<html><head><base href="x-msg://1251/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks for the question Wolf.<div><br></div><div>The election procedure is the one you describe.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a vote with two options: for, or against, the sole candidate.</div><div><br></div><div>If, after that vote, candidate has the required majority, candidate wins.</div><div><br></div><div>If, after that vote, candidate has the highest number of votes (against "not-candidate") but does not have the required majority, there is a 2nd round where the voting choice becomes candidate, or abstain.</div><div><br></div><div>I know this sounds redundant, but we have to follow the election procedure regardless of whether there are two candidates, or one.</div><div><br></div><div>So in short: two rounds planned, unless outright win in first round.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>Le 14 oct. 2011 à 11:53, <<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>> <<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>> a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="FR" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">There's 1 question regarding the election procedure: are we going to proceed in 1 voting round or potentially in 2?</font></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">According to the draft procedures the council accepted to follow a first ballot should be taken between alternative candidates and a potential 2nd one between the candidate with the highest score and the "non of the above (nota)" option.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Since we've just 1 candidate for the Council Chair the 2nd voting round seems to be the 1st - and only - one.</font></span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="566573909-14102011"></span></font></span> </div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="566573909-14102011"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="566573909-14102011">Is this the common understanding?</span></font></span></div><div> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 10pt; "><font color="#000000" face="arial">Kind regards<br>Wolf-Ulrich</font></div><br><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px; "><div dir="ltr" lang="de" class="OutlookMessageHeader" align="left"><hr tabindex="-1"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>Von:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Im Auftrag von<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Gesendet:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Donnerstag, 13. Oktober 2011 22:10<br><b>An:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stéphane Van Gelder<br><b>Betreff:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[council] Candidate Statement for position of GNSO Council chair<br></font><br></div><div></div><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><br>Stéphane’s candidate statement is posted at:<br></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/index.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span lang="EN-US">http://gnso.icann.org/elections/index.html</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/svg-candidacy-statement-13oc11-en.pdf" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org/elections/svg-candidacy-statement-13oc11-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">May we remind the Council that Voting will take place during the Council meeting in Dakar on Wednesday, 26 October 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">In order for this to happen, the Council meeting will be split in two parts:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">• Full Open Council meeting with the current Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">• Seat the new Councillors. Start new meeting, with one agenda item: the Chair Election<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">• Election will take place by show of hands ;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">Glen de Saint Géry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; ">GNSO Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><a href="http://gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://gnso.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-bottom-width: medium; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-color: initial; border-left-width: medium; border-left-style: none; border-left-color: initial; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-style: solid; border-right-width: medium; border-right-style: none; border-right-color: initial; padding-top: 3pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Stéphane Van Gelder [mailto:Stephane.vangelder@indom.com]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>jeudi 13 octobre 2011 15:34<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Glen de Saint Géry<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [council] Please accept/reject nomination to the position of GNSO Council Chair<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Please find attached my candidate statement in acceptance of this nomination.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; ">Stéphane<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>