Re: [council] Officer election procedures
Hello everyone, As each Councilor¹s term runs from AGM to AGM, the staff recommendation is that each House should confirm its appointment of a Vice-Chair either on an interim basis or for the full term until the next AGM - even if they happen to be Volker and/or David. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong@xxxxxxxxx From: <owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 17:55 To: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [council] Officer election procedures > Does that mean that Volker and David continue as Vice Chairs unless/until > replaced? My understanding coming out of today's meeting was that each house > had to select a new VC. > > Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal > Virtualaw LLC > 1155 F Street, NW > Suite 1050 > Washington, DC 20004 > 202-559-8597/Direct > 202-559-8750/Fax > 202-255-6172/Cell > > Twitter: @VLawDC > > "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 21, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> The relevant section from the ICANN Bylaws is as follows: >> >> 7. The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair for a term the GNSO Council >> specifies, but not longer than one year. Each House (as described in Section >> 3.8 of this Article >> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#X-3.8> ) shall >> select a Vice-Chair will be a Vice-Chair of the whole of the GNSO Council, >> for a term the GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one year. The >> procedures for selecting the Chair and any other officers are contained in >> the GNSO Operating Procedures. In the event that the GNSO Council has not >> elected a GNSO 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. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Marika >> >> From: "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 17:36 >> To: Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: "council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: [council] Officer election procedures >> >> Thanks Marika, >> >> Could you also send the bylaw parts which refer to the vice chairs' terms? >> >> Thanks >> Wolf-Ulrich >> >> Sent from my personal phone >> >> Am 21.10.2015 um 15:44 schrieb Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>: >> >>> GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures >>> 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 >>> >>> GNSO Operating Rules and 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 >>> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf> ) >>> >>> 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 ³none of the above² option. In the event >>> that a 60 percent vote of each house selects the ³none of the above² 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 ³none of above,² 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 ³none of the above.² >>> >>> 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 ³none of the above.² >>> >>> 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 Chair¹s 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> Attachment:
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