[LAC-Discuss] Board Liason y ALAC Rep

[Carlton Samuels]

Erick:
I can understand that if you're ignorant of what transpired before you
joined the discussion, you might misapprehend the facts and so make a
statement that is without substance, or, in your case, guile.

This matter of the Board liaison came up for discussion before now.  And it
went exactly how it is going now; those members who had a mind to express a
preference did.  In that round ALL members who expressed an opinion
indicated support for Wendy Seltzer.  This WAS the consensus that was
reported.

With regard to the ALAC Representative, here's what obtains. In my part of
the world where we have a long democratic tradition, when only one duly
qualified candidate is nominated for a position, common sense says that is
the candidate that is returned as elected. Secondly, LACRALO election rules
now support simple majority and not thresholds for any elected position. In
any event and if the formal voting proceeds, Alfa-Redi is at liberty to
record a "NO" vote.  This would be reported but quite frankly, would have no
material effect at that time.  

I cannot be as bold as you on the matter of "silent" votes.  I would
therefore cautiously hesitate to impute a conscious thought to silence. And
since I do not know or claim knowledge of all mysteries, we cannot report
the opinion of those who are "silent". What we can do is to give you comfort
so in the event you did not count from the list, we acknowledge that
Alfa-Redi is opposed to Wendy Seltzer as Board Liaison. And when the time
comes, we shall count those who agree and tally them to reflect the majority
opinion of LACRALO.

Kind regards,
Carlton Samuels



--Original Message-----
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[mailto:lac-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Erick
Iriarte Ahon
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 08:04 AM
To: lac-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: [LAC-Discuss] Board Liason y ALAC Rep


Hi

For Board Liason Alfa-Redi support Beau Blender. Please be clear when 
you express regional position, we didn't have consensus, we have 
perhaps a majority for a candidate, and please make a consolidation 
of supports to be clear how many and which one support who.

For ALAC Rep, we waiting for the process for voting, and want to know 
the final results, but explicitly we want to express our concern 
about the necessity of diversity in the maintenance of a process of 
democracy. We really wanted someone from a different organization and 
different region, also we wanted more than discussion about voting 
and about travels.

We feel that we lose time and energy in saw how our efforts means 
nothing for someone, in special when used the positions only for 
personal things. And when the LACRALO is only a title in a paper.

Also i want to express that we don't support the unique candidate for 
ALAC Rep, we will waiting for the final the process, we wanted almost 
the 50% of the ALS voting positive (not blank not against) for the 
unique candidate (the worst democracy is the silent democracy and 
where you only have a unique candidate).

Erick Iriarte Ahon
Alfa-Redi
http://www.alfa-redi.org


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