Re: [ga] Proposal for ballot text # 4

[k@widgital.com (Kristy McKee)]

At 11:33 PM 5/14/2002 +0000, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>James Love proposed the following text:
>
>>====Suggested Ballot text # 3================
>>"The GA wishes to express its confidence in the ICANN board of directors to
>>address the reform process, and agrees with the general direction of the
>>Committeee on ICANN reform work so far."
>>======================================
>
>
>Well, since we are in the mood for adding confusion, let me propose 
>another text.
>====Suggested Ballot text # 4================
>WHEREAS the major problems with the current situation are:
>1) the lack of open and transparent process
>2) failure to involve directly all the Internet stakeholders
>
>The General Assembly of the Domain name Supporting Organization of 
>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) asks the US 
>Department of Commerce that, if an open competition for the services now 
>provided by ICANN will be held, the bids shall be submitted in an open and 
>transparent process to the Internet Community, who will decide the winner 
>with a global vote to be held online with the principle of "one individual 
>- one vote".
>
>Anything less would perpetrate the current method of taking decisions 
>behind closed doors, and without giving the power to the people that 
>deserve it, i.e. the individual users and stakeholders of the Internet.
>================================
>
>If Jamie`s motion is in order and in the scope of the GA, well, then this 
>one is as well.
>As for the chances of having USG listening to us and organize a global 
>internet vote, well, if somebody thinks that they will do a rebid just 
>because the GA asks, they might think also that we will have the online 
>vote to award the new contract.
>As for the difficulty of organizing such vote, the objection is moot: if 
>ICANN should be able to do it for the AtLarge elections, why on earth 
>should USG not be able to do it? In fact, they have the knowledge, the 
>financial resources, and all what is needed.
>
>Comments and seconds welcome.
>Regards
>Roberto
>

I, Kristy Mckee, second Roberto's Suggested Ballot text #4.

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