RE: [registrars] RE: Election of RC Reps to the GNSO Council

["Elana Broitman" <ebroitman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

your suggestion makes sense - not sure what there is to discuss. i simply outlined the process per the constituency procedures. 

Elana Broitman
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-----Original Message-----
From: wessorh@xxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 11:25 AM
To: Elana Broitman; registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [registrars] RE: Election of RC Reps to the GNSO Council



Its hard to vote for a 3x3 matrix, what we have done in the past is to give 
the person with the most votes the longest term.

Will we have discussion after the nomination period is over, or is this 
another excelerated process?

-rick

On Thursday 02 October 2003 7:44 am, Elana Broitman wrote:
> This is a reminder that the nomination peroid will end on Monday, October
> 6th.  Bruce and Tom have posted their conflict statements.  Ross still
> needs to do so.  If no other nominations are made, Rick please post a
> ballot of the 3 running for the 2-year seat, 1-year seat, and alternate. 
> Is there a way to structure the ballot, so we could vote for each position,
> so that at the end of the vote, the person receiving a plurality of the
> vote for each position being "voted in" for that position.
>
> Thanks
>
> Elana Broitman
> Register.com
> 575 Eighth Avenue
> New York, NY 10018
> Phone (212) 798-9215
> Fax   (212) 629-9309
> ebroitman@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	Elana Broitman
> > Sent:	Friday, September 26, 2003 11:21 AM
> > To:	'registrars@xxxxxxxx'
> > Subject:	Election of RC Reps to the GNSO Council
> >
> > Dear Registrars - I would like to remind everyone of the process to elect
> > representatives to the Council.  The idea is to finish the election prior
> > to the Carthage meeting on Oct. 24.  We will have 2 slots open.  So far
> > there have been 2 nominations - Ross Rader and Bruce Tonkin.  I would
> > like to add a 3rd nomination - Tom Keller, who has also done an excellent
> > job in his role as current reprentative.
> >
> > The process is as follows:
> >
> > Each of these three must accept and get an additional endorsement.  Bruce
> > has received a second and has accepted.  The same needs to happen for
> > Ross and Tom (unless I'm forgetting and this has occurred?) Bob, as the
> > Constituency Secretary, must publish the motion and call for discussion
> > immediately and in no case later than within 48 hours of receiving the
> > nomination from the Proponent.  I had nominated Bruce on Monday,
> > September 22nd., and would count the period for nominations as open from
> > that date. The nomination period will normally be held open for no less
> > than 14 days - through October 6th. The ballot will be published at the
> > end of the 14-day period  and will only include the names of such
> > candidates as have filed a conflict of interest by the end of the 14
> > days. The ballot will remain open for 7 days - through October 13th.
> >
> > So, the bottom line is:
> > a) Ross and Tom - please accept, if you are willing, and find a 2nd
> > endorsement; b) all 3 should publish a conflict statement; and
> > c) Rick will publish a ballot on October 7th.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Elana Broitman
> > Register.com
> > 575 Eighth Avenue
> > New York, NY 10018
> > Phone (212) 798-9215
> > Fax   (212) 629-9309
> > ebroitman@xxxxxxxxxxxx