[gnso-osc-ops] GCOT Documents: Voting, Term Limits, and Absences
GCOT: I have modified three documents and present them to the Work Team for review. I suggest taking them up in the order presented below... 1) Section 2.1-Council Member Term Limits a) Changes to 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 per GCOT's teleconference on 24 March (redlined). 2) Chapter 4-Voting [Revised 24 March 2010 and marked as OSC Version #2] a) 4.3-Motions and Votes: added language to clarify that a reason/explanation may be provided when entering Y and N votes in addition to abstentions when it is always required. This matter was raised by Steve Metalitz at the OSC meeting in Nairobi. b) Section 4.4-Absentee Voting: replacement language to permit alternate voting mechanisms (e.g. electronic) when approved by the Chair and ratified by all Vice-Chairs present. c) Section 4.5-Abstentions: added a new clause (see 4.5.3-c-vi) that occurred to me when writing the Absences material (below). A Temporary Alternate, if/when it affects a Council officer (e.g. Chair or Vice-Chair), should not imply that the TA assumes that officer's responsibilities. I wanted to make that explicit to avoid any potential confusion. 3) Section 3.8-Absences and Vacancies a) Complete replacement for the original 3.8 to include handling: incidental absences, leaves of absence (planned and unplanned), and vacancies. The vacancies material was drafted in response to Steve Metalitz' question at the Nairobi OSC session as to whether a vacancy would result in a reduction to the voting denominator. The procedures were previously silent on that matter, so I thought it should be addressed. Note: the above revisions have not been reviewed by Legal. Please let me know if there is anything else that I can do to assist the GCOT in completing these remaining sections. Ken Bour P.S. I will begin drafting the generalized Board Seat Elections material which will go into Section 2.4 of the GOP replacing Annex 1. Attachment:
GNSO Ops Procs Ch 4-Voting (Revised 24 Mar 09; OSC Version #2).doc Attachment:
Section 2.1-Term Limits Special Circumstance (KBv2-RHv1).doc Attachment:
Section 3.8-Absences (KBv2).doc
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