[EURO-Discuss] Revised elections process - IMPORTANT PLEASE READ

Nick Ashton-Hart nick.ashton-hart at icann.org
Wed May 9 04:07:31 EDT 2007


Dear All:

I have revised the page on the wiki reflecting the elections process  
in two regards:

1) To take account of the fact that the GCs office has said that Ms.  
Cretu's candidature is in order;
2) To take into account that the voting system can accomodate the  
preference-casting system decided in Lisbon and also on the  
teleconference
3) To take into account an error in my understanding of what was  
discussed on the teleconference. I had mistakenly understood that the  
ALAC seats would be selected via voters casting two votes for their  
preference, and the top 2 vote getters would be elected. In fact, the  
preference-based system to be used for the Board seats was retained  
also for the ALAC members, which means that only one system is needed  
for the entire ballot (simpler to understand for voters).

I reproduce the page from the Wiki below. The wiki page again is at:  
https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_elections_2007

2007 EURALO Election Details

As posted by email by the ICANN staff, incorporating the decisions  
recommended to the region on the teleconference of 4 May 2007.


ELECTION PERIOD: Noon UTC, Friday 11 May to Noon UTC, Wednesday 16th  
May.

VOTERS: The designated voters (1 per ALS) of ALSes who have signed  
the Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN either in-person at the  
Lisbon ICANN meeting or digitally via electronic mail - at any time  
before the beginning of the voting - Text available from the RALO  
Organising Instruments page. Current list of MOU signatories can be  
found at: the MoU Signatories page.

CANDIDATES: All those nominated up to the end of the teleconference  
on 4th May 2007 (see below for complete list)

NUMBER OF BOARD SEATS: The strong recommendation of those on the  
teleconference was that there should be 7 members of the initial  
board. If there is any objection to this number, then the call's  
strong recommendation is that there should be a section on the ballot  
for each voter to pick from amongst the following options for the  
number of total seats: 5, 7, 9

Voting For the ALAC Candidates:

The ballot will work as follows:
Each voter will rank, in order of preference, ALL the ALAC candidates.
The voting system will then produce a list, which incorporates the  
preferences expressed. The candidate receiving the highest preference  
across all preference votes cast will show at the top of the list;  
the next-highest directly underneath, and the third preference at the  
bottom.
Since the GC office has ruled that the candidature of Ms. Cretu is in  
order, there will be three candidates.
The terms of the two seats are staggered. Whichever candidate  
receives the highest preference from amongst all the ranked votes  
cast shall have the two-year term. The candidate receiving the next- 
highest ranking shall receive the one year term.
The two candidates receiving the highest aggregated preference votes  
shall be elected. The remaining candidate, (if any) will be subject  
to election to the Board (see below for details)
Voting For the EURALO Board:

The ballot for the board will list all of the current nominees for  
board seats, of which there are twelve (12) (reproduced below and  
also at Meeting Notes 4 May 2007.
This list includes the three candidates for ALAC seats.
The candidate for an ALAC seat who does not get elected, may be  
seated as a board member (but see below). No candidate for ALAC may  
be elected to both an ALAC seat AND a board seat, however.
The actual ballot will work as follows:
Each voter will rank, in order of preference, ALL the board nominees.
The voting system will then produce a list, which incorporates the  
preferences expressed.
The board members who will be elected are the top 'N' listed, from  
the top of the list on down. The Number 'N' shall be either:
In the case that no objection is raised to the call's recommendation  
of seven (7) members: 7
In the case that an objection is raised, then the number shall be  
that number from the selection above (5,7,9) which receives the most  
votes.
TERM OF BOARD MEMBERS:

It was not decided on the call how to determine which board members  
would receive one year terms, and which would receive two, as per the  
Bylaws, Clause 9.5.2. Therefore, the staff recommends the following:

The top 1/2 of the list of preferences from the board election  
(rounded to the nearest whole number, depending upon the number of  
seats), will receive two-year terms, and the bottom 1/2 will receive  
one-year terms.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCEDURE as this is simply a  
staff proposal. Keep in mind, however, that it might be viewed as  
less than ideal to have another ballot, immediately after the first,  
to decide who shall have what length of term from amongst those elected.

VOTING MECHANISM:

At-Large uses a voting system provided by BigPulse  
(www.bigpulse.com). The authorised voter will receive an  
individualised email, with a clickable link as well as manual login  
instructions, which are individually-generated. The system will be  
setup to provide a secret ballot, and the ICANN staff will ensure  
that the system produces a reminder email 48 hours before the vote  
closes, and then again 24 hours before the vote closes, to any voter  
who has not yet voted to help ensure that they do cast a vote. We  
will also setup a URL where anyone will be able to see the results of  
the vote for themselves to ensure transparency with respect to the  
results. This URL will be forwarded to both European email lists.

CANDIDATES LIST

Christian
Name

Surname
ALS
(Country of ALS)

Country
of Residence

Nationality
Sub-Region
Board
Candidate

(Y/N)

ALAC
Candidate
(2 seats)

Notes
Patrick
Vande Walle
ISOC Luxembourg
(Luxembourg)

Luxembourg

Western Europe

SN: 07/04/07

Sébastien
Bachollet
ISOC France
(France)

France

Western Europe

Nom: Dessi

Veronica
Cretu
network new media
(Germany)

Moldava

Eastern Europe

Nom: Wolfgang










Rudi
Vansnick
ISOC Belgium
(Belgium)

Belgium
Belgium
Western Europe
Yes


Vittorio
Bertola
ISOC Italy
(Italy)

Italy
Italy
Western Europe
Yes


Christoph
Bruch
GCLU
(Germany)

Germany
Germany
Western Europe
Yes


Desiree
Miloshevic

United Kingdom
Serbia (?)
Eastern Europe
Yes


Bill
Drake

Switzerland
USA
Western Europe
Yes


Jeanette
Hofmann

Germany
Germany
Western Europe
Yes


Karen
Banks

UK
Australia
Western Europe
Yes


Wolf
Ludwig

Switzerland
Germany
Western Europe
Yes

member of Communica.ch, an ALS candidate organisation
Paco
de Quito
ISOC CAT
(Spain)

Spain
Spain
Western Europe
Yes


Patrick
Vande Walle
ISOC Luxembourg
(Luxembourg)

Luxembourg

Western Europe
Yes (ALAC Candidate)


Sebastien
Bachollet
ISOC France
(France)

France
France
Western Europe
Yes (ALAC Candidate)


Veronica
Cretu
network new media
(Germany)

Moldova
Moldova
Eastern Europe














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