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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">Only the primary members of the Standing Committee (see description below) shall be eligible to run and vote for Chair and Vice Chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<a name="KItmp"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">In December of each year, the SCI <span class="100023422-23012013">will</span> ask for volunteers from its primary members to serve as Chair. <span class="100023422-23012013">
If there is more than one volunteer, t</span>he GNSO Secretariat will conduct an election via e-mail ballot and tally the results after one week. If there are only two candidates for Chair, the losing candidate will have the option of accepting the position
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</span>If there are more than two candidates for the Chair or multiple candidates for Vice Chair, the GNSO Secretariat will conduct a run-off election for Vice Chair via e-mail ballot and tally the results after one week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The Chair and Vice Chair shall serve for a 1-year term with the option to continue for a second 1-year term</font></span></a><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: KItmp"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>For the avoidance of doubt, time served as Vice Chair shall not prohibit the Vice Chair from
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</span>The Chair and Vice Chair are expected to act in a neutral manner and avoid any situation where a conflict of interest may arise for example as a result of exercising another function or role within ICANN.
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>J. Scott Evans<br>
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