I think I am the only NCSG member who is currently ineligible to run for council due to the term limit rules, as I completed my second consecutive term last year.
David
> On 1 Aug 2017, at 4:05 pm, Tapani Tarvainen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Dear Olévié,
>
> My apologies for being unclear.
>
> GNSO has a rule that no councillor should normally not be in office for more
> than two consecutive terms, but partial initial terms do not count.
>
> That is, someone who's first elected to the council for a partial term,
> can still do two full 2-year terms after that. After two full terms they
> can't be re-elected or even appointed as temporaries until after
> two years.
>
> In case of Tatiana and Martin, they are both eligible now, and if
> elected will be eligible for another term when this term expires after
> two years.
>
> On the other hand someone who was in council for two full terms ending
> last year, that is 2016, is still not eligible to run this year.
>
> In case of Chair, the limit is two consecutive 1-year terms, so
> I'm not eligible for another term.
>
> A term-limited councillor could run for Chair, however, or vice versa.
>
> I hope this clarifies the situation.
>
> Tapani
>
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:51:03AM +0100, Olévié Kouami ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Dear Tapani,
>> Please, could you explain more this : 'The significance
>> is that she will be eligible for re-election after two years if she's now
>> elected'.
>> Please, it's not really clear for me.
>>
>> Is Tatiana eligible or not ? If yes for how many year ?
>>
>> Thank you for your kind attention.
>> Warm regards.
>> Olevie
>>
>> Le 1 août 2017 07:17, "Michael Oghia" <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
>>
>>> Ah, thank you for the clarification, and amend my statement: I nominate
>>> Tatiana to carry out her first full-term as a councilor.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> -Michael
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you Michael. Just as a formality, though: it would not be another
>>>> term, as
>>>> Tatiana is only temporary now and that does not count as a term. The
>>>> significance
>>>> is that she will be eligible for re-election after two years if she's now
>>>> elected -
>>>> councillors are limited to two full terms.
>>>>
>>>> Tapani
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:54:32AM +0200, Michael Oghia (
>>>> [log in to unmask]) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Tapani.
>>>>>
>>>>> In that case, and since the nomination period is open, I would like to
>>>>> formally nominate Tatiana Tropina to carry out another term.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> -Michael
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Michael,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, current councillors do need to be nominated and they must accept
>>>> the
>>>>>> nomination and write candidate statements if they are to be
>>>> re-elected.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Same goes for Chair in general, although in this case it's moot as I'm
>>>>>> not in the running.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tapani
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 08:38:28AM +0200, Michael Oghia (
>>>>>> [log in to unmask]) wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Tapani,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A quick procedural note: do the current councilors need to be
>>>>>> re-nominated,
>>>>>>> or are they already nominated as incumbents?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>> -Michael
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Tapani Tarvainen <
>>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Elections are upon us soon. Voter check-in process has already
>>>> been
>>>>>>>> started, as I hope you all have noticed, and the key dates for the
>>>>>>>> election are as follows:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> July 31 nomination period begins
>>>>>>>> Aug 13 nomination period ends
>>>>>>>> Aug 17 voter roll finalized, check-in ends
>>>>>>>> Aug 18 deadline for nomination acceptance
>>>>>>>> Aug 19 deadline for candidate statements
>>>>>>>> Aug 21 voting begins
>>>>>>>> Sep 3 voting ends
>>>>>>>> Sep 4 results announced
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My apologies for delay in sending this, as nominating period is in
>>>>>>>> effect starting right now.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Up for election are:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> NCSG Chair, currently Tapani Tarvainen, not eligible for
>>>> re-election;
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2-year Council seat, currently Marilia Maciel, eligible for one
>>>> more
>>>>>> term;
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2-year Council seat, currently Stefania Milan, eligible for one
>>>> more
>>>>>> term;
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2-year Council seat, held by Martin Silva Valent as temporary
>>>>>> replacement
>>>>>>>> for Amr Elsadr, who resigned from the council;
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1-year Council seat, held by Tatiana Tropina as temporary
>>>> alternate
>>>>>>>> for Edward Morris, who also resigned from the council.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The council seats will be allocated so that 2-year terms will go
>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the three with highest vote counts and the 1-year term to the
>>>> fourth,
>>>>>>>> although regional and gender balance requirements may change the
>>>>>>>> order; I will send a separate message about those.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Note that the deadline given in the check-in request message was
>>>> not
>>>>>>>> final, it's just the time after which we'll assume you didn't get
>>>> it
>>>>>>>> and send a new one, or later try to reach you with other means.
>>>> (A new
>>>>>>>> message was just sent today to those who didn't respond last
>>>> week.)
>>>>>>>> The final deadline for check-in is when we finalize the voter
>>>> roll,
>>>>>>>> August 17.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For our latest new members, I'm afraid you cannot vote or nominate
>>>>>>>> candidates as our charter limits that to those who've been active
>>>>>>>> members for at least 30 days. A bit surprisingly though you can,
>>>>>>>> however, run for office if someone else nominates you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
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