[council] Officer election procedures

Wed Oct 21 16:41:08 UTC 2015

The relevant section from the ICANN Bylaws is as follows:

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 3.8 of this Article<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#X-3.8>) 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.

Best regards,

Marika

From: "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de<mailto:Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de>" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de<mailto:Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de>>
Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 17:36
To: Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org<mailto:marika.konings at icann.org>>
Cc: "council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>" <council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>>
Subject: Re: [council] Officer election procedures

Thanks Marika,

Could you also send the bylaw parts which refer to the vice chairs' terms?

Thanks
Wolf-Ulrich

Sent from my personal phone

Am 21.10.2015 um 15:44 schrieb Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org<mailto:marika.konings at icann.org>>:

For your information, the following provision now applies:

If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of each house threshold in the runoff ballot, then each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new nominees will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the unsuccessful runoff ballot.

So that means that nominations would need to be received at the latest by 5 November 2015.

Best regards,

Marika

From: <owner-council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org<mailto:marika.konings at icann.org>>
Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 08:25
To: "council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>" <council at gnso.icann.org<mailto:council at gnso.icann.org>>
Subject: [council] Officer election procedures

Dear All,

As discussed yesterday, please find below and attached section 2.2 of the GNSO Operating Procedures concerning Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs.

Best regards,

Marika

>From the GNSO Operating Procedures (see GNSO Operating Procedures v3.0<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf>)

2.2 Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs

The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair and two Vice-Chairs as follows:

a. The GNSO Chair shall be elected by a 60 percent vote of each house.

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. 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 from outside of the houses that Chair will be a non-voting Chair.

i. All ballots will include the “none of the above” option. In the event that a 60 percent vote of each house selects the “none of the above” option, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new nominees will be scheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the unsuccessful vote.

ii. In the case of a tie for the most votes between the two candidates, or between a candidate and “none of above,” a second election will be held no sooner than 30 days. The candidates shall remain the same for this second election. In the case this second election also results in a tie, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new nominees will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the unsuccessful vote.

iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one with the highest score. The score is calculated by adding together the voting percentages attained from each house. The highest percentage attainable in each house is 100. Thus, the maximum score a candidate can achieve is 200 as a result of attaining 100 percent of the votes from the contracted party house and 100 percent from the non-contracted party house (100 percent + 100 percent = score of 200). In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of each house threshold, a second ballot will be held between the leading candidate and “none of the above.”

iv. In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of each house threshold and the candidates do not tie, a second runoff ballot will be held between the leading candidate and “none of the above.”

v. If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of each house threshold in the runoff ballot, then each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. An election for the new nominees will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days after the unsuccessful runoff ballot.

c. Each house shall select a Council Vice-Chair from within its respective house.

d. A Chair may not be a member of the same Stakeholder Group of either of the Vice-Chairs.

e. The Chair and Vice-Chairs shall retain their votes (if any) in their respective houses (if any).

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 GNSO Co- Chairs until a successful election can be held.

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 each election and runoff ballot, whether successful or unsuccessful.

<Section 2.2. Officer Elections.pdf>
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