Election Process to Elect Two Members of LACNIC's Electoral Commission
Official results
The Electoral Commission of LACNIC has the honor of confirming Vivian Valverde Arguello and Nancy Julia Cordova Gamarra to occupy two positions in the Electoral Commission of LACNIC for the period of 3 years from this moment and until the end of the electoral process of 2023.
Our most cordial greeting and enthusiastic welcome to the new members of the commission and an enormous thank you to the 4 (four) candidates. Your initiative has been essential to this process.
Regards,
LACNIC Electoral Commission
If you have any question for the commission, please contact membresia@lacnic.net
Interim Results to Be Published Subject to Observations:
Such interim results will be subject to any claims received during the period reserved for this purpose:
- Submission of potential claims regarding the online voting process:
28 May – 29 May / until 18:00 UTC
- Deadline for responding to any claims received regarding the online voting process:
3 June / at 18:00 UTC
This interim results seeks to avoid the disclosure of unofficial results through channels external to LACNIC.
According to the provisions of LACNIC's bylaws and the calendar of this electoral process, between 18 and 25 of May, 2020, elections were held in order to select the candidates who will occupy two seats on LACNIC's Electoral Commission; votes were collected online.
After the voting period and its corresponding audit by the Electoral Commission, the elected candidates are:
- Vivian Valverde Arguello – Costa Rica
- Nancy Julia Cordova Gamarra – Peru
| Candidates | Votes | % |
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| Vivian Valverde Arguello | 1315 | 35 |
| Nancy Julia Cordova Gamarra | 1059 | 28 |
| Pedro Jose Nava Bernard | 508 | 14 |
| Javier Orlando Rodriguez Bermudez | 446 | 12 |
| Abstención / Abstention / Abstenção | 404 | 11 |
| Total of organizations that voted: 1140 | Total of votes: 3732 | 100 |
- Number of organizations entitled to vote: 9649
- Number of organizations that voted: 1140
- Percentage: 12%
If you have any question for the commission, please contact membresia@lacnic.net
LACNIC Electoral Commission presents the four candidates to this electoral process:
Candidates (in alphabetical order by name)
LACNIC Electoral Commission presents the four candidates to this electoral process:
Javier Orlando Rodriguez Bermudez
Candidate
Full name (without abbreviations): Javier Orlando Rodriguez Bermudez
Organization: Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá - ESP
Country of citizenship: Colombia
Country of residence: Colombia
Biography and Desirable Suitability Criteria: Answers
Member nominating the candidate
Full name: Self-nomination
Organization: Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá - ESP
Reason for the nomination: To promote the adoption of the IPv6 protocol in our country. This nomination brings the leadership needed for this task.
Nancy Julia Cordova Gamarra
Candidate
Full name (without abbreviations): Nancy Julia Cordova Gamarra
Organization: Telefonica del Peru S.A.A.
Country of citizenship: Peru
Country of residence: Peru
Biography and Desirable Suitability Criteria: Answers
Member nominating the candidate
Full name: Humberto Enrique Sandoval Smith
Organization: NocPeru-Latin Technologies
Reason for the nomination: In Nancy you will find the support the region needs to continue to evolve in the issues that require our attention.
Pedro Jose Nava Bernard
Candidate
Full name (without abbreviations): Pedro Jose Nava Bernard
Organization: Nodos de Venezuela C.A.(Global Link)
Country of citizenship: Venezuela
Country of residence: Venezuela
Biography and Desirable Suitability Criteria: Answers
Member nominating the candidate
Full name: Self-nomination
Organization: Nodos de Venezuela C.A.(Global Link)
Reason for the nomination: The chance to be part of LACNIC's Electoral Commission
Vivian Valverde Arguello
Candidate
Full name (without abbreviations): Vivian Valverde Arguello
Organization: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad y Telecom.
Country of citizenship: Costa Rica
Country of residence: Costa Rica
Biography and Desirable Suitability Criteria: Answers
Member nominating the candidate
Full name: Lia Solis Montaño
Organization: Entel S.A. - EntelNet
Reason for the nomination: Vivian is an excellent professional who is very committed to the community, active in the growth of the Internet in the region, with extensive knowledge and participation in the Internet Addresses Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, its processes, specific interest groups, policy development and election processes. The growth of the community has posed new challenges and demanded adjustments to the procedures. Vivian has been part of this transformation and I believe that the continuity of her work will be valuable to ensure the positive results that have been achieved to date.
