Hello Eberhard, The "none of the above"-option is included in the ccNSO internal guideline, "ccNSO Nominations process ICANN Board Seats 11 and 12". The most recent version of the guideline was adopted by the ccNSO Council during its meeting on 22 August 2019 (Council wiki 22 Aug meeting: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=100534575). Please find the guideline here: https://ccnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/field-attached/ccnso-nominations... See section 3.7: […] • The ballot will include the name(s) of the candidate(s) and “None of the above”, “None of the above” will mean that a ccTLD Manager believes the candidate(s) listed is / are not qualified to serve on the ICANN Board of Directors. […] Best regards, Joke Braeken ccNSO Policy Advisor joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/ http://ccnso.icann.org On 20/09/2019, 14:29, "Dr Eberhard W Lisse" <el@lisse.na> wrote: Joke, In > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ccnso.icann.org_en_anno... I read [...] Even if there is only one candidate nominated for seat number 11, an election will be held, to allow the ccNSO members to either cast their vote for the candidate, or to select the option "none of the above". [...] Can you please advise us where the "one of the above" option on the ballot would come from? It seems to contradict the Bylaws and I can not recall any membership decision in this regard. el -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) el@lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 / Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/