Re: [ga] Final draft of proposed mailing list rules

[Ellen Rony <erony@marin.k12.ca.us>]

On 1/18/00, Bradley D. Thornton wrote:

>I thought that membership in the GA was defined as this list as well as
>several others, including the Working Groups? At least that's what I
>recall from the election.
>
>Does the definition of "GA" change depending upon whether the NC wants
>ghosts to nominate candidates?

It seems so.  I believe the definition of the GA was changed "for voting
purposes only" so that people who are on the constituency lists could
participate in the nomination of ICANN board members. Those constituencies
already have power by virtue of their 3-member representation on the Names
Council, who actually elect the three ICANN board members.  This
duplication of power further diminished any meaningful role the GA might
have in the DNSO, IMHO.

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