Global support doesn't sound like it should matter. Presumably most socios sitting anywhere even in some hut in Malaysia are at the very least semi-passionate about the club, and would make their way to the post office without much hestitation. I'd like to think someone paying god knows how much into the chest every year for the membership at least knows he has a responsibility here and is aware of the timings. Popularity propaganda spread by MD and Sport shouldn't apply abroad either, not when you have Messi having a public whinge.
No electronic voting is funny. Any future board with integrity should set this up to avoid this predicament when bad board takes over.
That being said Barto taking advantage of all this disorganisation in the process is not surprising at all. In fact, if I was a cunt looking to stay rich, I'd do exactly what he's doing.
The prospect of Laporta being next in line to fix all this stuff is even more amusing.