RE: [council] Second round of voting for chair if needed

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have been informed by Glen that the results of the first round of voting for 
Council Chair should be reported in the next few hours and that a second round 
of voting will be required between the candidate having the highest total 
percent votes from both houses and 'none of the above'.  In light of that, I 
want to say that Olga, Stéphane and I decided to use option 1 below for the 
next voting round for the following reasons:

·         Two comments were received in support of that option and no other 
comments were received.

·         Using option 1 will mean that less time will be needed in the live 
public meeting on 8 December and will help us deal with an extremely full 
agenda.

·         Knowing the results of the second round of voting before the 8 
December meeting will be beneficial for leading that meeting and other GNSO 
meetings that follow in Cartagena.

·         In case any Councilors are unable to participate in the 8 December 
meeting, providing for an online ballot in advance should avoid the need to 
have absentee voting after 8 December and hence avoid further delays in getting 
the results.

 

A second ballot will be sent to voting Councilors tomorrow (Wednesday, 1 
December) containing the name of the leading candidate and 'none of the above', 
as specified in the GNSO Operating Procedures.  The deadline for voting in 
response to that ballot will be 5 pm COT/EST on Constituency Day (Tuesday, 7 
December).  The results will be communicated as soon as possible but no later 
than in the Council meeting on 8 December.

 

If there are any questions, please feel free to ask.

 

Chuck

 

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:09 PM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [council] Second round of voting for chair if needed
Importance: High

 

As everyone knows, the first round of voting for Council chair will end on 
Monday, 29 December.  The results will be communicated as soon as possible 
thereafter.

If neither Olga or Stéphane receive at least 60% of the votes from each house 
and if the sum of the percent of votes received in each house for one of them 
is higher than the other, then the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) call for a 
second ballot between the leading candidate and 'none of the above', but do not 
specify exactly when that second ballot should happen.  Here are two options 
that I would like feedback on:  1) send out the second ballot on Wednesday, 
December 1 and close that ballot at the end of Constituency Day on December 7; 
2) hold the second ballot in the public Council meeting on 8 December in 
Cartagena. 

Please communicate any preferences you have not later than close of business on 
Monday, 29 December so that I have some basis for making a decision on this.  
To the extent possible in the short time available, please obtain input from 
your respective groups.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Chuck