[ALAC] ALAC Rule of Procedure for Selecting Director
Tijani BEN JEMAA
tijani.benjemaa at fmai.org
Sun Aug 22 12:36:06 UTC 2010
Alan,
My personal opinion is that At-Large would be better served by a Liaison,
but that Internet user community is better served by a good voting Board
member.
Hummm, you believe At-Large and Internet user community don’t have the same
interest
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Tijani BEN JEMAA
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De : alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
[mailto:alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Alan Greenberg
Envoyé : dimanche 22 août 2010 03:52
À : Hong Xue
Cc : ALAC Working List
Objet : Re: [ALAC] ALAC Rule of Procedure for Selecting Director
Well, the Board resolution on which this is all based was very clear
about replacing the Liaison with the voting Board member. If our
intent is to turn back the clock and go back to just a Liaison (as
some people indeed feel would be best and have since the start of
these discussions), then this is a good time to raise the issue. If
we really want the voting Board member, then my inclination is to get
that put in place and then based on experience, try to argue for
putting back the Liaison (presumably instead of a second voting Board
member).
I just don't see how we could get both at the same time at this
moment. There are certainly some Board members who want to see the
voting position go forward, and no doubt some who would prefer the
status quo. I don't think there are many who would buy one voting and
one liaison at this time.
It's not a perfect situation, but that is how I read things. We need
to make up our minds which is more important and go for it.
My personal opinion is that At-Large would be better served by a
Liaison, but that Internet user community is better served by a good
voting Board member.
Alan
At 21/08/2010 08:25 PM, Hong Xue wrote:
>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
><<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>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>https://st.icann.org/ala
c/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>https://st.icann.or
g/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
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>Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law (IIPL)
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