Councilor nomination: Tatiana Tropina

Tue Aug 1 03:56:28 EEST 2017

Thank you dear Tapani.
Cheers !

Le 1 août 2017 08:07, "Tapani Tarvainen" <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info> a
écrit :

> Dear Olévié,
>
> My apologies for being unclear.
>
> GNSO has a rule that no councillor should normally not be in office for
> more
> than two consecutive terms, but partial initial terms do not count.
>
> That is, someone who's first elected to the council for a partial term,
> can still do two full 2-year terms after that. After two full terms they
> can't be re-elected or even appointed as temporaries until after
> two years.
>
> In case of Tatiana and Martin, they are both eligible now, and if
> elected will be eligible for another term when this term expires after
> two years.
>
> On the other hand someone who was in council for two full terms ending
> last year, that is 2016, is still not eligible to run this year.
>
> In case of Chair, the limit is two consecutive 1-year terms, so
> I'm not eligible for another term.
>
> A term-limited councillor could run for Chair, however, or vice versa.
>
> I hope this clarifies the situation.
>
> Tapani
>
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:51:03AM +0100, Olévié Kouami (
> olivierkouami at GMAIL.COM) wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Dear Tapani,
> > Please, could you explain more this : 'The significance
> > is that she will be eligible for re-election after two years if she's now
> > elected'.
> > Please, it's not really clear for me.
> >
> > Is Tatiana eligible or not ? If yes for how many year ?
> >
> > Thank you for your kind attention.
> > Warm regards.
> > Olevie
> >
> > Le 1 août 2017 07:17, "Michael Oghia" <mike.oghia at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >
> > > Ah, thank you for the clarification, and amend my statement: I nominate
> > > Tatiana to carry out her first full-term as a councilor.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > -Michael
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
> > > ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Thank you Michael. Just as a formality, though: it would not be
> another
> > >> term, as
> > >> Tatiana is only temporary now and that does not count as a term. The
> > >> significance
> > >> is that she will be eligible for re-election after two years if she's
> now
> > >> elected -
> > >> councillors are limited to two full terms.
> > >>
> > >> Tapani
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:54:32AM +0200, Michael Oghia (
> > >> mike.oghia at gmail.com) wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks Tapani.
> > >> >
> > >> > In that case, and since the nomination period is open, I would like
> to
> > >> > formally nominate Tatiana Tropina to carry out another term.
> > >> >
> > >> > Best,
> > >> > -Michael
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
> > >> ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > Dear Michael,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Yes, current councillors do need to be nominated and they must
> accept
> > >> the
> > >> > > nomination and write candidate statements if they are to be
> > >> re-elected.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Same goes for Chair in general, although in this case it's moot
> as I'm
> > >> > > not in the running.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Tapani
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:38:28AM +0200, Michael Oghia (
> > >> > > mike.oghia at gmail.com) wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Dear Tapani,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > A quick procedural note: do the current councilors need to be
> > >> > > re-nominated,
> > >> > > > or are they already nominated as incumbents?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Best,
> > >> > > > -Michael
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
> > >> > > ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info
> > >> > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > Dear all,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Elections are upon us soon. Voter check-in process has already
> > >> been
> > >> > > > > started, as I hope you all have noticed, and the key dates
> for the
> > >> > > > > election are as follows:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > July 31  nomination period begins
> > >> > > > > Aug  13  nomination period ends
> > >> > > > > Aug  17  voter roll finalized, check-in ends
> > >> > > > > Aug  18  deadline for nomination acceptance
> > >> > > > > Aug  19  deadline for candidate statements
> > >> > > > > Aug  21  voting begins
> > >> > > > > Sep   3  voting ends
> > >> > > > > Sep   4  results announced
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > My apologies for delay in sending this, as nominating period
> is in
> > >> > > > > effect starting right now.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Up for election are:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > NCSG Chair, currently Tapani Tarvainen, not eligible for
> > >> re-election;
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > 2-year Council seat, currently Marilia Maciel, eligible for
> one
> > >> more
> > >> > > term;
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > 2-year Council seat, currently Stefania Milan, eligible for
> one
> > >> more
> > >> > > term;
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > 2-year Council seat, held by Martin Silva Valent as temporary
> > >> > > replacement
> > >> > > > >        for Amr Elsadr, who resigned from the council;
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > 1-year Council seat, held by Tatiana Tropina as temporary
> > >> alternate
> > >> > > > >        for Edward Morris, who also resigned from the council.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > The council seats will be allocated so that 2-year terms will
> go
> > >> to
> > >> > > > > the three with highest vote counts and the 1-year term to the
> > >> fourth,
> > >> > > > > although regional and gender balance requirements may change
> the
> > >> > > > > order; I will send a separate message about those.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Note that the deadline given in the check-in request message
> was
> > >> not
> > >> > > > > final, it's just the time after which we'll assume you didn't
> get
> > >> it
> > >> > > > > and send a new one, or later try to reach you with other
> means.
> > >> (A new
> > >> > > > > message was just sent today to those who didn't respond last
> > >> week.)
> > >> > > > > The final deadline for check-in is when we finalize the voter
> > >> roll,
> > >> > > > > August 17.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > For our latest new members, I'm afraid you cannot vote or
> nominate
> > >> > > > > candidates as our charter limits that to those who've been
> active
> > >> > > > > members for at least 30 days. A bit surprisingly though you
> can,
> > >> > > > > however, run for office if someone else nominates you.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > --
> > >> > > > > Tapani Tarvainen
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Tapani Tarvainen
> > >> > >
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Tapani Tarvainen
> > >>
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
>
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