<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">The facts are as follows:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">LACRALO was instituted as a meta-organisation to be run on principles of consensus decision-making and on democratic principles of governance. These ideals are documented in LACRALO organising instruments.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Nomination period for the post of LACRALO Delegate to ALAC for the period 2015-2017 was established as 30 April, 2015 - 9 May, 2015</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Lance Hinds, the representative member from DevNet, is the nominee for the post of LACRALO Delegate to the ALAC for the period 2015-2017<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Jose Arce, the representative member from '<span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Asociacion para las Mejoras de
las Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicacion' (AMTICs) nominated Lance Hinds on 8 May, 2015</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Cintra Sooknanan, the representative member from ISOC-TT, seconded the nomination of Lance Hinds on 8 May, 2015</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Several other At-Large Structures, including ACUI, UWI, and TTCS supported the nomination of Lance Hinds</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Lance Hinds accepted the nomination on 8 May 2015.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Lance Hinds is the sole nominee for the post of LACRALO Delegate to ALAC 2015-2017 when the nomination period closed on 9 May 2015</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">The membership of LACRALO is 47</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">The clear majority of LACRALO members on a procedural poll - country coefficient excepted - is 24.5</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> -------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">In our part of the world where the liberal democratic tradition and the practice of democratic principles are long and deep, a sole nominee to any post in a legal nomination process is duly elected to the post. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Under normal circumstances the election of Lance Hinds would have been acknowledged at the close of the nomination period but no later than 2 days after close.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Lance Hinds [s]election should have been messaged by the presiding officer on or around 11 May, 2015.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">In respect of LACRALO where consensus decision-making is the first principle, a sole nomination is evidence of consensus. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Any member has the right to challenge the 'sense of the room' but </span><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">must publicly declare, that is to say, message the entire membership, of intention to challenge the consensus.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'comic sans ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">The said member may also privately advise the Secretariat of intent and the Secretariat is duty-bound to advise ALL members of this member's intent. That is to say, the challenging member MUST be identified for the membership.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">When the consensus is challenged, the Secretariat must immediately call for a consensus poll that must be open for at least 3 days but no longer than 7 days. </span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">Credentials for the poll is circulated to the ENTIRE membership, meaning ALL are present.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">For the challenge to the consensus to be sustained, a clear majority of the MEMBERSHIP, that is to say 50% + 1, must agree with the member challenging the consensus.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">------------------------------------------</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">The UWI ALS is unanimous that:</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">The nomination of Lance Hinds was, is and remains valid;</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">That there is no public record of a challenge to the consensus emanating from his sole nomination;</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">That the consensus poll was improperly invoked and further, the </span></font><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">conduct of the poll was flawed;</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">The motion for a new nomination process was improper;</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">The motion for general assembly to consider the election of LACRALO delegate to the ALA 2015-2017 is improper;</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">This general assembly is an illegal assembly and is not competent to consider the motion for a vote for LACRALO delegate to the ALAC 2015-2017.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">On these bases, the UWI ALS has charged the LACRALO leadership with:</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">Failure to act in accordance with LACRALO Rules of Procedure
and the ordinary rules of order pertaining democratic institutions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS'">That they conspired with one and each other and with others unknown to
hijack the electoral process of LACRALO </span></p></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">The UWI ALS</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px">-Carlton Samuels</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:17.12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature">==============================<br>Carlton A Samuels<br>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br><i><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i><br>=============================</div></div>
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