Voting Results – ICANN Board Seat 12 Election Voting for the ICANN Board Seat 12 election closed on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 (23:59 UTC). Thank you to all those who participated in the election. Election Results Out of 177 Emissaries, 107 (60%) cast their votes: * Byron Holland received 73 votes * Nick Wenban-Smith received 30 votes * 4 Emissaries voted for "None of the above" At the time of voting, the ccNSO had 179 members, representing 177 Territories, and therefore 177 Emissaries. According to Section 10.4(e) of the ICANN Bylaws, an Emissary is the Representative chosen by a ccTLD Manager to vote on specific matters outlined in Article 10 & Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws and certain votes under ccNSO’s Internal Rules. There was no quorum requirement for this election. A list of voting Countries/Territories and their ICANN Regions is available. Next Steps The ccNSO has a voluntary internal arrangement for electing candidates for ICANN Board Seats 11 and 12. The next step is for the ccNSO Council to formally nominate the elected candidate, as outlined in Section 10.3(i) of the ICANN Bylaws. The Nomination Process Manager will submit a Nomination Report to the ccNSO Council for discussion and adoption. The Empowered Community Administration (ECA) and ICANN's Secretary will be informed of the nomination results accordingly. Links * Election notice https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb25-en.htm * Tracker: List of Countries or Territories which voted and their ICANN Region https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15e87XDydXstbUmUuy5d50grH_f5B-v9lDXwJ... * Announcements on ccNSO website related to the Board Seat 12 Nomination Procedure: https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/nominations.htm * ccNSO Internal Rules: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/internal-membersh... * ccNSO Guideline Board seat 11 and seat 12 nominations: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-nominations... * ICANN bylaws https://www.icann.org/en/governance * Board Seat 12 FY 25 Nomination process timeline as adopted by ccNSO Council: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/timeline-nominati... * Archive for nominations and secondments: https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/ccnso-boardnominations@icann.org/ * Candidate statements * Candidate statement Byron Holland<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/holland-statement...> * Candidate statement Nick Wenban-Smith<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/smith-statement-0...> * Recording ICANN81 Q&A with Board Seat 12 candidates https://sched.co/1p2JJ * Recording 4 February Q&A with Board seat 12 candidates https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Webinars * About the ICANN Board of directors https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/about-the-board/getting-to-know-the-icann... Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Read more about the ccNSO at ICANN82: https://community.icann.org/x/EoCRG