RE: [council] Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
Title: Re: [council] Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
Yes. We will have an election starting Friday after
the nomination period closes.
Chuck
Chuck,
As we now have a third nominee, can we
assume that there will be an election after
all?
Thanks,
Stéphane Van Gelder
Le 26/11/08 16:34,
« Gomes, Chuck » <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a
écrit :
Regarding Council
election of two GNSO representatives to the Community-Wide WG on
Geographical Regions, please note that the nomination period ends this
coming Friday, 28 November. So far we have two nominations: Olga
Cavalli and Eric Brunner-Williams. Please send any additional
nominations by Friday, including self-nominations. The plan is to
initiate the voting process as soon as the nomination period
ends.
In that regard, if there are only two nominees, does anyone
object to simply approving the two nominees as our representatives without a
formal vote after their personal statements are distributed? If anyone
objects, we will have a formal, online vote. Please communicate any
objection NLT this coming Friday, 28 November. Otherwise, we will
assume that a formal vote is not needed.
To prepare for
the possibility of a formal, online election, if it is needed, here are the
procedures I propose:
1. The list of
nominated candidates will be provided with the statements provided from the
candidates.
2. The ballot
will list all the candidates names plus a choice of 'None of the
Above'.
3. Councilors may vote no more than once each for up to two
candidates or for None of the Above.
4. Weighted
voting will apply.
5. The election
period will end on Thursday, 4 December, thereby allowing us to communicate
our representatives to the Board one week prior to their meeting on 11
December.
Note that the above allows Councilors to vote for two candidates,
for one candidate or no candidates. If only one candidate is selected by a
Councilor, that selection will only count as one vote (weighted if
applicable) for that candidate; it would not be allowed to apply two votes
to one candidate.
If anyone
objects to this procedure or wants to suggest a modification, please
communicate that NLT this coming Friday, 28 November.
In either of
the above scenarios, we will confirm the election of the representatives in
our 18 December meeting so that it is on the record.
Thanks for your
cooperation,
Chuck
Gomes
Note: Avri, Glen and I developed the above via lots of emails and
I agreed to take the lead because Avri is traveling.