Hello Robin,
I'm a little unclear about how this election for Board Seat #14 takes place.
Are there different rounds of voting where some number of candidates are dropped?
Is there somewhere online where I can find the rules for this election?
For some history on what has happened in the past see: http://www.dnso.org/elections/ The basic voting approach is set out at: http://www.dnso.org/elections/2003.GNSO-ICANN-seat14-voting-proc.html It is called "convention style" voting. We have a total of 27 votes in total that can be cast. A candidate needs to get 14 votes to be elected. If after an initial vote, no candidate ges 14 votes, then all candidates getting zero votes, and all candidates receiving the lowest non-zero number of votes are eliminated from subsequent rounds. E.g Below are some examples that demonstrate how the process can be applied. ELIMINATION OF CANDIDATES FROM SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS The specifics of eliminations from subsequent rounds of voting: On the first round, all candidates getting zero votes, and all candidates receiving the lowest non-zero number of votes are eliminated from subsequent rounds. Example first round: Candidate 1 receives 0 votes Candidate 2 receives 2 vote Candidate 3 receives 4 votes Candidate 4 receives 6 vote Candidate 5 receives 8 vote Candidate 6 receives 2 vote Candidate 1 is eliminated because he or she received zero votes. Candidates 2 and 6 are eliminated because they both received two votes, which is the lowest non-zero number. Candidates 3, 4, and 5 appear on the ballot in the next round. On all rounds after the first, all candidates receiving the lowest number of votes are eliminated from subsequent rounds. Example: Candidate 1 receives 2 votes Candidate 2 receives 11 votes Candidate 3 receives 2 votes Candidate 4 receives 9 votes Candidates 1 and 3 are eliminated because they both received two votes, which is the lowest number. Only candidates 2 and 4 appear on the ballot in the next round. In the final round, one candidate must receive a majority of the total number of votes that all members of the GNSO may cast. Example, assuming 24 votes total on GNSO Council: Candidate 1 receives 6 votes Candidate 2 receives 12 votes Candidate 3 receives 6 votes Candidates 1 and 3 are eliminated because they both received six votes, which is the lowest number. Because candidate 2 did not receive thirteen votes (a majority of 24), he or she is not selected in this round. An additional round will be run, with a single candidate, and candidate 2 must receive 13 affirmative votes to be victorious. Regards, Bruce Tonkin