Absentee Voting Modification to Bylaws Now Open for Public Comment

📅 May 7, 2008 -

The GNSO Council approved a resolution to recommend to the Board a modificationof the ICANN bylaws that would permit electronic absentee voting in certain circumstancesin order to allow Council members who are absent from Council meetings to vote.A copy of the recommended modification is available at http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-absentee-voting-bylaws-amendment-07may08.pdf [PDF,60K].

Currently, a member of the Council is unable to vote on an issue when absentfrom the Council meeting at which the vote occurs. The Council found that thisnot only disenfranchises members from opportunities to vote, but also, disenfranchisesthe constituencies they represent.

In drafting the resolution, the GNSO considered carefully the way in whichit operates today, and produced a report entitled, "Draft GNSO CouncilRequest to the Board to enable full enfranchisement of the GNSO Council's votingresponsibilities." The report examines closely how the Council typicallydeliberates prior to initiating a vote on policy matters, and concludes thatallowing for absentee voting would enhance participation by enfranchising absentcouncil members by providing a means for them to vote electronically.

The public is invited to submit comments until 23:59 UTC 21 May 2008, at https://www.icann.org/public_comment/#absentee-voting before final consideration by the Board.

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