Hello Stephen, The way forward you suggested - "I suggest a more suitable proposal needs to have prospective candidates submit nominations, with appropriate seconds, acceptances, and a signed release for the background check to an appropriate entity within ICANN.ORG without public disclosure of the candidacy at the time."The above approach is already in practice by Nomcom and I have experienced the same. However I believe ICANN.ORG outsources the same. The entire thing was private and at-least I have not seen any information in public domain. Only after the candidate clears the background check, his name was announced. Before that no one knew in public domain that I applied for any position. Thanks. Ajay Data From: "Stephen Deerhake @ ASNIC" MailId : [91550901]To: ccnso-council Subject: [ccnso-council] Action item regarding my issue with the proposed Board Seat 11 and 12 GuidelineDate: 30 May 2019 02:37:21 PM Greetings, Please find attached (PDF A4 format) a detailed explanation of my issues with the proposed Guideline for the Election of Board Seats 11 and 12, as we discussed on our recent tele-conference. I am happy to discuss this further of course. Best Regards, /Stephen _______________________________________________Ccnso-council mailing listCcnso-council@icann.orghttps://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccnso-council_________________________... submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.Do not Remove:[HID]20190530143721295[-HID]