RE: [ga] Motion to prepare for Chair elections [was: GA Chairman election]

[ken@orion.pmiw.com (PMIW, Ken Stoen)]

I would be pleased to second the motion!

Ken Stoen
PMIW

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Roberto
>Gaetano
>Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 11:28 PM
>To: terastra@terabytz.co.nz
>Cc: ga@dnso.org
>Subject: Re: [ga] Motion to prepare for Chair elections [was: GA
>Chairman election]
>
>
>Incidentally,
>
>#1 has been already done, we have a voting Register
>
>Regards
>Roberto
>
>
>
>
>>At 21:37 30/10/00 +0100, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>>>Hi.
>>>
>>>As you know, my term will finish at the end of the year, and the 
>>>mechanism for the election of my successor is, according to the ICANN 
>
>>>Bylaws (Article VI-B, Section 2(i)) via a vote of the Name Council.
>>>
>>>I believe that the situation has been changed since this article has 
>>>been written, and that the GA should have the right of electing its 
>own 
>>>Chairman.
>>
>>Dear Roberto,
>>
>>Without a Chair, the GA cannot act at all. With an appointed Chair, it 
>has
>>proven to be powerless as well.
>>But as current Chair, you can process a motion to
>>
>>1. Create a voters' roll for the GA (publish the names, but not the 
>email
>>adresses on the DNSO website)
>>2. hold elections for Chair as soon as this roll is established, so 
>that a
>>new Chair can take his place as your term expires.
>>3. petition the Board for a Bylaw amendment that will give such a GA
>>elected Chair a legitimate role.
>>
>>I am herewith making such a motion.
>>Any seconds?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--Joop Teernstra LL.M.--  
>>the Cyberspace Association and 
>>the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
>>http://www.idno.org  
>>
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