[lac-discuss-en] ALAC Member Nomination

[Humberto Carrasco]

Dear All,

We would like to announce the timetable for the selection of the 
2015-2017 ALAC Member from LACRALO replacing Fatima Cambronero.

_The Timetable is:
_
Selection Timetable for the 2015-2017  ALAC Member from LACRALO:

  * 6 August – Announcement of call for nominations and Nominee’s Statement
  * 6 August – 19 August (at 23:59 UTC) - Nomination period (nominations
    accepted for 10 working days).
  * 26 August  (at 23:59 UTC) - Deadline for nomination acceptances*
  * 28 August (at 00:00 UTC) - 04 September (23:59 UTC)  - Elections or
    confirmation poll (If required, elections or a confirmation poll
    will begin no later than one week after the deadline for nomination
    acceptances and end no later than two weeks after that deadline).
  * 2015 AGM [ ICANN 54 ] - Newly elected ALAC representative shall be
    seated on the ALAC at the close of the 2015 AGM on Thursday, 22nd
    October 2015.

  * All nominees are expected to submit a brief Nominee’s Statement 
explaining why they believe they are a suitable candidate. The Nominee’s 
Statements will be posted to the LACRALO wiki. Nominees are also 
requested to complete or update their Statement of Interest (see: 
At-Large New SOIs Workspace 
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+SOIs+Workspace>).


_Criteria for ALAC Members:

_According to 5.4.1 of the LACRALO/ICANN MOU 
<https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents>

· _5.4.1 The LACRALO will choose (2) individuals to serve as 
representatives to the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in the terms 
specified in the ICANN bylaws. Only those ALSes who have been accredited 
prior to the election will be able to vote. Each accredited ALS will 
have one (1) vote. The selected representatives must be members of 
different ALSes, must have their principal residence in different 
countries of the region and their nationalities must be different. 
Selected representatives will have the responsibilities described in the 
bylaws.
_
According to rule 8 of our LACRALO Operating Principles 
<https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents>:

  * The selected representatives shall be a member of an accredited ALS;
    and
  * Have his or her main place of residence in a country of the LACRALO
    region; and
  * Cannot be of the same nationality as the sitting regional ALAC
    Representatives (this *excludes* candidates from Argentina and
    Brazil) ; and
  * In the case of the election, the affiliation, residency and
    nationality shall also be taken into account with respect to the
    person acting as a representative vis-à-vis the ALAC on behalf of
    the LAC appointed by the NOMCOM; anNeeds to understand and respect
    the Obligations and Responsibilities of ALAC members (see
    http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04 – specifically Sections 4,9, and
    14.5) and Adjunct Document 01 (
    http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-AdjDoc1-2013-06, Sections 1-3)

_Presentation of Candidate(s) on Single Issue Call:
_
A single issue call will be held after the closeof the nomination 
period. During this call, accepted candidate(s) will be asked to give a 
brief presentation of why they believe they should be selected. Members 
of LACRALO will be able to ask questions of the candidate(s) .

_Applicable Rules for Votes in LACRALO 
<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Applicable+Rules+for+Votes+in+LACRALO>:
_
The rules applicable to various nomination situations are outlined below:


*In the case of multiple nominations: *

·         The standard weighted voting method will be used, and the 
candidate with the largest number of votes will be declared the winner 
(LACRALO Operating Principles , Article 8 (Updated in March 4 2009 by 
the LACRALO General Assembly held during the ICANN meeting in Mexico. 
Please note that Article 8 must be read and interpreted in conjunction 
with Article 12**regarding voting (2007 Rules of Procedures Rules of 
Procedure were adopted by the LACRALO on June 24th 2007. Doc 
AL/2007/SD/2.Rev1 
<https://community.icann.org/display/LACRALO/LACRALO+Organising+Documents>.*

In the case of a tie:
*
·         A random selection, carried out by LACRALO leadership and 
supervised by At-Large Staff will be use to break the tie (_UN GA Rule 
132 [93_]).*

In the case of a single candidate:
*
·         Precedent will be applied. The LACRALO community will hold a 
poll. If a majority (more than 50%) of people responding to the poll, 
NOT counting abstentions, indicates NO, then the selection process for 
the ALAC seat will be restarted with a new call for nominations. On the 
contrary, the candidate will be nominated.

Kind regards,
Alberto and Humberto


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