Garth, there is one other peripherally related issue. The ALAC RoP are explicit in that ALAC members (or there replacements) MUST vote as they see best (Section 19.10.4: ALAC Members, or any individual selected to replace an ALAC Member for the purposes of the vote, are encouraged to consult with the RALO from their region, but voting will however be undirected and votes must be cast in the best interests of At-Large, the ALAC and ICANN). The rule regarding the Chair's vote is different. Section 19.10.3: If a vote of a RALO Chair is to be directed by RALO membership, that decision and the nature of the direction require vote(s) of the RALO according to its rules. Last time, the decision of the RALO was to have the Chair conduct a straw poll of the membership, but not to bind the Chair in how he voted. Such a decision this time could be made by consensus as per normal NARALO processes. If the decision is to direct the Chair's vote, this would require a formal vote, and how to vote (perhpas multiple times, or an ordered list) would require a formal vote of the members as well. NOTE that you made reference to 27.7. That is a reference to the old Rules of Procedure which are no longer in force. The new ones that we are using can be found at https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Rules+of+Procedure and the applicable section is 19. I do not know when the first vote is scheduled, so you should probably check with Tijani who leads the group responsible for overseeing the selection to know what time constraints that you are under. Alan At 13/02/2014 11:14 AM, Garth Bruen wrote:

Hello NARALO'ers (-ites?),

There was a brief discussion on Monday's call about a pending election. I realize the discussion and issue is very confusing so I will hope to sort it out here for everyone. IF I HAVE MADE ANY FACTUAL ERRORS IN THE PROCESS PLEASE TELL ME.

The ICANN Board of Directors has one seat for an At-Large representative ("Seat #15"). The term of our current Board member ends this year. This person is voted on by leadership in the At-Large Advisory Council (ALAC) and the five (5) RALO chairs under rule #27.7.

Current Board is here: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board

ALAC members running for the Board may NOT vote in the election. This means a proxy voter must be selected and affirmed by a vote under rule # 19.10.1. The vote is a requirement, but how the alternate voters are selected is not defined.

Two of our ALAC members: Alan Greenberg and Evan Leibovitch, are both running for seat #15 so we need TWO replacement voters from NARALO.

Since I am the Chair and I am already voting. I cannot have second vote.

These are some of my sugestions for selecting alternative voters:

1. Assign the votes to our two other leadership positions: Louis Houle (NOMCOM) and Glenn McKnight (Secretary)

2. Select two (2) alternate voting candidates though a VOTE from ALL of the NARALO ALS operators, excluding the ALAC reps and NARALO Chair - affirm two alternates by vote.

3. Select two (2) alternate voting candidates RANDOMLY from ALL of the NARALO ALS operators, excluding the ALAC reps and NARALO Chair - affirm two alternates by vote.

I will entertain other suggestions.

To be clear, there are several "votes" involved here:

A) Potential vote for method of selecting alternative seat #15 voters (vote not required, can be done through consensus) B) An official vote for two (2) alternate seat #15 voters (ALL ALS representatives vote in this process) C) A vote for the Board seat #15 representative (Voting by Eduardo Diaz - ALAC, Garth Bruen - Chair, Alternate #1, Alternate #2)

There are many who would prefer that we select a Board representative through a vote by ALL ALSes or ALL At-Large particiapants, but that is a separate discussion.

Thanks, Garth

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