Acting Delegate Chipoli:
Motion:
It is very important, in my view, that errors be corrected before the results are finalized. I am categorically opposed to any option that allows the Elections Commission to retroactively alter the results of an election even if it wouldn't change the legal office-holder. That has the potential to undermine the legitimacy of an election. I recognize that everyone already knows the results are wrong and would probably also know in a future election in which, say, the errors actually did wind up in the wrong candidate winning, but if the Election Commission were to retcon its own results for such an election election it could (a) cause a legal crisis as to who is the real office-holder, and more importantly (b) undermine the legitimacy of the electoral process in a very symbolically powerful way. For the same reason I don't think we can do anything about the results of this past election other than accept that they were wrong and we can do better in the future.
I also think the idea of having the whole Election Commission vote to certify the results is a good one. The concern was raised about inactive commissioners holding up the process, but there are ways of expediting the process if that happens, such as having a maximum timeframe for the vote's duration after which the votes that were cast are the ones that are counted, non-voting Commissioners notwithstanding. I am of course open to considering any proposals.
