Call for candidates

Position and Responsibilities

The call for candidates to fill one position on the LACNIC Fiscal Commission is now open.

This commission is comprised of three members who each serve a three-year term in a voluntary (i.e. unpaid) capacity.

Members of the Fiscal Commission are responsible for overseeing accounting documentation and validating the financial documents presented by LACNIC before the Annual Member Assembly.

For more information on the role of this commission, we invite you to watch the following video:

Responsabilities of the Fiscal Commission

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be citizens of the countries or territories that are part of the LACNIC service region.

  • Not more than one person of the same citizenship may be part of the Electoral Commission. Under the Bylaws, not more than one member of the Electoral Commission may be citizens of the same country. Therefore, Argentinian and Brazilian candidates will be ineligible to run in this election.
  • Not more than one member may have employment or consultancy ties with the same company or organization.
  • Candidates may or may not be part of the organization submitting their nomination (self-nominations are allowed).

The incompatibilities for serving on the Fiscal Commission are detailed in the following document:

bylaws

The Electoral Commission will verify each nomination in accordance with the following document:

Regulations Regarding Incompatibilities, Capacities, and Suitability

Who can submit a nomination?

Any LACNIC member: Internet Service Providers (ISP), End Users, and Founding Members.

Nominations must be submitted by the organization's designated representative registered in LACNIC's database (Nic Brasil – NIC México), i.e., the organization's membership contact.

The organization submitting the nomination must be current with their membership fees. 

Each organization may only nominate one candidate.

Expressions of Support 

Candidates must be endorsed by two members other than the member submitting the nomination, who at the same time will be endorsing the accuracy of the information submitted by the candidate in their nomination, as well as the candidate's competency and suitability for the role. 

Expressions of support must be submitted through the organization's designated representative (membership contact) registered in the LACNIC (Nic Brasil – Nic México) database.

The organization submitting the expression of support must be current with their membership fees. 

Each organization may express their support for only one candidate.

Candidate Nomination Forms

Important: The three forms must be completed before 29 May 2024 at 18:00 UTC.

In case of third-party nominations, complete the following forms:

* If it is a Self-Nomination, all steps must be completed by the self-nominee.