Re: [ga] Motion to prepare for Chair elections [was: GA Chairmanelection]

["Michael F. McNulty" <mcnulty@AZStarnet.com>]

I second the motion.
Michael McNulty

Joop Teernstra wrote:

> 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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