Fwd: NCPH Election for BOARD SEAT 14: second round of voting results

[Robin Gross]

I also share the concerns expressed by others here about the way in which we (noncommercial users) have been represented in this board election process.   

ICANN is constantly repeating that it is a "bottom-up" policy development forum, and that it is "accountable" to the community, and "transparent" in its decision making processes.  However it would seem that ICANN has failed on each of these 3 criteria in this crucial effort for representation of noncommercial efforts at the board level.

I am also puzzled by what happened during this election and how 2 GNSO representatives of noncommercial users could support the commercial candidate for the board seat instead of the noncommercial candidate - especially given the unanimously expressed support for that individual due to her years of dedicated service to the community.

I join the others in requesting that our 6 NCSG GNSO Counselors please explain to us how they voted in the board seat election and the rationale for that support.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Best,
Robin


On May 10, 2011, at 2:22 AM, Nuno Garcia wrote:

> I will add something to what Nicolas said, and please correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
> It it better to comeforth and explain what are the reasons for the swing in the sense of vote.
> 
> For several reasons:
> 1. the list of the voters is public. Such a result will undoubtedly cast a shadow on the member of such list who are in the NCSG
> 2. supposing the vote was done according to moral and ethical imperatives, we / you owe it to Avri to explain the reasons why, otherwise, this will also cast a much undeserved shadow over Avri's merits.
> 3. the NCSG is now confronted with the fact that it cannot trust to be represented in the ICANN structures.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Nuno Garcia
> 
> 
> On 10 May 2011 02:56, Nicolas Adam <nickolas.adam at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is more than disappointing, and i refrain from using stronger words, but not easily. I don't even know who the 6 voting members of NCSG were, but i know who Mr. Graham is .... and i can assure you he never stroke me as having  special affinity for non-commercial interests, however one understands them. He is a capable man, don't get me wrong, just not one that will think non-commercial first. Nor distant second, i would be inclined to think.
> 
> I don't know if i'm at ease with forcing any voting person to explain their turnabout (i don't have a clear picture of the representational/legitimacy scheme at play here) but i will find it very hard not to find this disgraceful absent explanations.
> 
> Absent explanations I will also find it hard not to presume ― as people in these sort of things usually have a clear understanding of who's going to vote for who ― that the two changes were not planned beforehand. I mean to say that absent explanations i will be tempted to believe that the first vote was merely a ploy directed at people like me (moderately in the know) to obscure the true leaning of some voters. 
> 
> Now i am merely vetting shamelessly my own emotional deficiencies. It is up to you ― whoever you are ―to put my presumptions to rest or not. 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Nicolas
> 
> 
> On 5/9/2011 2:06 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>> 
>> This is very disappointing. It means that two NCSG Council members switched their votes from Avri to Graham, despite the overwhelming support for Avri within this Stakeholder Group. I have trouble understanding how that could happen. Could those who made this switch please explain why they voted that way ?
>> 
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>> The second  round of voting for the NCPH election for the ICANN Board Seat 14  closed on Friday, 6 May, 2011 at 23:59 UTC.
>> As per the election procedures, the candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins.  The candidates have been notified of the results.
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>> 
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>> ·         Eight (8) votes for Bill Graham
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>> 
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>> ·         Five (5) votes for Avri Doria
>> 
>>  
>> Attached please find the detailed results  for the second round.
>> 
>> All thirteen votes were registered. 
>> Please check the results and let me know if you have any questions.
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