[NCG-EL-REF] None of the Above

[Tapani Tarvainen]

Dear all,

As time is running short, I think it's better to start with
potentially most difficult issues and ones that *must* be
resolved before the netx elections. So let's have a go at NotA.

Initially I have two criteria I think must be met:

(1) Compatibility with our charter, at least some reasonable
interpretation of it.

(2) Clarity. It should be easy to understand what the rules
actually mean in any foreseeable situation.

Feel free to suggest additions or comment on those.

Regarding the first, here's the most relevant part of our Charter:


4.3 Election for NCSG GNSO Council Representatives (size, number, and
distribution of votes):

In the discussion below, N refers to the number of seats that need to
be elected. Optimally N will equal 3 seats in years with normal
rotation. Any number of reasons can cause this number to vary.

• NCSG members classified as “individuals” will be given N votes and
must assign 1 vote to each of N candidates.

• NCSG members classified as “small organizations” will be given 2N
votes and must assign exactly 2 votes to each of N candidates.

• NCSG members classified as “large organizations” will be given 4N
votes and must assign exactly 4 votes to each of N candidates.


4.4 Election of NCSG Chair (size and number of votes):

• NCSG members classified as “individuals” will be given 1 vote.

• NCSG members classified as “small organizations” will be given 2
votes.

• NCSG members classified as “large organizations” will be given 4
votes.

• Members must cast all their votes for a single candidate.


The full charter is here, feel free to point out other things
there you think are relevant:

https://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen