Re: AW: [gnso-osc-ops] Chair election procedure

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

On 2 Sep 2009, at 17:01, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:
> <GNSO Council Operating Procedures Rev090831-Ray-WUK edits.doc>

> a.     If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of both  
> houses threshold then the [WUK1] election will be rescheduled for no  
> sooner then the minimum election interval.
>  [WUK1]Sounds complicated to me; I have to understand


If after going though an election and a set of ballots, a single  
candidate cannot get the required 60% of each house, a new election is  
required.
One option is to hold another one immediately.  this might not be a  
productive use of time.
Since the Bylaws also indicate that the 2 vice-chairs chairs function  
as interim co-chairs when there is no chair, the possibility exits of  
just waiting a while and giving new leadership time to emerge before  
holding another election.
> In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council  
> Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will  
> serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be  
> held. Each follow-up Council meeting shall be used to conduct a  
> successful Council Chair election[WUK1] .
>  [WUK1]1.Discuss what happens if a house cannot select a VC with  
> 60%. 2. Minimum election interval?
good question, don't know.  the elections happen at a different time  
so there should be an exiting vice-chair at the time of the chair  
elections.  but that might not be the case (e.g. in this first instance)
and if the house is divided against itself it may also not be able to  
elect a vice-chair.
maybe the minimum election interval should not be used in the v-chair  
process.

a.