Section 27.5 NOMINATING COMMITTEE DELEGATE TERMS
(a) For the Nominating Committee with a term commencing at the conclusion of the ICANN General Meeting in 2024, the delegates shall be selected in accordance with Section 8.3 of these Bylaws as adopted on 11 October 2023. To effectuate the introduction of the two-year terms and support the goal of staggering delegate terms, the following delegates will serve a one-year term:
(i) The delegates appointed pursuant to:
(A) Section 8.2.(c)(i) (ASO);
(B) Section 8.2 (c)(iii) (GAC); and
(C) Section 8.2 (c)(v) (RSSAC).
(ii) Three of the delegates appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 8.2(d).
(iii) Three of the delegated appointed by the Generic Names Supporting Organization pursuant to Section 8.2(e).
(b) The At-Large Advisory Committee and the Generic Names Supporting Organization are responsible for identifying which delegates are assigned to the one-year terms identified above.
(c) All other seats identified at Section 8.2 of these Bylaws shall be seated for two-year terms.
(d) No person who served on either or both of the two prior Nominating Committees (with terms ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2023 or 2024) is eligible for appointment to the Nominating Committee term commencing at the conclusion of the ICANN General Meeting in 2024.
(e) For the Nominating Committee with a term commencing at the conclusion of ICANN General Meeting in 2025, only those seats as identified in this Section 27.5(a)(i)-(iii) shall be filled, each for a two-year term. No person who served on either or both of the Nominating Committees with terms ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2024 or 2025 shall be eligible for appointment to this term.
(f) For the purposes of calculating and filling vacancies under Section 8.3(e), the following rules shall apply for the one-year terms specified in this Transition Article:
- Service in all or part of a one-year term shall not be counted towards the total time served on the Nominating Committee, and the persons remain eligible to serve two two-year terms pursuant to Section 8.3.
- One-year terms vacated with less than four months remaining in the term shall not be replaced, regardless of the reason for vacancy. The seat shall remain vacant until the commencement of the Nominating Committee with a term commencing with the conclusion of ICANN's Annual General Meeting in 2025.
