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>Register to Vote on Rebid of ICANN Contracts
>
>The Internet
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>Posted by michael on 02-05-04 19:48 from the no-confidence dept.
>
>James Love writes "After a difficult debate, a body within ICANN,
>the DNSO "General Assembly," has agreed to hold a vote on whether or
>not to ask the US Department of Commerce to rebid its contracts with
>ICANN. A rebid would provide an opportunity for the public to reject
>the current Lynn/ICANN/Staff/Board proposal for reorganization, and
>to consider also alternatives to ICANN, including those that would
>be more accountable, less coercive and considerably less ambitious
>in terms of exercising control over the Internet. It appears as
>though this vote will be held the week of May 13-17. The ICANN DNSO
>General Assembly has historically been a forum for talking about
>ICANN issues, but it has no actual power, and rarely permits votes
>on substantive issue. Indeed, since its creation, there have been
>only 11 votes, just two of which involved policy issues. Anyone can
>register to vote in these elections, which are not binding on ICANN,
>but in this case would be timely and important, and could persuade
>the US Department of Commerce to get serious about dealing with an
>out of control ICANN. Go here to register to vote." There's a bunch
>of debate on this in the list archives of the DNSO mailing list.
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