[lac-discuss-en] ALAC Member Nomination

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Dear All,
We would like to announce the timetable for the selection of the 2015-2017 ALAC Member from LACRALO replacing Fatima Cambronero. 

_The Timetable is:
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Selection Timetable for the 2015-2017  ALAC Member from LACRALO:

 * 12 August â Announcement of call for nominations and Nomineeâs
   Statement
 * 12 August â 21 August (at 23:59 UTC) - Nomination period
   (nominations accepted for 10 calendar days).
 * 28 August  (at 23:59 UTC) - Deadline for nomination acceptances*
 * 31 August (at 00:00 UTC) - 07 September (23:59 UTC)  - Elections or
   confirmation poll (If required, elections or a confirmation poll
   will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination
   acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).
 * 2015 AGM [ ICANN 54 ] - Newly elected ALAC representative shall be
   seated on the ALAC at the close of the 2015 AGM on Thursday, 22nd
   October 2015.
* All nominees are expected to submit a brief Nomineeâs Statement explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate. The Nomineeâs Statements will be posted to the LACRALO wiki. Nominees are also requested to complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: At-Large New SOIs Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace>). 


_Criteria for ALAC Members:
_According to 5.4.1 of the LACRALO/ICANN MOU <https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents>
 _5.4.1 The LACRALO will choose (2) individuals to serve as representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in the terms specified in the ICANN bylaws. Only those ALSes who have been accredited prior to the election will be able to vote. Each accredited ALS will have one (1) vote. The selected representatives must be members of different ALSes, must have their principal residence in different countries of the region and their nationalities must be different. Selected representatives will have the responsibilities described in the bylaws. 
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According to rule 8 of our LACRALO Operating Principles <https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents>: 

 * The selected representatives shall be a member of an accredited ALS;
   and
 * Have his or her main place of residence in a country of the LACRALO
   region; and
 * Cannot be of the same nationality or residency as the sitting
   regional ALAC Representative (this excludes candidates from Brazil
   or who are Brazilian citizens); and
 * In the case of the election, the affiliation, residency and
   nationality shall also be taken into account with respect to the
   person acting as a representative vis-Ã-vis the ALAC on behalf of
   the LAC appointed by the NOMCOM; an
 * Needs to understand and respect the Obligations and Responsibilities
   of ALAC members (see http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04 â
   specifically Sections 4,9, and 14.5) and Adjunct Document 01 (
   http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06, Sections 1-3)

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Presentation of Candidate(s) on Single Issue Call:
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A single issue call will be held after the close of the nomination period. During this call, accepted candidate(s) will be asked to give a brief presentation of why they believe they should be selected. Members of LACRALO will be able to ask questions of the candidate(s) .
_Applicable Rules for Votes in LACRALO <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Applicable+Rules+for+Votes+in+LACRALO>: 
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The rules applicable to various nomination situations are outlined below:

*In the case of multiple nominations: *
 The standard weighted voting method will be used, and the candidate with the largest number of votes will be declared the winner (LACRALO Operating Principles , Article 8 (Updated in March 4 2009 by the LACRALO General Assembly held during the ICANN meeting in Mexico. Please note that Article 8 must be read and interpreted in conjunction with Article 12**regarding voting as stated in the Rules of Procedure 2007 â see Comparative version RoP English / Spanish approved in June 2014. VersiÃn comparada RoP InglÃs / EspaÃol aprobada junio 2014 <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49352819>) At the end of the voting period, the votes shall be counted according to rule 12.9 of the rules, (each vote shall be weighted according to the country coefficient), and the results of the votes, including votes casted and voters will be presented to all LACRALO members according to article 20 in accordance with rule 12.4 * 

In the case of a tie:
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 A random selection, carried out by LACRALO leadership and supervised by At-Large Staff will be use to break the tie (_UN GA Rule 132 [93_]).* 

In the case of a single candidate:
*
 Precedent will be applied. The LACRALO community will hold a poll. If a majority (more than 50%) of people responding to the poll, NOT counting abstentions, indicates NO, then the selection process for the ALAC seat will be restarted with a new call for nominations. On the contrary, the candidate will be nominated. 

Kind regards,

Alberto and Humberto


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