Rule(s)
9.1 No earlier than one calendar month and no later than three weeks before the
beginning of an ICANN Meeting where an ALAC officer has to be elected, the current
Chair of the ALAC will send to the public ALAC list an “election call” message, listing
the officers that are to be elected at that ICANN Meeting, asking for nominations, and
stating the deadline according to the following paragraph 9.2.
9.1.1 Where a vacancy arises either through recall or resignation, the Chair will
send to the public ALAC list an “election call” message, listing the officer
position that has become vacant, announcing that nominations are open, and
stating the deadline according to the following paragraph 9.2.2
9.2 The deadline for nominations for all open officer positions shall be 14 (fourteen) days
after the date of the “election call”. Only delegates can nominate or self-nominate, by
posting a message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet
eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be
nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements at the
moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet them before taking
their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet the eligibility requirements
after the closure of the next Annual General Meeting are invalid. 9.2.2 Where an election is being held to fill a vacancy for the remainder of an
ordinary term of office, the eligibility requirements of the above paragraph 9.2
shall be amended as follows: Only those eligible to serve as from the date of
conclusion of the voting shall be eligible.
9.3 Nominations must be accepted by the nominee by sending a message of acceptance to
the public ALAC list (or to the person who nominated them, who will then forward it
to the public ALAC list, if they do not have posting privileges to the public ALAC list at
the time) by the deadline of 7 (seven) days after the deadline for nominations.
Nominations that are not accepted are invalid.
9.4 After the deadline for nomination acceptance has passed and either:
9.4.1 not less than seven (7) days before the opening of the ICANN Meeting, if a
regular election, or;
9.4.2 within seven (7) days from the end of the nomination acceptance period,
if a vacancy is being filled between Annual General Meetings the Chair will post to the
public ALAC list an “election summary” message. This message will contain a
summary of all valid nominations for any open position. In the message, the Chair will
also notify the day and time in which the actual vote will happen; such day and time
must be either:
9.4.3 For regular elections: between the beginning and the closure of the ICANN
Meeting, except when the Meeting is also the Annual General Meeting. In this latter
case, the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty-eight) hours after
the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the electorate will include the
delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, and will
not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure of that Annual
General Meeting, or:
9.4.4 Where a vacancy arises in mid-year: the electorate shall consist of those
delegates who are currently serving ALAC Members
9.5 Nominations shall then be discussed on the public ALAC list, via instant messaging
services or by telephone, and/or at the physical ALAC meetings during the ICANN
Meetings, as applicable.
9.6 At the day and time of the vote, delegates will be provided (by staff or a delegated
disinterested third party) with a mechanism for voting that meets the following
requirements:
9.6.1 It allows for each delegate to cast their vote in a confidential manner, so that
no other delegate or officer shall know it;
9.6.2 It allows for delegates who are not physically present to cast their vote
remotely (also in advance of the day and time of the vote, if they are
unavailable at that moment 9.6.3 Each delegate can cast up to one preference for each open position, picking
among the list of validly nominated individuals published at rule 9.4. Votes
for other individuals are considered equivalent to abstention.
