[[--Translated text (es -> en)--]] Subject: VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - TIE BREAKING VOTE From: staff@atlarge.icann.org Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked That TIE BREAKING VOTE to be held to select the candidate to run against Abdul Rahim Rinalia for the Board Manager (Seat # 15) selected by the ALAC / At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take Their seat at the 2014 AGM). No candidate in VOTE ROUND 2 received more than 50% of the votes. The next step will be to hold a vote to break the tie Between Sbastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. The winner of this tie-breaking vote will run against Abdul Rahim Rinalia. ***** Question: Who do you support to run against Abdul Rahim Rinalia for the Board Manager (Seat # 15) selected by the ALAC / At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate Between the two tied candidates below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): Sbastien Bachollet Alan Greenberg ***** TIE BREAKING VOTE Procedure PLEASE NOTE THAT the poll for the TIE BREAKING VOTE will be open from Sunday, 23-March-2014 20:00 SGT (12:00 UTC) to Saturday, 24-March-2014 17:30 SGT (09:30 UTC) . Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, Their vote to cast. Staff will send reminders, as well as contact electorates who havent voted before the poll closes. The TIE BREAKING VOTE simple majority will be: May electorate members choose only one candidate for Whom They Will Their vote cast. The candidate With the Most votes wins. If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, That candidate will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Abdul Rahim Rinalia for the Board Manager (Seat # 15) position. If no candidate Receives more than 50% of the votes cast, an in-person, random draw will take place in the VIP room on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 17:45 SGT (9:45 UTC). The winner of the random tie breaking will enter the next draw VOTE pool to compete against Abdul Rahim Rinalia for the Board Manager (Seat # 15) position. The poll VOTE Following the tie breaking will be open from Monday, 24-March-2014 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) to Wednesday 26-March-2014 14:00 SGT (0600 UTC). This vote will Also be simple majority vote. If more than one candidate Receives 50% of the votes cast, Declared That candidate will be the ultimate winner and the Board Manager selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is Undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (7:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner of the Board Officer (Seat # 15) selected by the ALAC / At-Large process (ie end winner) will be Reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org <file://localhost/applewebdata/::EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF:Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto/staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ [[--Original text (es) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/034af7150e.html --]]