Re: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House determines a Candidate

["Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>]

My SG should trust me enough and have enough respect for my integrity such that 
my word alone is sufficient. If they don't, it calls into question whether I 
should be one of its representatives as well as whether I want to be its 
representative if there is so little trust and respect.  If that's the case, I 
sure hope they'll speak up before I give up any more of my time to this role.

 
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----- Original Message -----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>; GNSO Council  <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat Oct 17 03:40:25 2009
Subject: RE: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House 
determines a Candidate


But how do you prove to your SG that is actually what you voted (and that you 
represented them appropriately?).

Adrian Kinderis


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
Sent: Saturday, 17 October 2009 4:16 AM
To: GNSO Council 
Subject: RE: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House 
determines a Candidate


Chuck raises an important point. Do the CSG Councilors intend that their
votes be secret even within their SG? A secret ballot at the Council
level is a different issue from keeping Councilors' votes secret from
their constituents.

Tim 
 
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2
Each House determines a Candidate
From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, October 16, 2009 10:08 am
To: "Mary Wong" <MWong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Council GNSO" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Strictly from a personal point of view:  

+ I favor an open ballot for accountability and transparency reasons,
but I also respect the concerns of individual Councilors.

+ If just one Councilor requests a secret ballot, I then am fine with a
secret ballot with at least one caveat that the votes of each SG's reps
be communicated to the SG.

+ If am fine with Avri's suggestion to poll the Council regarding
whether to hold a secret or open ballot.


I have raised this issue on the RySG list and am waiting their
direction.  In the end I will respond to the poll in accordance with
that direction and not my personal views.
 
Chuck

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mary Wong
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:18 AM
Cc: Council GNSO
Subject: Re: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each
House determines a Candidate



Hi

On Oct 15, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Do other council members believe this needs to be a secret ballot?

I think that at a time when there seems to be a lot of mistrust amongst
the ICANN community and. more importantly, when there are many new
entrants/participants and Councillors, it's important to have complete
transparency in the GNSO processes. As such, I don't support the idea of
a secret ballot in this case.

Cheers
Mary
 
 
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