Dear Councillors, I am referring to the message by Nigel Roberts, where he mentioned that he withdraws his name for consideration for the Board Seat 12 term that is scheduled to start in October 2021. Please find Nigel’s message attached. This is to confirm that an election will continue to be held - starting on 4 November 2020 (00:01 UTC), according to the timeline previously agreed upon by the ccNSO Council. The ballot will include 2 options: - the name of the candidate (one) - none of the above When selecting "None of the above", a ccTLD Manager believes that the candidate listed is not qualified to serve on the ICANN Board of Directors. A formal election notice will be posted on the ccNSO website and circulated on the ccNSO members mailing list, closer to the start of the elections. Background The ccNSO Council and ccNSO members have agreed that the ccNSO members shall propose and elect candidates for the two ICANN Board seats allocated to the ccNSO, and that the winner of said election - i.e. the candidate that receives the majority of the votes cast - shall in turn be nominated to the ICANN Board seat by a majority vote of the ccNSO Council. * Announcement call for nominations<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08jun20-en.htm> * Announcement closure call for nominations<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jul20-en.htm> * Announcement extension acceptance deadline<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08jul20-en.htm> * Archive for nominations and secondments<https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccnso-boardnominations/> * Relevant ccNSO guideline<https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-nominations...> * Timeline<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/timeline-nomination-icann-board-sea...> (v2) * Announcement candidate list<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-16jul20-en.htm> Best regards, The Nomination Process Manager Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org On 15/10/2020, 15:05, "Nigel Roberts" <nigel@channelisles.net> wrote: Sending this to you as Election Manager. Please confirm receipt. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Board Seat 12 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:55:32 +0100 From: Nigel Roberts <nigel@channelisles.net> To: ccnso-council@icann.org CC: nigel@channelisles.net Dear Councillors Please see the attached letter, and accept my apologies for my absence today (which is due to one of the competing priorities referred to within it). Thanks and hope to see you when COVID permits. Kind regards Nigel