[registrars] Three different positions with respect to vote on GNSO Council

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

While you are working on the mechanics of the vote, just a remnder that
we are voting for effectively three different positions on the GNSO
Council.

(1) A 2 year appointment starting at the end of the 2003 annual meeting

(2) A 1 year appointment starting at the end of the 2003 annual meeting

(3) A reserve, if the ICANN Board extends the period when each
constituency may have 3 representatives on the GNSO Council.  I assume
this reserve would be a one year appointment.

Note that (1), (2), (3) in accordance with the ICANN bylaws  must be
from separate geographic regions, and may not be associated with the
same corporation or organisation.

Note also from the registrar by-laws:
http://www.icann-registrars.org/docs/gnso-rc-bylaws.doc

4.3. Eligibility for Elected Office
4.3.1. Any representative of any ICANN recognized gTLD Registry in the
possession of, or with access to, Registry Proprietary Information or
Registry Sensitive Information, as defined in the relevant
ICANN/Registry contract is ineligible to represent the Constituency as a
whole, either as an Elected Officer of the Constituency, as an Elected
Representative, or as a participant on or delegate to a council, task
force, or other GNSO or ICANN committee, working group or panel, for a
period of one year since the last receipt of such information;
4.3.2. Only Registered Representatives of Members in good standing are
eligible to be nominated to stand as a candidate for any Constituency
election.  Non-Registered Representatives of Members in good standing
are also eligible to be nominated to stand as candidates for
Constituency election to offices covered by Section 3.1.4.
4.3.3. Only Registered Representatives of Members in good standing may
make nominations for any election of any Elected Member.
4.3.4. Each of the GNSO Council Representatives must be from separate
geographic region in accordance with ICANN's by-laws. 
4.3.5. One nominee - In cases where one nomination has been made and
accepted as of the closing of the nomination process per Section II of
the Registrar Constituency Rules of Procedure, the Constituency shall
hold an election per such section.  If the candidate does not receive at
least 50% of the votes cast, such candidate shall not be declared the
winner and the Constituency will open a second election process for such
position(s).

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin