[ALAC] Replacement Electors

[Alan Greenberg]

The restriction of a candidate not voting in the election is a 
requirement from the ICANN Bylaws. That is not likely to change.

The process to allow a RALO to name a replacement elector is in the 
ALAC RoP. The rules were carefully crafted so as to not negatively 
impact a NomCom appointed ALAC member if they chose to run for the 
Board seat - in the absence of such a rule, the vote would simply be 
uncast. If the ALAC so wishes, that can be changed at some point in 
the future, but this current selection is being run under the current RoP.

The replacement elector is bound by the same rules as other ALAC 
members. They MUST NOT cast a directed vote but must be what the 
elector (and I quote RoP 19.10.4) "believes to be in the best 
interests of At-Large, the ALAC and ICANN". What is listed and what 
is not listed here was deliberately crafted.

Alan


At 10/02/2017 02:54 PM, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Actually I do think the simple fix is to allow any nominee to be 
>able to cast his/her vote if the nominee happen to be an elector. I 
>don't see any major reason why we restrict them in the first place 
>as their "singular" vote wouldn't get them elected.
>
>I was able to cast my vote as member of AFRINIC for the election 
>that placed me on the Board and ofcourse my vote wasn't the deciding 
>factor(it could have been as well).
>
>On that note, we may perhaps just put a condition that the nominee 
>vote cannot break a tie(if that happens), even I still don't think 
>we need to put any restriction.
>
>Regards
>Sent from my LG G4
>Kindly excuse brevity and typos
>
>On Feb 10, 2017 17:08, "Carlton Samuels" 
><<mailto:carlton.samuels at gmail.com>carlton.samuels at gmail.com> wrote:
>I add my support for Fatima to replace Leon as elector for the Board 
>member election.
>
>Notwithstanding my support here, the rule that makes the RALO the 
>determining voice for the vote of a NomCom appointed ALAC member is 
>hopelessly flawed.
>
>Maybe it was unintentional but this impugns the independence of the 
>member. The unfettered independence of the NomCom appointed ALAC 
>member is a major objective of that process and is meant to insulate 
>that person from regional passions. That independence is especially 
>valuable when that is an elector for the Board member. should not be 
>conscripted.
>
>-Carlton Samuels
>
>
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