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The 2020 Leadership Elections  are governed by the principle of sub-region rotation, implemented for the first time in 2019 in LACRALO. See LACRALO Operating Principles Title IV, article 7.2.a. The elections are also guided by the draft of the new LACRALO Rules of Procedure developed by the Governance Group [see latest draft here, in particular articles 19 and 23]-include link to draft 

• Leadership Position Rotation per Subregion: In accordance to the  LACRALO Operating Principles, there shall be a mechanism to rotate leadership positions among four subregions within LACRALO. In every election, each subregion shall be responsible for nominating candidates to certain positions. See Title IV About LACRALO Leadership Positions. 

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Specific Rules for all positions up for election

The positions to choose this year: 

The nomination process (using the draft of the new Rules of Procedure - Article 23):

1. A candidate can be nominated by any member of LACRALO, but the nominated candidates must be members of the ALSs located in the corresponding subregion. Observers cannot nominate or be nominated.
2. In the event that there is no candidate available from the corresponding subregion, the ALSs of that subregion can nominate candidates from any other ALS in LACRALO. This exceptional case will not modify the table of rotation of positions in the following years.
3. In cases where there is only one candidate, in any position, the candidate chosen by acclamation shall be considered elected without the need for voting.

Requirements for candidates (LACRALO Operating Principles 7.1.a.):

In addition to the SOI, standard requirement for all At-Large elections. LACRALO Candidates must declare not having any of the following conflicts, which are incompatible with a leadership position at LACRALO (Conflicts of Interest form):

1. Have close family relationships with ICANN employees (parents, siblings, spouses or partners, children);
2. Be under a financial contract with ICANN;
3. Have leadership positions in registries, registrars, ISPs or business associations specifically representing these businesses;
4. Be in a decision-making position on behalf of a national government, such as Minister of State, Deputy Minister, or equivalent;
5. Be participating as a representative of your country before the GAC or other AC / SO.

The voting process:

1. All accredited ALSs can vote for all positions. Observers do not vote.
2. The candidate who gets a plurality (majority) of weighted votes
3. This virtual voting will require a quorum of at least 50% of the active ALSs. The quorum is calculated using the number of ALSs casting valid votes, including "abstentions" if any, divided by the number of ALSs accredited in the region x 100.

Special rules for choosing the Chair Elect this year:

For the election of the Chair Elect, the draft rules on resignation cases will apply (Article 19). The position became vacant this year with the resignation of the Chair - Elect in 2019.

• In the event of resignation or vacancy in any position, it will be filled by another representative from the same subregion through an election procedure.
• The winner of the election can assume the role immediately after the election and the resignation period will end. Once the term of the vice-chair or vice-secretary ends, he will continue as Chair or Secretary, respectively, as contemplated in the normal process.

The same conditions apply for nominations mentioned for the other positions:

1. A candidate for Chair - Elect  can be nominated by any member of LACRALO, but the nominated candidates must be members of the ALSs located in the corresponding subregion, in this case, subregion A: (Central America and Mexico: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama).
2. In the event that there is no candidate available in subregion A, the ALSs of that subregion can nominate candidates from any other ALS in LACRALO. These exceptional cases will not modify the table of rotation of positions in the following years.
3. In cases where there is only one candidate for the position, the candidate chosen by acclamation shall be considered elected without the need for voting.