Please note that the 2013 ALAC RoPs state the following regarding the term of the ALAC Chair:

 8.2  If the Chair is still a member of the ALAC in the year following his or her selection, is willing to continue in that role and subject to the eligibility rules in Paragraph 5, the Chair’s term is deemed to be automatically renewed for a second year without any explicit action of the ALAC.

Relevant 2013 ALAC RoP

ALAC Chair Election

Call for Chair nominations – Friday, 25 October

End of call for Chair Nominations – Thursday, 7 November

Nominees accept their nominations – Friday, 8 November through Sunday, 10 November

Chair/staff sends Selection Summary to Lists – Sunday, 10 November

Vote on ALAC Chair  – Monday, 11 November through Friday, 15 November (is a vote still needed if there is only one nominee?)

Chair announced – Friday, 15 November

Proposed Chair Election Schedule

• 17 September 2012 Election Call  (sent to lists.)
• 1 October 2012 Deadline for Officer Nominations (to be sent to lists.)
• 3 October 2012 Chair to post to the public ALAC list an “election summary” message (sent to lists.)
• 4-11 October 2012 Nominations are discussed
• 8 October 2012 Deadline for Nominees to Accept their Nomination (sent to lists and or as notified and recorded on the relevant Election Pages of the At-Large Wiki.)
• 14 October 2012 Start of AGM
• 18 October 2012 Closure of AGM
• 18 October 2012 Start of Election of ALAC Officers by 2013 ALAC immediately after the closure of the AGM (Should a ballot be required)
• 22 October 2012 Election Results announced
• 22 October 2012 New ALAC Officers take their seats

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Text:

5. ALAC Chair Requirements and Responsibilities

5.1            The Chair must be an ALAC Member.

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5.14.4           Any other ALAC Member by mutual agreement of the ALAC Members. Barring such agreement, Staff shall identify one ALAC Member by random selection from among all remaining ALAC Members who are both willing to serve and have the explicit support of at least one other ALAC Member.

8. Terms

8.1            All appointments begin at the conclusion of one AAGM and continue until the conclusion of the following AAGM, unless the ALAC specifically identifies a different timeframe.

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Section D. Selections, Elections and Appointments

16. General Provisions

16.1            According to the ICANN Bylaws, the ALAC Chair has to be formally elected. Other selections and appointments can be made by Consensus, but failing that, elections can always be used as a last resort.

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17.4.7               If the Chair is being elected, and the incoming Chair is from different region than the Chair previously in office:

17.4.7.1              1           the existing ALT Member from the region represented by the new Chair must step down; and

17.4.7.2           a new ALT Member from the region represented by the former Chair must be selected   

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Nominee

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Geographic Region

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Position

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Nominated By/Supported By

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Date Accepted

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Role Previously Held By (Re-election Possible)

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Results

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