*From: BC Secretariat Date: August 27, 2012 CC: ICANN GNSO Secretariat bcvotes@hotmail.com Re: BC 2012 Councilor Election Process * Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for the GNSO Councilor Position. The election process opens on Monday, September 3rd, 2012. The election will be conducted by the BC Secretariat, who during elections will fulfill the role of Voting Officer. For the election process, all communications regarding elections will go to a separate email -- bcvotes@hotmail.com. The ICANN GNSO Secretariat will serve as Verifying Officer to verify the vote count, and validate the Election Process. Detailed information regarding the election procedure can be found in the election procedure document attached, which includes: *The attached election procedure covers:* . time-frames for the three stage process outlined in the BC Charter . description of open seat; . who is eligible to nominate, or accept a nomination . how to nominate; . how to accept a nomination, . candidate's statements . when the election will be held, . outcomes of election announcement . as exception: ties in any election The BC Charter provides the basis for the election and is referenced in the relevant sections of the Elections Process, in particular Sections 4.2-4.7, 5, and 8.2.3. Eligibility for participation in the election process is referenced in Section 11, regarding payment of Membership fees. Eligibility to stand for election is referenced in section 4.7 of the Charter. Questions about status of payment of dues should be sent to bc-secretariat@icann.org, but final status is determined by the BC ExComm who will make final determinations based on payments received. The detailed description of the Elections and Voting process is provided in the attached document so that all members are fully informed of the Elections Process and can avail themselves fully of the opportunity to nominate or stand for office, and vote, if eligible. * Dates of Nomination and Election: * The 3+ week for this year's Councilor election will open on September 3rd, 2012, and close on September 28th. The phases of the Election process are detailed in the Election Procedure attached. All communications regarding the election is conducted by a separate email, password protected, and available only to the Voting Officer, and to the Verifying Officer at bcvotes@hotmail.com. *Elections Process:* Questions regarding the Elections process, as of Monday, September 3rd, 2012, should be sent to bcvotes@hotmail.com and the Voting Officer/Verifying Officer will be able to respond to questions regarding the Elections Process. /_*Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details regarding this election.*_/ Transmitted by the BC Secretariat: Benedetta Rossi to bc-gnso@icann.org Copy to: Glen De Saint Gery, GNSO Secretariat, acting as Verifying Voting Officer, and to bcvotes@hotmail.com ** -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat@icann.org