Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Consensus Call: Chair & Vice Chair Election Procedures

[Amr Elsadr <aelsadr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I know this in not exactly standard practice, but I would like to offer what I 
believe to be a friendly amendment (can’t think of a better term right now) to 
the language we are asking our SGs/Cs to consider.

Specifically, the last sentence in section 2.2.1 #3 reads:

> Should the House with the vacant Vice-Chair position fail to designate an 
> interim Vice-Chair, the Designated Interim Vice-Chair from the other House 
> will serve as an Interim Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively 
> elected.

This sentence seems applicable to me in 2.2.1 #2, but not #3. If we’re dealing 
with scenario 3, then there are already no vice chairs available to serve on an 
interim basis from either House. I believe this sentence may better serve the 
purpose we intended if it were something more like this:

“Should one of the Houses fail to designate an interim Vice-Chair, the 
designated interim Vice-Chair from the other House will serve as an interim 
Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively elected.”

I hope this makes sense to folks. If there is agreement on this, perhaps we can 
ask for an amended document to circulate to our groups?

Thanks, and apologies for not catching this sooner.

Amr

> On Jun 2, 2016, at 11:21 PM, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Dear SCI members,
>  
> As agreed on the SCI call on 02 June, the attached document, CONSENSUS 
> CALL-GNSO Operating Procedures Proposed Revision Chair-Vice-Chair Elections 
> 02 June 2016, is being circulated for a formal Consensus Call.  The document 
> is the proposed revision to the GNSO Operating Procedures to include the new 
> text relating to Chair and Vice Chair elections.  The text includes the 
> following suggested changes from today’s SCI call:
>  
> 1.       In Section 2.2 (2) delete the phrase "within the allotted time 
> period" in the sentence “Should the House with the vacant Vice-Chair position 
> fail to appoint an interim Vice-Chair within the allotted time period, the 
> continuing Vice-Chair from the other House will serve as an Interim 
> Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively elected.”  Show the 
> deletion in strikeout.
> 2.       In Section 2.2 (3) delete the phrase "within the allotted time 
> period" in the sentence “Should the House with the vacant Vice-Chair position 
> fail to designate an interim Vice-Chair within the allotted time period, the 
> Designated Interim Vice-Chair from the other House will serve as an Interim 
> Vice-Chair alone until a new Chair is conclusively elected.”  Show the 
> deletion in strikeout.
> 3.       In Section 2.2 (4) insert the phrase “within the allotted time 
> period” after “on an interim basis” in the sentence “If both Houses should 
> fail to temporarily fill the role of Vice Chair on an interim basis, the 
> non-voting NCA will be designated the Interim Chair to oversee the Chair 
> election and conduct Council business until such time as a Chair is 
> conclusively elected.”  Show the addition in brackets.
>  
> Background:
> In its motion approved on 19 November 2015 the GNSO Council requested the SCI:
> 1. To review Sections 2.2(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating Procedures 
> with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming Council members 
> to run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and end dates and the 
> duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance with the ICANN 
> Bylaws; and (iii) the timing of publication of the election results; and
> 2. To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair 
> to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating Procedures.
> In December 2015 the SCI created Subteam B to discuss and draft possible new 
> procedures.  The Subteam members were: Anne Aikman-Scalese, Angie Graves, 
> Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, and Sara Bockey.
> The Subteam submitted its recommendations to the SCI to consider at its 
> meeting during ICANN 55 in Marrakech, Morocco on 05 March 2016.
> On 02 June the SCI discussed the draft revisions and asked staff to submit 
> them to the SCI for a Consensus Call.
> If there are no objections or changes received in two weeks by Thursday 16 
> June, the language will be presumed to be accepted by Full Consensus.
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Julie 
> Julie Hedlund, Policy Director
>  
>  
>  
>  
> <CONSENSUS CALL-GNSO Operating Procedures Proposed Revision Chair-Vice-Chair 
> Elections 02 June 2016.docx><CONSENSUS CALL-GNSO Operating Procedures 
> Proposed Revision Chair-Vice-Chair Elections 02 June 2016.pdf>