <<a href="mailto:anteaya@anteaya.info" target="_blank">anteaya@anteaya.info</a>> wrote:<br>
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There really needs to be a period when a) we know who all the candidates are, and b) voting has not yet begun.<br>
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Why?<br>
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The voting period is open for a period of several days, voters have the ability to vote at any time during that voting period.<br>
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Because many people vote as soon as they receive their ballot.<br>
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<br></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Anita, </div><div><br></div><div>I agree, that voters may choose to refrain from voting. I don't hear anyone saying "people *can not* make time for thoughtful reflection on the candidates" - but suggestion that perhaps they *did not*? Is there anyway we could get numbers about how many voters waited until the end of week like I did?</div><div><br></div><div>If most voters did wait until later in the week, I think we can reject the premise as false and accept that the week while voting is open *is* the time in the process that most of the electorate uses for reflection on the candidates.</div><div><br></div><div>If many *did* vote early in the week before some policy/platform points were discussed one might even assume these voters have some remorse - perhaps they will behave differently next time? Not known.</div><div><br></div><div>OTOH, if we actively broadcast a period of time with the expressed purpose of facilitating this discussion I think it sends a message that we as a community expect this discussion to happen and have an impact on the results of the election. Is there a *downside* to a 3 week election period as proposed by Ed, Chris and others?</div><div><br></div><div>-Clay</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">
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I know that I typically do so that it doesn’t get lost under the flood of email.<br>
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I have found putting a star on the email when it comes it helps to ensure I don't lose it, but everyone has a different email organizing workflow.<span class=""><br>
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This wouldn’t be so bad if you could later change your vote, but once it is cast, it can’t be changed. What that means is that if a candidate I knew little about says something that either interests me or turns me off, I can *use* that information.<br>
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You still can now, you just have to choose to listen to candidates prior to voting.<br>
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Monty suggested somewhere that we reissue the email ballots everyday (since we had email issues this time, I have no idea if that would result in us being kicked off the service we currently use or not). If the issue is, I want to ensure I can find my ballot when I need it, I think we can explore options that don't include requiring election officials to expand their commitment for an additional week.<span class=""><br>
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A voter can ask the panel of candidates any question they wish such that they are satisfied prior to voting.<br>
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Of course; no one has said otherwise. But if someone else asks a question that may not have occurred to me to ask, the answers given can still be influential on my choices. Look at Gordon Chung’s question in this recent cycle: I’m sure that there were lots of people who benefited from that question and the many answers, not just Gordon.<br>
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I know I benefited from Gord's question, both as a candidate and as a voter. Thank you, Gord.<br>
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Again, I feel the choice exists.<span class=""><br>
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Additionally should the decision be made to go forward with some form of the candidate answers as I offered to the electorate in October 2014, those answers could be available as platforms are posted such that all responses are available as soon as the poll begins.<br>
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I think that this is a great idea, and would be willing to help in the effort to make that happen again.<br>
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Thanks Ed, it felt satisfying to offer it when I did it. I hope others feel the same as you.<br>
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