Call for nominations to occupy the position of Co-Chair of LACNIC´s Policy Development Process (PDP)

Official Results

LACNIC's Electoral Commission confirms the election of Ariel Weher for the two-year period beginning immediately after the next Public Policy Forum.

We would like to welcome Ariel and thank David who also participated in the election. Their initiative was essential for this process.

Sincerely,
The LACNIC Electoral Commission

Results

In accordance with the provisions of the PDP and the calendar for this election process, online voting took place from 17 to 24 March 2020 to elect a candidate to serve as co-chair of the PDP. The voting period has concluded and has been audited by the Electoral Commission. The winning candidates is:

  1. Ariel Weher – Argentina

Candidatos

Votos recibidos

Ariel S. Weher

88

David Ernesto Mena Cañas

35

Cantidad de votantes: 123

Total de votos: 123
  • Total number of persons authorized to vote: 882
  • Total number of persons who voted: 123
  • Percentage: 14%

If you have any questions for the Commission, please address them to info-politicas@lacnic.net

This is an open call for nominations of candidates to occupy the position of Co-Chair of the PDP. The vacant will be generated when Ariel Weher ends his term at the end of the Forum in May 2020 in Cali, Colombia.

Candidates Person nominating the candidate
Full name Organization Country of citizenship Country of residence Biography and Desirable Suitability Criteria Full name Organization Reason for the nomination
Ariel S. Weher  Tecno Azar S.A.  Argentina  Argentina  Biography  Ariel S. WeherBiography  Tecno Azar S.A. A desire to cooperate with the LACNIC Policy Development Process.
 David Ernesto Mena Cañas  Digicel El Salvador  El Salvador El Salvador   Biography  David Ernesto Mena Cañas  Digicel El Salvador  To actively participate in the LACNIC community and contribute to the management of the Internet resources that allow offering connectivity to the citizens of Latin America, and especially to El Salvador, with the aim of closing the digital divides in our countries.

Calendar

  • Opening of the period for receiving applications: 3 February at 18:00 UTC.
  • Deadline for receiving applications and closing of the voters’ registry: 4 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Publication of the list of candidates (in alphabetical order): 10 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Period for submitting questions or expressions of support to the candidates: 10 to 16 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Online voting period: 17 to 24 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Auditing by the Electoral Commission: 24 to 26 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Publishing of provisional results subject to observations: 30 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • Period for submitting possible claims in connection with the online voting system: 30 to 31 March 18:00 UTC.
  • Period for deciding claims in connection with the online voting system: 1 to 3 de April at 18:00 UTC.
  • Publication of the official results: 31 March at 18:00 UTC (if no claims are received in connection with the online voting system)

The election of Co-Chair of the PPF will be made in the following manner:

Nominations

  • Calling for candidates will be made on 3 February 18:00 UTC. The candidate must meet at least one of the following requirements:
    • be a LACNIC member
    • be nominated by a LACNIC member*

*The nomination must be submitted by the designated membership contact of the organization before LACNIC.

  • LACNIC staff could not nominate candidates nor be nominated.
  • Self nominations are allowed.
  • The term for presentation of candidates is due on 4 March at 18:00 UTC.
  • On 10 March at 18:00 UTC the candidates' names and bios will be published in LACNIC´s web site.

Nominating candidates

To nominate a candidate, please send an email to eleccion_mfp@lacnic.net with the subject: "Chair of the Public Forum" including the following information:

INFORMATION OF THE CANDIDATE:

1. Candidate´s name:
2. Country of residence:
3. Organization name:
4. E-mail address:
5. Postal address:
6. Phone number:
7. Biographical information:

INFORMATION OF THE NOMINATOR

8. Motivation for nomination:
9. Nominator's Name:
10. Organization:
11. E-mail address:
All confirmed nominations will be listed on LACNIC´s website with biographical information after 10 March at 18:00 UTC.
Sending expressions of support to candidates
The period to send expressions of support to the candidates will be from 10 to 16 March at 18:00 UTC.
To send expressions of support to the candidates, please send a message to apoyo_mfp@lacnic.net  including the following information:
1. Candidate´s name:
2. Name of supporting individual:
3. Organization:
4. E-mail address:

How to send questions to the candidates

The period to send questions to the candidates will be from 10 to 16 March at 18:00 UTC.

