See: Final text of the election charter, 13th July, from Vittorio Bertola -
published on the discuss list and subsequently accepted:
*****If any of the eleven seats in the panel becomes vacant (ie because of
resignation, lack of suitable candidates...) it will be filled by the
first non elected candidate from the original election, provided that
he received at least 15 votes. If no suitable candidates are available
from the original election, and the number of remaining members in the
panel is lower than five, a new election will be held to fill the
vacant seat.*****
Also published at:
http://www.dnso.org/icannatlarge/2002.Jul.ICANNATLARGE-Election-charter.html
Thus I request Bruce Young and Edmundo Valenti, under the terms of the
Election Charter, to consider accepting the vacant positions on the Panel,
as the Charter provides for.