[lac-discuss-en] Director Elected for the ICANN Board by the At-Large

[Jacqueline Morris]

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On 20 Feb 2017 14:36, "Carlton Samuels" <carlton.samuels at gmail.com> wrote:

> As you all would know, I am unalterably opposed to directed voting whether
> at the RALO level or ALAC level in all At-Large matters.  That said, Leon
> is without doubt a qualified candidate for the Board and deserves support.
>
> All this aside, I believe the ALAC rule that gifts the vote of a
> NomCom-appointed elector to the RALO in which that person is domiciled if
> he/she becomes a candidate for the Board seat is wrong-headed.
>
> The ALAC is keen to promote the muddle-headed fiction that a candidate for
> this seat cannot be self-interested. But the substantive result is that the
> rule fatally undermines the independence of action that an ALAC NomCom
> appointment intends and, wrongfully disenfranchises that elector.
>
> So far as I'm concerned Leon has given a proxy to Fatima. As his proxy and
> trusting Leon would have voted for himself, Fatima is therefore obliged to
> vote for Leon. This is the only vote I would consider as 'directed' in this
> instance.
>
> To elect and fill that Board seat, all other electors should cast their
> vote on the proposition that they consider and cast a vote for the
> candidate that elector considers as best-suited for the seat.
>
> -Carlton Samuels
> The University of the West Indies
>
>
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> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Bartlett Morgan <me at bartlettmorgan.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On behalf of BIPA, we wholeheartedly confirm our support for the candidacy
>> of Leon Sanchez.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bartlett D. Morgan
>> @bartlettmorgan
>> bartlettmorgan.com
>>
>>
>>
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