Election for ICANN Board seat now going on

[Raquel Gatto]

I was having the same thoughts to avoid overflow of messages (plus the fact
that I am a newbie at the list), but Avri deserves all the support messages!
Even if we can't drive the council members vote, they will be aware of the
strong community support.
If not clear yet: +1 to Avri!
[]s Raquel

2011/4/28 Ginger Paque <gpaque at gmail.com>

> Was avoiding another email in your mailboxes... but, in the name of support
> and consensus, here you are: +1 for Avri!
> Tx. Ginger
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> On 4/27/2011 7:58 PM, Andrew A. Adams wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>>> While it might be nice if we did have elections for the Board where all
>>> the members of the constituencies and stakeholders got to vote, at this
>>> point it is only the council members in the Non Contracted Parties House who
>>> vote.  Though who knows for future elections we could propose it - though it
>>> might take a by-laws change.
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>>> In the CSG, as I understand it, the chairs of the constituencies have
>>> directed how their council members must vote.  Of course they have the
>>> choice of obeying or not since it is a secret ballot.
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>>> In the NCSG, the council members are all free to decide for themselves
>>> how they will vote.
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>>> My hope is that they will decide to vote for me.  And maybe the support
>>> they see here will help them decide to do so.
>>>
>>> And of course it truly warms my heart to see your support.  I appreciate
>>> it greatly.
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>> While we can't direct the councillors votes on this matter, I think all
>> our
>> councillors are honourable enough to place a very heavy weight on the
>> support
>> from the constituency for Avri, which I also echo. Do we have a process by
>> which we could confirm majority or even no opposition (we'd be unlikely to
>> get a true unanimous positive vote, but no dissenting voices is still a
>> very
>> strong result) support for Avri's candidacy amongst the constituency
>> membership?
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