RE: [gnso-osc] GNSO Council procedures - avoiding abstention - proxy vote - approval by April 15

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Avri.

Chuck

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> From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Avri Doria
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:33 PM
> To: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [gnso-osc] GNSO Council procedures - avoiding abstention
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> proxy vote - approval by April 15
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Really good questions and I could agree with both suggestions.
> 
> I do not remember us having any specific question on these in the WG
> and they may just be the result of Mr. Bour's attention to detail that
> no one in the group had an objection to.  but I may be wrong about
this
> (like about anything else, I guess)
> 
> a.
> 
> On 4 Apr 2011, at 13:56, Gomes, Chuck wrote:
> 
> > I have some questions regarding Section 4.5.3, part b, Proxy Voting:
> > *         Paragraph ii says "The Council NCA will vote "Yes" or "No"
> or "Abstain" according to conscience."  Why is there not an option for
> the abstaining NCA to give instructions for how he/she wants to vote
> like there is for SG Councilors?  Note that paragraph i for SG
> Councilors says "The Proxy Holder must vote "Yes" or "No" according to
> either a) an instruction from the appointing organization or b) an
> instruction from the absent Councilor, or in the absence of an
> instruction c) the Proxy Holder's own conscience."  Is there some
> reason why the following should not be considered by paragraph ii:
"The
> Council NCA will vote "Yes" or "No" or "Abstain" according to an
> instruction from the absent Councilor, or in the absence of an
> instruction the Proxy Holder's own conscience."
> > *         The next to last paragraph of this section says: "Mutiple
> proxies. A GNSO Councilor is not permitted to be a Proxy Holder for
> more than one vote for any specific motion. . . ."  What is the reason
> for this restriction?  What happens if the NCAs for both houses are
> absent in the same meeting and want to give their proxy to the
> nonvoting NCA?  One way of resolving this possible scenario is to all
> the nonvoting NCA to hold up to two proxies in the case where both
> voting NCAs want to submit proxies.  Another way would be to allow one
> of the house NCAs to assign a proxy to an SG Councilor in the
> applicable house.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > From: owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Philip Sheppard
> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 5:12 AM
> > To: gnso-osc@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [gnso-osc] GNSO Council procedures - avoiding abstention -
> proxy vote - approval by April 15
> >
> > For approval April 15
> >
> > As the OSC may be aware Council raised some concern with the current
> rules on proxy voting.
> > Proxy voting is allowed as one remedy to avoid an abstention.
> > The source of the concern was that the Council rules assumed the
> existence of procedures in Constituency charters that were not
> universal.
> >
> > I attach a proposed version that avoids this assumption while
> retaining the essence of the proxy option.
> > I have also taken the opportunity to simplify language in this
> section to avoid ambiguity.
> >
> > Please may I have your approval to recommend this change to Council?
> > Deadline is April 15.
> >
> > Philip Sheppard
> > OSC Chair
>