7 days since the AGM still no election results

Whois-Search · Jul 30, 2013

It is now seven days since the AGM and still no election results published by Nominet:

Nominet said:
We will update you on the poll for member elected non-executive directors after we have received the report from the independent election scrutineer.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/update-following-nominet-agm

Why have Popularis not signed off the NED election results?

Why is it ok for them to sign off Resolution 4 etc?

Meanwhile are the two incumbents still on the board?

27. Two of the Elected Directors (or one if there are less than three in office) shall retire by rotation each year at the Company’s annual general meeting and be subject to reappointment by election of the Members. The Elected Directors to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last election or re-election, but as between persons who were elected or re-elected on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/whoweare/structure/memorandums-articles/articles-association

foz · Jul 30, 2013

Looking back over the years has it been delayed this long before?

Whois-Search · Jul 30, 2013

foz said:
Looking back over the years has it been delayed this long before?

No results are normally announced the next day after the AGM

This has not happened before AFAIK

foz · Jul 30, 2013

Thanks. Maybe they don't like the outcome

DaveLeeds · Jul 30, 2013

Maybe they've run out of fingers and toes.

DarrenTSO · Jul 30, 2013

The complete silence on the issue is very strange.

Systreg · Jul 30, 2013

Could the delay be due to the Popularis, there was a woman from that company at the AGM, she said she would look in to complaints made by Julian about the election canvassing not being fair, due to Nominet phoning people and suggesting who to vote for.

monaghan · Jul 30, 2013

No you've got it all wrong, they're waiting for Graeme to finish his acceptance speech

TinkyWinky · Jul 30, 2013

Please someone find a legal way to trip these Directors up... there must be one!

ukdomains · Jul 30, 2013

They phoned me and email with a recommendation.

I voted for Graeme

foz · Jul 31, 2013

Did anyone record the AGM webcast? If so, could it be uploaded to YouTube please?

Skinner · Jul 31, 2013

Nominet told me it would be on their site asap, it was a guy called Phil who told me that.

max_rk · Jul 31, 2013

After direct uk round table, Lesley Cowley told me that recommendations are usual practice by corporates because some people just don’t know what to do and looking guidance from the board.

I believe most of corporates would take something like this trough compliance checks. Probably Nominetdid as well. But just considering what Nominet has done previously, probably worth saying that their compliance checks are not great.

My view would be that recommendation should not been made by Nominet.

If we get the outcome we don’t like (i am sure we will be OK), I wonder if we could challenge Nominet for re-voting?

PaulGregory · Jul 31, 2013

I have seen similar recommendation statements in building society AGM bumpf, so it's not just a corporate thing.

As far as I recall, Nominet have always recommended re-electing the retirees in the AGM bumpf. Repeating this in a phone call may be new, but it is convention to include this in election communications so I actually don't see a reason to challenge it after the event. I didn't take the call myself.

I've seen worse practices - I've seen organisations where it is usual practice for people not to challenge for a position if the incumbent wants to keep it. And indeed organisations where the incumbent is stuck with it if no-one wants to challenge for it.

I would absolutely prefer that the re-election recommendation was not the convention going forward. I see the purpose of elections as an opportunity for members to change or endorse candidates, and the "usual practice" sits ill with me. If you don't have an opinion, you should abstain, not follow guidance.

Fixing Nominet is not high on my priorities.

bluerock · Aug 1, 2013

just in and Noms 2 candidates re elected.

Unlucky to Lucien and Graeme but well done on the votes.

Both got more votes than Nora on stage 1!

AssetDomains · Aug 1, 2013

Results now posted

http://www.nominet.org.uk/sites/default/files/2013MEDresults.pdf

http://www.nominet.org.uk/sites/default/files/ReporttoBaronessRennieFritchieDBE.pdf

AssetDomains · Aug 1, 2013

What is all this second stage voting about why did Lucien or Graeme not get a seat

foz · Aug 1, 2013

AssetDomains said:
What is all this second stage voting about why did Lucien or Graeme not get a seat

Was thinking the same.

TinkyWinky · Aug 1, 2013

Only 522 'papers' / valid votes made?

Popularis says there are : 2772 members

Sorry am I missing something?

Edwin · Aug 1, 2013

It's because people had to express more than one preference. Makes the math super-complicated, but I'm pretty sure it's got to be right as Popularis are too big an organisation to mess about with something this trivial (from their perspective, I mean).

EXAMPLE: If everyone who ranked Lucien first put Graeme second and vice-versa, but nobody who voted for Dickie or Nora voted for L/G at all but only for N/D, that's one way L/G would fail to get in.