[Aftld-members] Call for nominations to the ccNSO Council.

Tue Oct 1 07:56:38 EAT 2024

Read the announcement below here:
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27sep24-en.htm

Dear ccNSO members,

The 3-year term for five members of the ccNSO Council will end in March 
2025:
•	Africa: Biyi Oladipo
•	Asia Pacific: Jordan Carter
•	Europe: Nick Wenban-Smith
•	Latin America/Caribbean: Demi Getschko
•	North America: Pablo Rodriguez

On Tuesday, 1 October 2024 (00:01 UTC), the ccNSO will open a call for 
nominations to fill those seats.  The nomination and secondment 
procedure closes on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 (23:59 UTC). Note: As per 
the ccNSO Guideline, only the Representative from a ccNSO member will be 
able to nominate and second candidates to serve as a ccNSO Councillor. 
Further instructions are included below.

The ICANN Bylaws, Article 10 – Section 10.4 (g) state:

"(g) The ccNSO Council members selected by the ccNSO members from each 
Geographic Region (see Section 10.3(a)(i)) shall be selected through 
nomination, and if necessary, election, by the ccNSO members within that 
Geographic Region. At least 90 days before the end of the regular term 
of any ccNSO-member-selected member of the ccNSO Council, or upon the 
occurrence of a vacancy in the seat of such a ccNSO Council member, the 
ccNSO Council shall establish a nomination and election schedule, which 
shall be sent to all ccNSO members within the Geographic Region and 
posted on the Website."

How to nominate and second a candidate

TIMELINE | The nomination and secondment procedure starts Tuesday, 1 
October 2024 (00:01 UTC) and closes Tuesday, 22 October 2024 (23:59 
UTC).

WHO CAN NOMINATE OR SECOND? | The ICANN Bylaws, Article 10 – Section 
10.4 (h) state:
"(h) Any ccNSO member may nominate an individual to serve as a ccNSO 
Council member representing the ccNSO member's Geographic Region. 
Nominations must be seconded by another ccNSO member from a different 
Territory, from the same Geographic Region. By accepting their 
nomination, individuals nominated to the ccNSO Council agree to support 
the policies committed to by ccNSO members."

The ccNSO Council election guideline, section 3.2, states:
"Only the Representative from a ccNSO member will be able to nominate 
and second candidates to serve as a ccNSO Councillor. New ccNSO members 
can participate in the nomination process if their ccNSO membership 
application has been approved by the ccNSO Council one day prior to the 
day the nomination process starts. A Representative from a ccNSO member 
may self-nominate, but is then not allowed to second their 
self-nomination. Self-nominations must be seconded by two 
Representatives from two other Territories in the Region."

The Glossary of the Internal ccNSO Rules, states:
"Representative - Each ccTLD manager may designate in writing a person, 
organization, or entity to represent the ccTLD manager in matters 
relating to the ccNSO ("Representative"). In the absence of such a 
designation, the person, organization, or entity listed as the 
administrative contact in the IANA database shall be deemed to be the 
designate of the ccTLD manager by whom the ccNSO member shall be 
represented."

Contact joke.braeken at icann.org, in case you have questions regarding who 
is listed as the Representative for your ccTLD.

NEW ccNSO MEMBERS | Note that new ccNSO members can participate in the 
nomination process if the ccNSO membership application has been approved 
by the ccNSO Council one day prior to the nomination process start, 
i.e., latest on 30 September 2024.

SELF-NOMINATIONS | As per the relevant ccNSO guideline, ccNSO members 
may self-nominate themselves, but are not allowed to second their 
nomination. Self-nominations must be seconded by two ccNSO members from 
the region.

INSTRUCTIONS | Nominations and secondments should be sent by e-mail to 
the Election Manager at the following e-mail address: 
ccnso-nominations at icann.org. Templates for nominating and seconding 
nominations are provided below. You are kindly invited to follow these 
instructions closely, and not to use alternative templates. Consult the 
archive for nominations and secondments here: 
https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/ccnso-nominations@icann.org/

= = = please send to ccnso-nominations at icann.org
TEMPLATE | NOMINATION TO THE ccNSO COUNCIL
Your full name:
Your e-mail address:
Your ccTLD:
Your geographic region:
Full name of the person you nominate to the ccNSO council:
e-mail address of the person you nominate:

= = = send to ccnso-nominations at icann.org
TEMPLATE | SECONDING A NOMINATION TO THE CCNSO COUNCIL
Your full name
Your e-mail address:
Your ccTLD:
Your geographic region:
Full name of the nominee you would like to second:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELECTED TO CCNSO COUNCIL | A Councillor 
can be any individual nominated, seconded, and elected as described in 
the ccNSO Council Election Guideline. Individuals are elected in their 
personal capacity and serve the ccTLD community. Councillors do not 
represent the views and interests of their employers. Candidates need to 
be neither resident in the region, nor a citizen of a country, within 
the region in which they stand for election.
During a Council Election Webinar (held on 26 September 2024), the ccNSO 
Chair gave an overview of the election process, the need to replace 
Councillors at reasonable and regular intervals, the required skill sets 
for Councillors, their expected time commitment and working methods. 
Consult the webinar recording here.

VALID CANDIDATES | A valid candidate is one that has been nominated and 
seconded according to the ccNSO council Election Guideline, and that has 
accepted the nomination. If there is more than one valid candidate in a 
Geographical Region, an election shall be conducted in that region. 
Voting will be by secret ballot: the ballot is identified only by a code 
and not by a name.

ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS | After closure of the nomination period, the 
Election Manager will ask the candidates that are nominated to accept 
their nomination. Self-nominations are understood to have accepted their 
nomination.
The Election Manager will provide a list with the name(s) of the 
candidate(s) who have accepted their nomination. A record of who has 
nominated and seconded the candidate(s) is publicly available: 
https://lists.icann.org/hyperkitty/list/ccnso-nominations@icann.org/

NEXT STEPS | The Election Manager will ask the candidates to provide a 
written candidate statement. A Question and Answer session with the 
candidate(s) will be held on Wednesday, 12 November 2024 (13:15-14:30 
local in Istanbul, 10:15-11:30 UTC), during ICANN81. In preparation of 
the Q&A session, the written candidate statements will be posted on the 
ccNSO website. The Q&A session gives the ccNSO members and broader ccTLD 
community an opportunity to interact with the candidates.

If at the close of nominations there are no more valid candidates in a 
particular geographic region than there are seats on the ccNSO Council 
available for that geographic region, then the nominated candidates 
shall be selected to serve on the ccNSO Council. Otherwise, an election 
shall be held for that geographic region, to select the ccNSO 
Councillors from among the valid candidates. The first election round 
(if any), will start Wednesday, 27 November 2024 (00:01 UTC) and will 
close Wednesday, 18 December 2024 (23:59 UTC), as per the timeline 
adopted by the Council.

LINKS

•	ICANN bylaws, Article 10
•	ccNSO Internal Membership Rules
•	Archive for nominations and secondments
•	Relevant ccNSO guideline
•	Timeline
•	ccNSO Council Election Webinar: recording
•	Announcements related to Council elections

Best regards,
AfTLD Secretariat.