[ICANN-EU] Re: prefered access for ICANN nominees

["Andreas Fügner" <Andreas.Fuegner@lizenz.com>]

Dear Andrew:

Thanks for your prompt attention and reply.

> to nominate five or more candidates for consideration by the
> At Large membership for selection to the ICANN Board.

This would be fullfilled, if the ICANN nominated candidates,
were now competing for the 7 places on the ballot
as the member nominated candidates are.

So why the unequal procedure?

Thanks again and best regards,

Andreas Fuegner




>Dear Andreas:
>
>Take a look at the Cairo resolutions, which did the following:
>
>"3. Establish a Nominating Committee consisting of members appointed by the
>Board to accept recommendations and nominations from the Internet community
>as a whole, and to nominate five or more candidates for consideration by
the
>At Large membership for selection to the ICANN Board;"
>
>"4. Establish a petition process for additional nominations from the At
>Large membership that meet certain minimum qualifying criteria; ..."
>
><http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-10mar00.htm#AtLargeMembership>
>
>There are therefore two ways to appear on the ballot:  (1) be nominated by
>the Nominating Committee, or (2) through member-nomination meet minimum
>support criteria (i.e., 2% of the activated members in the region).
>
>That was the consensus compromise achieved in Cairo.
>
>Best regards,
>
>--Andrew
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andreas Fügner [mailto:Andreas.Fuegner@lizenz.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:36 AM
>To: election@icann.org
>Subject: prefered access for ICANN nominees
>
>
>Dear Madam or Sir:
>
>I am desperately trying to find out,  when and by whom the decision was
>made,
>that the candidates nominated by the nomination committee will have a
>guaranteed
>place on the ballot and, thus, will be preferred over member nominated
>candidates.
>
>Could you please help me here?
>
>Many thanks in advance for this matter and all your work so far!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Andreas Fuegner
>
>
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