<div dir="ltr">Thank you Staff for a job well done.<div><br></div><div>I have a few questions</div><div><br></div><div>1. If the vote does not reach quorum, what is the interpretation? Does the result stand, or it is annulled?</div><div>2. Because we have many ALS which are either dormant or inactive (for lack of a better word), if their dormancy affect such important decisions like the vote that went out, is it time to consider what to do with the dormant ALSes? Would one such approach be tor purge them?</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely.</div><div><span style="font-family:"source sans pro";font-size:10.5pt"><br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u><u></u></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br><br><br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 January 2017 at 19:54, ICANN At-Large Staff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" target="_blank">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Kindly note that the vote for the AFRALO decision on EURALO's petition for the ICANN Board Director selection is now closed. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Should AFRALO support EURALO's petition for Sébastien Bachollet to be added to the Final Slate of Candidates for the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community?</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:#333333;background:white">As at Poll close: Saturday 28 January 2017 23:59 UTC</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Number of voters: 16 · Group size: 47 · Percentage voted: 34.04</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Since only 16/47 ALS representatives voted by the poll closing time, the vote did not reach quorum. The vote cannot be extended as per timeline restriction. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">You may view the inquorated result independently under <a href="https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=6507fFmPc4T9mwfTC7uXmUCX" target="_blank">https://www.bigpulse.<wbr>com/pollresults?code=<wbr>6507fFmPc4T9mwfTC7uXmUCX</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:black">ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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