Dear All,

I am forwarding the message below at the request of Nick.

Best regards, Joke

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Dear ccNSO members

I would like to congratulate Bryon Holland on winning the ccNSO vote. We have a worthy new ICANN board member, well qualified and fully committed to representing us. I wish him the best of luck in the new role. 

Many thanks to all ccNSO members who cast their votes in this important election! 

Best wishes 

Nick

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From: Joke Braeken via Ccnso-members <ccnso-members@icann.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 7:01:17 AM
To: ccnso-members@icann.org <ccnso-members@icann.org>; ccnso-council <ccnso-council@icann.org>
Subject: [ccnso-members] Voting Results – ICANN Board Seat 12 Election

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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 [ccnso.icann.org]
• Tracker: List of Countries or Territories which voted and their ICANN Region
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15e87XDydXstbUmUuy5d50grH_f5B-v9lDXwJfFgsjJc/edit?usp=sharing [secure-web.cisco.com]
• Announcements on ccNSO website related to the Board Seat 12 Nomination Procedure:
  https://ccnso.icann.org/en/about/nominations.htm [ccnso.icann.org]
• ccNSO Internal Rules:
  https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/internal-membership-rules-26oct22-en.pdf [ccnso.icann.org]
• ccNSO Guideline Board seat 11 and seat 12 nominations:
  https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-nominations-icann-board-guideline-15dec22-en.pdf [ccnso.icann.org]
• 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-nomination-process-icann-board-seat-12-04sep24-en.pdf [ccnso.icann.org]
• Archive for nominations and secondments:
  https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/ccnso-boardnominations@icann.org/ [lists.icann.org]
• Candidate statements

• Candidate statement Byron Holland [ccnso.icann.org]
• Candidate statement Nick Wenban-Smith [ccnso.icann.org]

• Recording ICANN81 Q&A with Board Seat 12 candidates
  https://sched.co/1p2JJ [secure-web.cisco.com]
• 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-board-of-directors-16-08-2022-en.pdf [itp.cdn.icann.org]

Best regards,

Joke Braeken

joke.braeken@icann.org

Read more about the ccNSO at ICANN82: https://community.icann.org/x/EoCRG