Re: [ICANN-EU] ICANN endorsement period prolonged

["Jeanette Hofmann" <jeanette@medea.wz-berlin.de>]

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> > May I take this chance to thank ICANN (who monitors this list without
> > any doubt) for this wise decision that, in the end, will allow more
> > people to vote adding more legitimacy to the ballot.
> 
> May I join you in this? I am wondering at the same time though, why the
> rules can be changed in this respect, and not in another, which we
> earlier discussed, vid. the 5 ICANN nominated versus the 2 member
> candidates.

I've noticed that many people appreciate ICANN's decision to extend 
the endorsement period.  However, I still feel uncomfortable about this 
move. First, I hadn't seen any discussion about this issue anywhere. I 
was completely taken by surprise and my first thought was: once 
again one of those top-down decisions. 
Second, I don't like the idea of changing rules during the election 
process. I mean several suggestions have been made recently to 
improve the election procedure. And it's probably save to say that 
most of us agree that this has to wait until the election is completed. 
So, what exactly justifies this exception? And who is allowed to judge 
between justified and not justified exceptions?

What do you think? Am I on the wrong track here?

jeanette


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