Re: [gnso-osc] GNSO Council procedures - proxy vote - approval by April 15 - v3
<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks Philip.<div><br></div><div>A few very small edits in the attached.</div><div><br></div><div>This text actually raises more questions for me ;) </div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="Default"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">An abstaining or absent Councillor as defined above (the Proxy Giver) may transfer their vote to any other Councillor (the Proxy Holder). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div>So here we are clearly saying that a proxy may be transferred to any Councillor, no matter what house the Proxy Giver is, right?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="Default"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">If the Proxy Giver abstains: the Proxy Holder must vote “Yes” or “No” according to either:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a) an instruction from the appointing organization (if applicable) or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">b) the Proxy Holder’s own conscience. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <div> <div>Why? If the Proxy Giver abstains, why should that not be an abstention by the Proxy Holder?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight: yellow;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Quorum. A Councillor abstaining on a vote, if present at the meeting, does count toward quorum. A Proxy Holder does not count twice toward quorum. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div><div>Why? If a valid proxy has been given, then the required number of votes are there and surely that is what the quorum is trying to achieve: make sure the required number of votes are there?</div></div><div><br></div><div>Stéphane</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html> Attachment:
proxy votes v3 SVG Edits.doc <html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div> </div> <br><div><div>Le 6 avr. 2011 à 11:34, Philip Sheppard a écrit :</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">Thanks for all the useful debate.</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">In light of this I propose a revision of the earlier simplification.</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011"></span></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">This:</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- adds even more to simplification (Avri, Chuck et al)</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- makes it clear that attendance is preferred (Ray)</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011"></span></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- removes no existing rights (Stephane)</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- allows for equivalent flexibility for any proxy giving Councilor (Chuck)</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- removes the objection to the legal basis for the proxy giver providing voting direction (Ken).</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">- removes the odd absence/abstention confusion (Philip, Chuck, Avri).</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011"></span></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">Thoughts on the attached v3 ?</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">Ken, Rob any legal holes?</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011"></span></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011">Philip</span></font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"><span class="640142509-06042011"></span></font> </div></div> <span><proxy votes v3.doc></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>
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