[ALAC] ALAC Rule of Procedure for Selecting Director

[Hong Xue]

Thanks to Alan for the comprehensive comments. Another issue that has been
raised in Brussels but not sufficiently discussed ever since is whether we
want to advocate to keep the Board liaison along with the selected At-Large
Board Member. To my memory, draft bylaws replace the liaison with the Board
member. We may wish to comment on this specific point as well.

Hong




On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>wrote:

> While drafting my comments on the draft Bylaws associated with the At-Large
> Director, I realized that we will need to formally put our selection
> procedures into the ALAC Rules of Procedure (RoP).
>
> I have done a first draft which can be found at
> https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_rule_27. I am also attaching a
> PDF version for your convenience.
>
> The current RoP (Rev10) is pointed to at
> https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?rules_of_procedure.
>
> The new draft rule includes Rationale's for some of the sub-rules. These
> rationales would not be part of the final rule, but are there to explain
> what I am proposing.
>
> With a few exceptions, the draft corresponds to the process that has been
> agreed upon and has been given to the Board SIC. They are specified in
> general terms, to allow the process to be refined based on what we learn
> during this current process, and without having to formally alter the RoP
> each time.
>
> There are two new parts that I am suggesting.
>
> First, although we have had some general discussions about proxy voting, we
> have never agreed on any rules, and we never discussed this in the context
> of the At-Large Director selection process. I am suggesting that we allow
> proxies *IF* we come up with some general rules (applicable for all votes)
> or if we develop some for the Director selection process only. Essentially
> this rule says that proxies are allowed *IF* we define exactly how they will
> work. If we do this, it will ensure that we do not disenfranchise some
> RALOs.
>
> Second, our voting methodology said that we will use random selection in
> the case of a tie. I think that it would be a really poor outcome if we end
> up selecting our Director by a random selection. I am proposing that if
> there is a tie, that the vote can be held a second time which would allow
> some voters to alter their vote. This *may* reduce the need for random
> selection.
>
> I am suggesting that we discuss this on the list and schedule a vote for
> the next ALAC meeting. I suggest that staff take any messages posted to the
> list and add them as comments to the wiki. If we cannot come to closure in
> the remaining time, the vote could be delayed, but it is important that we
> have the rule in place sometime in the near future.
>
> To adopt a new rule or change existing rules, it takes a 2/3 vote of all
> ALAC members who are voting in that ballot.
>
> I look forward to hearing comments on this.
>
> Alan
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Dr. Hong Xue
Professor of Law
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Beijing Normal University
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