[council] Officer election procedures

Mary Wong mary.wong at icann.org
Wed Oct 21 17:17:42 UTC 2015


Hello everyone,

As each Councilor¹s term runs from AGM to AGM, the staff recommendation is
that each House should confirm its appointment of a Vice-Chair ­ either on
an interim basis or for the full term until the next AGM - even if they
happen to be Volker and/or David.

Thanks and cheers
Mary

Mary Wong
Senior Policy Director
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)
Telephone: +1 603 574 4889
Email: mary.wong at icann.org


From:  <owner-council at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin
<psc at vlaw-dc.com>
Date:  Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 17:55
To:  Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org>
Cc:  "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de>,
"council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>
Subject:  Re: [council] Officer election procedures

> Does that mean that Volker and David continue as Vice Chairs unless/until
> replaced? My understanding coming out of today's meeting was that each house
> had to select a new VC.
> 
> Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal
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> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Oct 21, 2015, at 5:45 PM, Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org> wrote:
> 
>> 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  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" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben at t-online.de>
>> Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 17:36
>> To: Marika Konings <marika.konings at icann.org>
>> Cc: "council at gnso.icann.org" <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>:
>> 
>>> GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures
>>> 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> on behalf of Marika Konings
>>> <marika.konings at icann.org>
>>> Date: Wednesday 21 October 2015 08:25
>>> To: "council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>
>>> Subject: [council] Officer election procedures
>>> 
>>> GNSO Operating Rules and 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 ³none of the above² option. In the event
>>> that a 60 percent vote of each house selects the ³none of the above² 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 ³none of above,² 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 ³none of the above.²
>>> 
>>> 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 ³none of the above.²
>>> 
>>> 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 Chair¹s 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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