The facts are as follows: LACRALO was instituted as a meta-organisation to be run on principles of consensus decision-making and on democratic principles of governance. These ideals are documented in LACRALO organising instruments. Nomination period for the post of LACRALO Delegate to ALAC for the period 2015-2017 was established as 30 April, 2015 - 9 May, 2015 Lance Hinds, the representative member from DevNet, is the nominee for the post of LACRALO Delegate to the ALAC for the period 2015-2017 Jose Arce, the representative member from 'Asociacion para las Mejoras de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicacion' (AMTICs) nominated Lance Hinds on 8 May, 2015 Cintra Sooknanan, the representative member from ISOC-TT, seconded the nomination of Lance Hinds on 8 May, 2015 Several other At-Large Structures, including ACUI, UWI, and TTCS supported the nomination of Lance Hinds Lance Hinds accepted the nomination on 8 May 2015. Lance Hinds is the sole nominee for the post of LACRALO Delegate to ALAC 2015-2017 when the nomination period closed on 9 May 2015 The membership of LACRALO is 47 The clear majority of LACRALO members on a procedural poll - country coefficient excepted - is 24.5 ------------------------------------------- In our part of the world where the liberal democratic tradition and the practice of democratic principles are long and deep, a sole nominee to any post in a legal nomination process is duly elected to the post. Under normal circumstances the election of Lance Hinds would have been acknowledged at the close of the nomination period but no later than 2 days after close. Lance Hinds [s]election should have been messaged by the presiding officer on or around 11 May, 2015. In respect of LACRALO where consensus decision-making is the first principle, a sole nomination is evidence of consensus. Any member has the right to challenge the 'sense of the room' but must publicly declare, that is to say, message the entire membership, of intention to challenge the consensus. The said member may also privately advise the Secretariat of intent and the Secretariat is duty-bound to advise ALL members of this member's intent. That is to say, the challenging member MUST be identified for the membership. When the consensus is challenged, the Secretariat must immediately call for a consensus poll that must be open for at least 3 days but no longer than 7 days. Credentials for the poll is circulated to the ENTIRE membership, meaning ALL are present. For the challenge to the consensus to be sustained, a clear majority of the MEMBERSHIP, that is to say 50% + 1, must agree with the member challenging the consensus. ------------------------------------------ The UWI ALS is unanimous that: The nomination of Lance Hinds was, is and remains valid; That there is no public record of a challenge to the consensus emanating from his sole nomination; That the consensus poll was improperly invoked and further, the conduct of the poll was flawed; The motion for a new nomination process was improper; The motion for general assembly to consider the election of LACRALO delegate to the ALA 2015-2017 is improper; This general assembly is an illegal assembly and is not competent to consider the motion for a vote for LACRALO delegate to the ALAC 2015-2017. On these bases, the UWI ALS has charged the LACRALO leadership with: Failure to act in accordance with LACRALO Rules of Procedure and the ordinary rules of order pertaining democratic institutions That they conspired with one and each other and with others unknown to hijack the electoral process of LACRALO The UWI ALS -Carlton Samuels ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================