Questions and comments to the candidates:
(Submission of questions or comments to the candidates: 22 April – 15 May / until 18:00 UTC)
Question from Mark Damon to Vivian Valverde Arguello
Question from Tiago Valtrick to Javier Orlando Rodriguez Bermudez
Voters’ registry:
See the voters’ registry of this process here
The voters’ registry is the list of organizations enabled to vote.
This list was closed on April 16, 2020 at 18 UTC and includes all the organizations of the categories Founding Members and Active A (which did not have outstanding balance in their financial statement on that date).
About the Call for Candidates and the Positions on the Commission
The call for candidates for a position on LACNIC’s Fiscal Commission is now open.
How many members are part of this commission? Five.
What are their powers and responsibilities?
The five members are responsible for the monitoring and certification of the election processes for LACNIC's Bylaws-mandated bodies, i.e., the Electoral Commission, the Fiscal Commission and the Board of Directors.
The Electoral Commission is also charged by the LACNIC Board to verify, certify and audit the elections to select the chairs of the Policy Development Process.
Important Information Regarding this Election Process
WHO CAN BE A CANDIDATE?
Candidates must be citizens of the countries or territories that are part of LACNIC's service region.
Not more than one member with the same citizenship may be elected (*).
Only one member may have employment or consulting relationships with the same company or organization.
Candidates may or not be part of the organization submitting the nomination (self-nominations are allowed).
(*) Given that the Bylaws establish that members of the Electoral Commission must be citizens of different countries, Argentinian, Brazilian and Chilean candidates will not be accepted for these elections.
The incompatibilities that apply to members of this commission are detailed in this document:
Nominations are verified by the Electoral Commission based on the following regulations:
WHO CAN SUBMIT A NOMINATION?
A LACNIC member: Active “A” Member or Founding Member.
Nominations must be submitted by the designated representative included in LACNIC's database (Nic Brasil – Nic Mexico): the organization's membership contact.
The organization submitting the nomination must be current with their membership fees.
Each organization may only nominate one candidate per vacancy.
WHO CAN VOTE?
LACNIC members: Active “A” Members and Founding Members.
The organization must be current with their membership fees on the closing date for voter registration specified in this year's calendar (the list of organizations authorized to vote).
Each member organization has a designated representative in LACNIC's database (Nic Brasil – Nic Mexico), the organization’s membership contact, who will receive an email containing their voting link.
Each member is fully responsible for the veracity and update of their membership contact's name and email address, as well as the rest of the information included in LACNIC's database (Nic Brasil – Nic Mexico).
Online voting will be conducted using LACNIC's election software.
The number of votes assigned to each organization ranges from 1 to 11, depending on their membership category (the IP address space assigned to the organization):
2020 Calendar
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Nomination period opens: |
25 March |
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Nomination period closes: |
16 April / at 18:00 UTC
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Voter registration closes (list of organizations authorized to vote and with no outstanding balance): |
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Publishing of the voters’ registry and list of candidates (in alphabetical order by name): |
22 April |
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Submission of questions or comments to the candidates: |
22 April – 15 May / until 18:00 UTC
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Reception of claims regarding the voters’ registry and candidates: |
23 April – 27 April / until 18:00 UTC
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Deadline for responding to any claims received regarding the voters’ registry and candidates: |
4 May / at 18:00 UTC
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Online voting period begins: |
18 May / at 18:00 UTC
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Online voting period closes: |
25 May / at 18:00 UTC
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Audit by the Electoral Commission: |
25 May – 27 May / starting at / until 18:00 UTC
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Publishing of provisional results subject to observations: |
28 May |
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Submission of potential claims regarding the online voting process: |
28 May – 29 May / until 18:00 UTC
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Deadline for responding to any claims received regarding the online voting process: |
3 June / at 18:00 UTC
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Publishing of official results if no claims are received regarding the voting process: |
29 May |
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Publishing of official results if claims are received regarding the voting process: |
4 June |
Application Form
Nomination period closes: 16 April / at 18:00 UTC
Questions? membresia@lacnic.net