<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>this the message I prepared previously to be shared within this weekend to announce the election details to ncuc membership. please tell me if you want to add something or make an edit.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><div><br></div>==================<div>Hi everyone,
<div><br></div><div>the voting will start as announced previously in Monday 21st Nov. Only those who did check-in by Friday 18th Nov (reminder already sent for last chance) and are listed here <a href="http://www.ncuc.org/participate/ballots/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://www.ncuc.org/participa<wbr>te/ballots/</a>, will receive the ballot from this email address <a class="m_8937774077381784039external-link" href="mailto:tally@icann.org" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(59,115,175);font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:20px" target="_blank">tally@icann.org</a>. </div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">The vote is weighted in NCUC and as indicated in current NCUC bylaws (<a href="http://www.ncuc.org/governance/bylaws/" target="_blank">http://www.ncuc.org/<wbr>governance/bylaws/</a> Article VI voting): individual:1, small:1, large:2</span></div><div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.8px">The details about election and candidates are here <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Elections+2016" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://community.icann.<wbr>org/display/gnsononcomusercons<wbr>t/Elections+2016</a> and <span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Nominations+2016" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://<wbr>community.icann.org/display/<wbr>gnsononcomuserconst/Nomination<wbr>s+2016</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">. </span></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:12.8px">Those who will receive the ballot, will see something as below when they try to cost their vote:</div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-im"><span class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-im"><i><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-il">BALLOT</span><br> <br>2016 Annual Election of ICANN's Noncommercial User Constituency (NCUC) <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Elections+2016" target="_blank">https://co<wbr>mmunity.icann.org/display/gnso<wbr>noncomuserconst/Elections+2016</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">Please find the candidates’ statements here: </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomuserconst/Nominations+2016" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/di<wbr>splay/gnsononcomuserconst/Nomi<wbr>nations+2016</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">You can see the proposed new bylaws here:</p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wYP4-JGKA_u6QligvViBkygzj8Q62kmFF-ky5XSWWDU/edit?usp=drive_web" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/docume<wbr>nt/d/1wYP4-JGKA_u6QligvViBkygz<wbr>j8Q62kmFF-ky5XSWWDU/edit?usp=d<wbr>rive_web</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">Important Remarks: </p>1. For Bylaws voting: please select either Yes or No. If you choose both your vote won’t be counted.<br>2. For all positions, please select 1 candidate only; if you select more than 1 your vote won’t be counted<br>3. You can change your vote until the deadline on 4th December 23:59 UTC. Only the last selection will be counted.<br>4. You can vote for all Executive Committee positions regardless of what region you are in.<br>5. If you don't select any choice for a seat, the vote for that seat will be counted as zero.<br>6. You will receive several reminders during the election with the same link to your ballot. The weight of your vote is indicated in the ballot (1 for individual, 1 for small organisation and 2 for large organisation).<br>7. The candidate with the most votes wins. If the abstention count is greater than any candidate for a seat, the seat will remain vacant.<br></i></span></span><div><div class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-im"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-im"><i><br></i></div></div><p style="font-size:12.8px"></p><div><div class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-adm" style="font-size:12.8px"><div id="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-q_1586d3352b23b2f3_7" class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-ajR m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-h4"><div class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-ajT" style="opacity:0.3"></div></div></div><div class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-m_-4408082484294112237gmail-im"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Thank you for participating in NCUC!</i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i>I NCUC Bylaws approval: <br> Please select 1 choice:</i></p><p dir="ltr"><i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span>[] Yes<br> [] No</i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i>II. NCUC Chair (1-year term)<br> Please select 1 choice:<br></i></p><i> [] Farzaneh Badii <br> [] Abstain <br></i><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i>III. Five (5) NCUC Executive Committee members</i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i> <span style="font-size:12.8px"> Europe 1 seat (1-year term)</span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i> Please select 1 choice: </i></p><p dir="ltr"><i> [ ] Tatiana Tropina<br> [ ] Raoul Plommer <br> [ ] Abstain <span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></i></p><p dir="ltr"><i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Africa 1 seat (1-year term) </span><br></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i> Please select 1 choice:</i></p><p dir="ltr"><i> [ ] Benjamin Akinmoyeje <br> [ ] Hago Daffala<br> [ ] Ines Hfaiedh <br> [ ] Abstain <span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i> Asia Pacific 1 seat (1-year term) <br> Please select 1 choice:</i></p><p dir="ltr"><i> [ ] Elsa Saade<br> [ ] Rao Naveed Bin Rais<br> [ ] David Cake<br> [ ] Abstain <span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i> North America 1 seat (1-year term) <br> Please select 1 choice:</i></p><i> [ ] Anna Loup<br> [ ] Abstain</i></div></div></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-im"> Latin America & Caribbean 1seat (1-year term)<br> Please select 1 choice:</span><img class="m_8937774077381784039gmail-ajT" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif" style="font-size:12.8px"></i></p><i> [ ] João Carlos R. Caribe<br> [ ] Renata Aquino Ribeiro<br> [ ] Abstain</i></div></div></div></div>