Re: [council] Officer election procedures

[Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Marika,

Could you also send the bylaw parts which refer to the vice chairs' terms?

Thanks
Wolf-Ulrich

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> Am 21.10.2015 um 15:44 schrieb Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> For your information, the following provision now applies:
> 
> If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of each house threshold 
> in the runoff ballot, then each house will commence a new nomination period 
> of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new nominees will be 
> rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the unsuccessful runoff ballot.
> 
> So that means that nominations would need to be received at the latest by 5 
> November 2015.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Marika
> 
> From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Marika Konings 
> <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 08:25
> To: "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [council] Officer election procedures
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> As discussed yesterday, please find below and attached section 2.2 of the 
> GNSO Operating Procedures concerning Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Marika
> 
> From the GNSO Operating Procedures (see GNSO Operating Procedures v3.0)
> 
> 2.2 Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs
> 
> The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair and two Vice-Chairs as follows:
>  
> a. The GNSO Chair shall be elected by a 60 percent vote of each house.
>  
> b. Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council 
> Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its 
> candidate. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of 
> a house, but must be a member of the GNSO Council. Should a Chair be elected 
> from outside of the houses that Chair will be a non-voting Chair.
>  
> i. All ballots will include the “none of the above” option. In the event that 
> a 60 percent vote of each house selects the “none of the above” option, each 
> house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An 
> election for the new nominees will be scheduled for no sooner than 30 days 
> after the unsuccessful vote.
> ii. In the case of a tie for the most votes between the two candidates, or 
> between a candidate and “none of above,” a second election will be held no 
> sooner than 30 days. The candidates shall remain the same for this second 
> election. In the case this second election also results in a tie, each house 
> will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election 
> for the new nominees will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the 
> unsuccessful vote.
> iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one with the highest score. 
> The score is calculated by adding together the voting percentages attained 
> from each house. The highest percentage attainable in each house is 100. 
> Thus, the maximum score a candidate can achieve is 200 as a result of 
> attaining 100 percent of the votes from the contracted party house and 100 
> percent from the non-contracted party house (100 percent + 100 percent = 
> score of 200). In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of each house 
> threshold, a second ballot will be held between the leading candidate and 
> “none of the above.”
> iv. In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of each house threshold 
> and the candidates do not tie, a second runoff ballot will be held between 
> the leading candidate and “none of the above.”
> v. If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of each house 
> threshold in the runoff ballot, then each house will commence a new 
> nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new 
> nominees will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the 
> unsuccessful runoff ballot.
>  
> c. Each house shall select a Council Vice-Chair from within its respective 
> house.
>  
> d. A Chair may not be a member of the same Stakeholder Group of either of the 
> Vice-Chairs.
>  
> e. The Chair and Vice-Chairs shall retain their votes (if any) in their 
> respective houses (if any).
>  
> f. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council Chair by 
> the end of the previous Chair’s term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim 
> GNSO Co- Chairs until a successful election can be held.
>  
> g. The Council shall inform the Board and the Community appropriately and 
> post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days 
> following each election and runoff ballot, whether successful or unsuccessful.
>  
>  
> 
> <Section 2.2. Officer Elections.pdf>