Elections-2015

Nomination Process:

Any member of the NCSG may nominate any NCSG active member (A nominee needs to be a NCSG member listed on the Active members list.) either for the position of an NCSG GNSO Council Representative or for NCSG Chair.

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; and
• Statement of availability for the time the position requires.
• The nominee’s statement may also include 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.  The 3 other continuing NCSG GNSO Councilors (those not up for election in 2015) are from the following regions: Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.  This means there could only be one additional person elected from each of those already represented regions, and that would be determined by the top vote getter from that region in 2015.

**  These terms all commence on 22 October 2015, at the conclusion of the 2015 Annual ICANN Meeting in Dublin.

Election Process

This is a election with ballots.

• The vote will be open from 1 September 2015 until 14 September 2015 2359 GMT-11

• A ballot sent to each of the active members, which list closed on 28 August 2359 GMT -11  
• This ballot will come from tally@icann.org.  
• Voters will need to select 3 council candidates and 1 NCSG Chair candidate.  

• • The 3 candidates for Council who receive the most votes will be elected to the 2 year terms.  
  • The NCSG chair candidate who receives the most votes will be elected to the NCSG chair role.

The selection will not occur through acclamation.

2015 NCSG Election Candidates