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Once nominated, the nominee is responsible for public acceptance of the nomination and for making a *public statement* that includes:

   - Name, declared region of residence, gender and employment;
   - Any conflicts of interest;
   - Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position;
   - Qualifications for the position;
   - Statement of availability for the time the position requires; and
   - Optionally, any other information that the candidate believes is relevant.

**  Also note that under the rules, no more than two (2) NCSG GNSO Council Representatives can be declared resident of the same geographic region as defined by ICANN, and there should be at least two of each gender.

The 3 2 continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors (those not up for election now) are from Africa, Europe and Latin America & Caribbean regionsAsia Pacific & North America regions, one man, two womenone woman.

**  These terms all commence on 9 3 November (at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual 2017 Annual ICANN Meeting in Hyderabad).

**  All NCSG members will receive a separate email notice requesting "check-in" and verification of email address.

Election Process

This is a an election with ballots.

• The vote will be open from 21 August 2017 until 3 September 2017 23:59 UTC
• A ballot sent to each of the active members, which list will be closed on 20 August 2017 23:59 UTC
• This ballot will come from tally@icann.org.  
• Voters will need to select 4 council candidates and 1 NCSG Chair candidate.  

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