Election

  • The electronic election of Co-Chair of LACNIC´s PDP will start on 17 March at 18:00 UTC. Those eligible to vote will receive instructions about the elections before this date.
  • People who have subscribed to the Public Policy List before the closure of the electoral roll (4 March at 18:00 UTC) will be allowed to vote. LACNIC staff members are not allowed to vote.
  • Vote will be anonymous.
  • Once the votes are count, the person who has obtained the largest number of marks (votes) will be proclaimed Co-Chair of LACNIC PDP for a two-year period starting at the end of this PPF, until the end of the PPF of 2022.
  • If there is a tie in the votes received, the voting will be cast again. Only the candidates who are tied will participate on this second voting.

PDP Chairs

LACNIC's PDP will have two chairs, both of which shall have the same functions.

About PDP Chairs

  • PDP Chairs cannot be members of LACNIC's staff.
  • These positions shall be honorary.
  • They must be members of LACNIC or be supported by a member of LACNIC.
  • These positions shall be held alternately for 2 years, with the possibility of unlimited reelection.

Functions of the PDP Chairs

  • To conduct and prepare PPF discussions. Discussions shall be conducted by one of the two chairs, who may alternate in this function during the course of the event.
  • To conduct the Public Policy List and the PDP in general.
  • To evaluate and suggest minor changes to the texts proposed during the PDP before the corresponding call for consensus.
  • To evaluate and suggest consensus in policy discussions.
  • To suggest the finalization of the discussions on a specific issue on the Public Policy List.
  • To decide to abandon a policy.
  • To summon the creation of Working Groups on the Public Policy List.
  • To receive comments from LACNIC's Staff in relation to different aspects of a policy proposal. These comments may include, among others, comments on the wording, cost of implementing a proposal, legal aspects, and the location of a proposal within LACNIC's policy document.

About the responsibilities and obligations of the Chairs

  • To publish the PPF´s agenda on the mailing at least two weeks before the start of the Forum, specifying, among other information, which policy proposals will be presented and discussed.
  • To prepare a PPF report and submit it to the Policy List no more than one week after the end of the Forum.
  • To call members of the Policy List to debate the proposals presented during the PPF but which failed to reach consensus and must be sent back for discussion no more than one week after the end of the Forum.
  • To issue a last call for comments for those proposals that reached consensus at the PPF no more than two weeks after the end of the Forum.
  • To post the results of the last call for comments for those proposals that have reached consensus on the Policy List no more than one week after the last call for comments period closes.
  • To communicate the results of ratification by the LACNIC Board of those policies that reached consensus and received no observations during the last call for comments period, no more than one week after the publication of the minutes of the board´s meeting with the ratification.

About the election of the Chairs

  • Call for nominations will be made through the Public Policy mailing ist.
  • All those subscribed to the Public Policy mailing list will be able to participate.
  • The election shall be conducted immediately before the PPF.
  • It will be done using electronic mechanisms to limit one vote per person subscribed in the list.
  • The winning candidate of the electronic voting process must be ratified at the PPF. The acting chairs will ask those in attendance whether they have any objections to the electronic voting process. If any objections are presented, the chairs shall evaluate whether the objections are sufficiently significant. If no objections are raised, or if the chairs consider that the objections are not significant, they shall proceed to ratify the winning candidate. Any chair who participated in the election as a candidate shall abstain from participating as chair during the ratification process.
  • The elected chair will begin her term immediately after the closing of the PPF during which she was ratified.
  • If there was no ratified winner, LACNIC's Board of Directors will appoint a chair to fill the vacant position until the following PPF. The next time an election and ratification process can be conducted, the person elected shall fill the position only for the remaining part of the original term.
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