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
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Kind Regards,
Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
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