ICANN At Large Election: Update 1.1
Two important documents relating to ICANN's At Large Membership election
process have been recently been posted on the ICANN website. Members of the
Internet community are encouraged to review them, and to provide comments
and input.
(A) NomCom Call for Recommendations and Expressions of Interest
The Nominating Committee has posted a Call for Recommendations and
Expressions of Interest at <http://www.icann.org/nomcom/call.htm>. The
posting lists some key criteria for nomination and useful guidelines for
input, along with a general timetable for its work. The NomCom actively
requests input. The NomCom's page is at <http://www.icann.org/nomcom/>.
(B) Proposed Rules for the Self-Nomination Process
A draft set of proposed rules for the self-nomination phase of the At Large
election process has been posted at
<http://www.icann.org/at-large/self-nomination.htm>. The deadline for
public comments is June 5.
BACKGROUND:
Later this year, ICANN's At Large Members will choose 5 Directors for the
ICANN Board. To become an At Large Member, please visit
<http://members.icann.org>. The At Large Membership election process can be
broken down into three distinct segments, with several components for each.
1. Determination of the ballot (now - August 20)
- Nominated by the Nominating Committee (now - July 20)
- Self-nomination (July 20 - August 20)
2. Campaign period (August 20 - September 20)
- Posting of web page for each candidate
- Notification of At Large Members via email
3. Vote by the At Large Members (September 20 - October 1)
- Casting of online ballots by At Large Members
- Counting of ballots
- Monitoring and oversight
- Announcement of results
The posted documents relate to the two components of item (1), above.
ICANN's Election Committee <http://www.icann.org/elcom/> is working to draft
detailed rules for items (2) and (3), which will be posted for public review
and comment over the coming months.
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