[NA-Discuss] Election time

[Evan Leibovitch]

As was mentioned last month, it's the one-year anniversary of the
creation of NARALO, and the positions of Chair and Secretariat are
one-year terms.

According to NARALO's Operating Principles, Item 5:

"The governance of the NARALO will be exercised by a General Assembly,
formed by 2 representatives of each member ALS and 2 members from among
the unaffiliated individuals. Each year the General Assembly shall elect
a Chair and a Secretariat. Each member of the General Assembly shall be
allowed to cast a vote. The election can take place by electronic mail,
online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed
convenient and accurate by the Secretariat. The Chair shall act as
moderator and facilitator of the work of the NARALO. The Chair shall be
empowered to issue Calls for Statements of Interest for service on the
ALAC and to sign and receive any official correspondence to and from
ICANN or the At-Large Structures. The Chair and Secretariat shall be
ineligible to serve on the ALAC or ICANN's Nominating Committee in any
year in which they serve for NARALO."

Both Darlene and myself would like to stand for re-election to the
positions of Secretariat and Chair, respectively.

Nominations for either position will be accepted up until the conference
call on Monday. If there are no other nominations put forward by that
time, I will seek by consensus a renewal of our terms during the Monday
call. Otherwise Darlene will determine the method for holding a proper
election in accordance with the voting guidelines as stated above.

- Evan