RE: [election-services] Fw: Top 10 Reasons for using EML -- this time with the attachment

John, et al. -

 

Yes, the US election is finally over.  Maybe now I 
will have a few minutes to do these other things.

 

I took a look at the current draft John provided in his 
November 10th eMail.  I took the liberty of adding a segment to the top as 
a discussion starter.  I believe the current points discuss benefits of EML 
but they don't necessarily address why I should want to use 
EML.

 

I have been involved in elections in UK, Europe, Canada, 
US, Mexico, Portugal.  In all cases, the local people involved in running 
the election have no idea of what EML is and have even less focus on why they 
should care.  They are simply looking for a way to manage their election 
and publish the results.  They all have a need to increase the auditability 
and openness so that their voters/electors can gain confidence in the process 
and its results but they don't necessarily think about that or think to tie that 
to EML (or any other technology solution).

 

Maybe I'm off base with my comments but I offer them 
nonetheless.

 

- Peter

From: John Borras 
[mailto:] 
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:31 
AM
To: EML TC
Subject: [election-services] Fw: Top 10 
Reasons for using EML

Hopefully the dust has settled now after the USA elections and we can 
resume work on our Top 10 paper.  Attached is the latest draft and 
this reflects all the comments I've received to date.  

 

You'll see from my previous e-mail below I posed a number of questions 
about how we should take this forward.  In my opinion we should take the 
following course of action:

 

- I think we should just concentrate on a single global Top 10 list.  
Producing localised versions would almost certainly introduce problems 
keeping all versions in line and retaining consistency of messages.

 

- Having compared the draft List with our White Paper I think we should 
issue the Top 10 list as a stand-alone paper but reference the White Paper 
for further details.  There is not a direct one-for-one correlation between 
the Top 10 list and the White Paper but all points in the List are indirectly 
covered in the White Paper.  To make direct cross-references 
would require a significant re-write of the White Paper and I don't feel the 
effort required is necessary or warranted.

 

So can we now agree the content of the draft attached and also my approach 
above please?  Once I have that agreement I'll talk to Carol Geyer about 
presentation and distribution of the List.  Any thoughts on those aspects 
would be appreciated.

 

 
Regards
John 

M. +44 (0)7976 157745
Skype: gov3john 

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Thanks for all the contributions to date.  I suggest we now pause 
work on this for a couple of weeks to allow some of our colleagues to 
complete their commitments on the USA election and catch-up on these 
discussions.  In the meantime I'll consolidate the comments I've had so far 
and look at linking the Top 10 list to our EML White 
Paper.

 

When we resume discussions after the USA election  
I'd like opinions please on the following:

- should we produce a single global Top 10 list, or go for a number of 
 localised versions that concentrate more on local concerns?

- do we issue this as a separate stand-alone document, or do we link it 
directly to our White Paper, or do we integrate it as the front page of the 
White Paper?

 

More in a couple of weeks.
 
Regards
John 

M. +44 (0)7976 157745
Skype: gov3john 

 

Top10ReasonsToUseEML.doc