[NCSG-EC] clarifications on election

[Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix]

Thanks for jumping in Robin, and thank you for the info!

On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 6:15 PM Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:

> Raphael,
>
> Thanks for drafting this below.  It is a NCSG rule that we have followed
> since the charter’s initial adoption in 2011.  A few years ago, we were
> worried we wouldn’t have enough male candidates to meet the requirement.
> This year, we almost lacked enough female candidates, but thanks to
> Stephanie we can meet our charter requirement.
>
> Best,
> Robin
>
> On Jun 1, 2020, at 3:06 PM, Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
> rbeauregardlacroix at GMAIL.COM <rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm afraid some "dissent" might catch on and snowball. I'm not totally
> convinced of the wisdom of replying at this point though, so open to
> any suggestion.
>
> But what I could foresee in terms of language:
>
> "Dear +++,
>
> The basis for the rules we follow regarding elections to the GNSO can be
> found in Art. 3.1. of the Charter. We have been using this system since
> +++. You may disagree with it; there is indeed some rigidity to it. You are
> also free to voice your disagreement.
>
> While elections are often a time where procedural debates arise, we would
> however encourage discussions about changes to our electoral system for the
> GNSO Council positions to take place outside the electoral period. The
> reason for this is that a change to this electoral process would require a
> Charter amendment, in line with the rules at Art. 5 of said Charter.
>
> You can find the most recent version of the Charter here:
> https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf
>
> Thank you for your understanding and continued engagement,"
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:51 PM Raphael Beauregard-Lacroix <
> rbeauregardlacroix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes sounds all good, and thanks a lot for volunteering language :)
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 1:21 PM Robin Gross via NCSG-EC <
>> ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:
>>
>>> EC Members:
>>>
>>> I’d like to send the following message to the discuss list to help set
>>> expectations regarding this election.  Please let me know if you object
>>> before 12:00 PT today because I will send it then in keeping with our
>>> election timetable.  Thanks for your quick response!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Robin
>>> ==========
>>>
>>> NCSG Members:
>>>
>>> I want to clarify a few issues in advance regarding the current NCSG
>>> election.
>>>
>>> 1.  We have 4 GNSO Council seats up for election.  The top 3 vote
>>> getters will receive a two-year term.  The 4th place vote getter will only
>>> be for a one-year term because it is filling a seat mid-term.  This is
>>> subject to paragraph 2 below.
>>>
>>> 2.  Regarding the gender diversity rule for the GNSO Council, the NCSG
>>> Charter provides that “in no circumstance should there be fewer than two
>>> members of any gender.”  As Tatiana is presently our only continuing female
>>> member, Stephanie will automatically be elected to the GNSO Council
>>> regardless of how many votes she receives because we are required to have
>>> at least two female Council members under our charter.  So the gender rule,
>>> trumps the number of votes earned in terms of winning a seat.  This means
>>> that Stephanie + the top 3 vote getters from the other candidates will be
>>> elected to Council.
>>>
>>> 3.  Our regional diversity rules should not be a factor in this
>>> election, however, because no more than two members would be declared
>>> resident of the same geographic region.
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>>>
>>
>
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