Council,
The ICANN by-laws section 3 introduces the concept of
staggered terms of office for Council reps. Terms are two-year but there is
rotation every year.
The transition article of the by-laws achieves this
staggering in year one (2003) uniquely with
one rep being elected for just one year. Thereafter all
elections are held for two-year terms.
Further to the decision by the Board, there are currently
three representatives per constituency. It is consistent with the concept of
two-year terms, that there is initially one
representative elected in 2003 for the one-time only one-year term, while
the remaining two representatives are elected as usual
for two-year terms.
It is the intention of the Business Constituency to nominate
representatives accordingly. We welcome comment from other constituencies on
this approach.
Philip Sheppard
Marilyn Cade
Grant Forsyth