[ncdnhc-discuss] ICANN committee recommends voting restrictions,fewer At-Large di rectors

[Dave Crocker]

At 06:08 AM 8/31/2001, Jonathan Weinberg wrote:
>So for good or for ill, even if we have nine elected at-large directors, 
>they will not "control" the Board in a voting-bloc sense, because they are 
>highly unlikely to vote as a bloc.

The issue is not whether the current set of at-large folks always vote as a 
block, but whether they have enough in common, in the way they are 
selected, to limit diversity.  Limiting diversity does not mean that 
multiple people act as if they were one, it means that they have a basis 
for doing it sometimes.

Just as with the idea of conflict of interest, the concern is not that 
someone has actually behaved in a certain way, but that there are forces 
working on them that might influence them inappropriately.

The entire reason we have the concept of constituencies is a) to limit the 
effect of one perspective, and b) look for a range of different 
perspectives.  At-large is one perspective.

I think it is fine to allow more than one at-large, since the 'perspective' 
is not as cohesive as some other constituencies, but it is strong enough to 
be significant.  That means that it appropriate to have only 1/4 to 
1/3.  No more than that.

It is essential to FORCE the entire set of at-large board members to work 
collaboratively with members of other constituencies.


>I happen to think that having nine elected at-large directors would 
>provide desirable balance on the Board,

Please explain what factors produce this "balance".

d/


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