RE: [council] Proxy

["Chicoine, Caroline" <chicoinc@PeperMartin.com>]

I personally feel that each NC member from a Constituency represents the
Constituency as a whole and not the organization from which he or she was
nominated.  I also think that now that "permanent" NC Members are in place,
we all need to focus on being active NC members.  As a result, I would
prefer that proxies for an NC member be given to one of the remaining NC
members.  The only exception I see needed is obviously for the gTLDS'
Constituency.

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew McLaughlin [mailto:mclaughlin@pobox.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 10:28 AM
To: council@dnso.org
Cc: Louis L. Touton; Joe Sims
Subject: RE: [council] Proxy


Dear Axel & NC members:

I should point out that the Names Council does not have any proxy mechanism
in place which would allow non-NC members to participate in NC meetings.
The NC could develop such a policy if it chooses, but has not done so.  The
NC has several times allowed proxy voting through other members of the NC;
and on one occasion (the election of ICANN Directors), the NC adopted a
voting procedure that allowed non-NC members to cast proxy votes, pursuant
to instructions from the missing member.  That procedure was specific to the
election of ICANN Directors.

I have given similar advice to the Non-Commercial Constituency, which asked
about the election of "alternate" members to the NC;  I advised that the NC
doesn't have any policy in place which would allow non-NC alternates on a
standing basis.  In general, it's my reading of the Bylaws that each
constituency is allowed to elect only three NC representatives, not six
(including alternates).

I hesitate to say that this is a matter that the NC ought to put on its
agenda, because (in my view) there are a number of more important issues
that the NC ought to make progress on before getting bogged down in
proxy/alternate policies.  In any event, it's up to the NC to decide.

Sorry you won't be able to join us!  I'm in Cairo already, and the city is
magnificent.

--Andrew

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[ -----Original Message-----
[ From: owner-council@dnso.org [mailto:owner-council@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
[ aus der Muhlen, Axel
[ Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 5:11 AM
[ To: council@dnso.org
[ Subject: [council] Proxy
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[ Dear Members of the Names Council,
[ 
[ I am unable to attend the upcoming meeting of the Names Council 
[ in Cairo due
[ to a previous engagement.  This message is to therefore advise you that I
[ have given my proxy to Ted Shapiro, MPA-Brussels, to represent me at the
[ Names Council meeting on 8 March 2000 in Cairo and to vote on my 
[ behalf.  I
[ hope to be able to attend the next meeting and look forward to 
[ working with
[ you all.
[ 
[ Axel aus der Muhlen 
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