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class=829521408-29102010>FYI</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face="Courier New" size=2>Wolf-Ulrich </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Von:</B> owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-liaison6c@gnso.icann.org] <B>Im Auftrag von </B>Glen de Saint
Géry<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Freitag, 29. Oktober 2010 00:53<BR><B>An:</B>
liaison6c@gnso.icann.org<BR><B>Betreff:</B> [liaison6c] GNSO Council Election
Procedures for the GNSO Council Chair to be seated in Cartagena
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<P class=style2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dear All,<BR><BR>Please find the
GNSO Council Election Procedures for the GNSO Council Chair to be seated in
Cartagena in December 2010 as approved at the GNSO Council meeting on 28
October 2010.<BR>The voting period has been shortened and now will end on 29
November 2010 and the results will be announced on 30 November 2010.<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Please forward this
to your respective groups right away so that the procedures can be
initiated <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Immediately.
<BR></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">T</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">hese
procedures are posted on
pages:<BR><BR>http://gnso.icann.org/<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://gnso.icann.org/elections/index.html"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://gnso.icann.org/elections/index.html</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><B>COUNCIL ELECTION PROCEDURES
OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2010<BR></B>Approved 28 October 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>This document contains the GNSO
Council Election Procedures for the GNSO Council Chair to be seated in
Cartagena in December 2010.<BR><BR><B>References</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>• ICANN Bylaws
(http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X ) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Article X, Section 3, paragraph 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 6
of this Article) shall select a Vice-Chair, who 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.<BR>• GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved on 5
August 2010 (http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf
)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2.2
Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs - The GNSO Council shall select the
GNSO Chair and two Vice Chairs as follows:<BR>a. The GNSO Chair shall be
elected by a 60 percent vote of both houses. <BR>b. Each house will be allowed
one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. 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 outside the houses that Chair will be a non-voting
Chair. <BR>i. All ballots will include the "none of the above" option. In the
event that this option gets 60 percent of both houses, each house
will<BR>commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The
election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days.<BR>ii. In the case of
a tie the election will be rescheduled no sooner than 30 days. In the case of
a second tie, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer
than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30
days.<BR>iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one with the
highest score. For each candidate, determine the percentage of vote received
in each house; add these percentages to determine the score; the leader is the
one with the higher score. (Maximum score equals 200.)<BR>iv. In case neither
candidate reaches the 60 percent of both houses threshold, a second ballot
will be held between the leader and "none of the above."<BR>v. If the single
candidate does not reach the 60 percent of both houses threshold, then each
house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The
election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days.<BR>c. Each house
shall select a Vice Chair within their respective houses. <BR>d. A Chair and
Vice Chair may not be elected from the same Stakeholder Group. <BR>e. The
Chair or Vice Chair shall retain their votes in their respective houses.
<BR>f. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council Chair
by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim
<BR>GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. <BR>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 the
<BR>election.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style2><B><U><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Chair Qualifications
Summary<BR></SPAN></U></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Nominees must be members of the
council at the time the election is held and not necessarily at the time that
the nominations are made. This means that:<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>• A current council member who
will not be in the new council is not eligible to run for chair.<BR>• An
incoming council member who is not currently in the council is eligible to run
for chair.<BR><BR>Only current GNSO Council members are eligible to make
nominations and second nominations.<BR><BR><STRONG><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Chair Nomination
Process</SPAN></U></STRONG><BR><BR>Per the GNSO Operating Procedures
referenced above (Section 2.2.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.” To allow for the possibility of a timely
Council election process in Cartagena, each house is asked to submit its
nominee for Council chair for the term beginning at the end of the 2010 ICANN
annual meeting not later than <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">10, November
2010.</SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Nominees shall submit a candidacy
statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org)
as soon as possible after they have been selected by their house and not later
than 22:00 UTC on <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">12,
November 2010.</SPAN></STRONG><BR><BR>A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does
not need to be a member of the house selecting the candidate. Should the non
voting NCA be elected as chair he/she would be a non-voting chair. The two
houses may, separately, select the same candidate from the nominee pool if
they so wish.<BR>House nominations for Council Chair should be sent to
gnso.secretariat@icann.org. The GNSO Secretariat will send each House’s
nomination to the Council list as soon as it is
received.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=style1><STRONG><U><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Voting
Procedure</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><BR>The candidates from each of
the houses shall have the opportunity of meeting with Council Members during
the GNSO Council meeting on <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">18 November
2010.</SPAN></STRONG><BR>The first round of voting for Council Chair will be
held electronically from <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">19 November until 29 November <SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"> </SPAN>2010.</SPAN></STRONG> The GNSO Secretariat
will announce the results of the first round of voting no later than
<STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">30 November
2010.</SPAN></STRONG><BR><BR>If no election of chair occurs in the first round
of voting, the GNSO Operating Procedures quoted above in Section 2.2.b will be
followed.<BR><U><BR>Seating of the New Chair</U><BR><BR>Chuck Gomes, current
GNSO Council chair, will serve as chair of the Council meeting on 8 December
2010. The newly elected chair of the Council shall assume responsibilities at
the end of the 2010 ICANN Annual meeting or as soon as an election occurs
thereafter.<BR><BR>If no chair has been elected by the end of the Annual
meeting on 10 December 2010, the vice-chairs will assume the chair
responsibilities as defined in the Bylaws and a runoff will be scheduled as
described in the GNSO Operating Procedures.<BR><BR>The winning candidate needs
60% of the votes of each house.<BR><BR>The Council shall inform the Board and
the Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website
within 2 business days following the election.<BR><BR>(Note: The Election of
Vice Chairs is house specific and will be defined
elsewhere)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Please let me know
if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Kind
regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Glen<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Glen de Saint
Géry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">GNSO
Secretariat<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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