Your suggestion is not only reasonable but also points to urgent action: 
to establish the electoral process to fill the #14 seat and then put it 
in practice to elect the rep.

frt rgds

--c.a.

On 06/21/2014 11:49 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> At this point, I think we are starting to enter silliness mode about all
> of this.  The stress of the issue is becoming palpable with people
> running around lobbying to and fro.
>
> One of the sources of this is that the NCPH (Non Contracted Party's
> House that is NCSG + the CSG + NCA (NomCom Appointee)) has never
> submitted its procedures for electing a Board members to the council as
> required by the GNSO Operating Procedures. So the whole thing is being
> done AdHoc, and is a wee bit farcical.  Perhaps we should do that before
> we do anything else.
>
> Why don't we decide on a proper process for electing, one that can
> actually terminate in a decision to elect, thus allowing us actually to
> conduct a legitimate election for a board seat.
>
> I have attached the relevant ByLaws and Procedures text below.
>
>
> avri
>
>
> -----
> by-laws
>
> 6. The GNSO shall make selections to fill Seats 13 and 14 on the ICANN
> Board by written ballot or by action at a meeting. Each of the two
> voting Houses of the GNSO, as described in Section 3(8) of this Article,
> shall make a selection to fill one of two ICANN Board seats, as outlined
> below; any such selection must have affirmative votes compromising sixty
> percent (60%) of all the respective voting House members:
>
>      a. the Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill
> Seat 13; and
>
>      b. the Non-Contracted Party House shall select a representative to
> fill Seat 14
>
> Election procedures are defined in the GNSO Operating Procedures.
>
> Notification of the Board seat selections shall be given by the GNSO
> Chair in writing to the ICANN Secretary, consistent with Article VI,
> Sections 8(4) and 12(1).
>
>
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> gnso operating procedures
>
> 2.4.3 Detailed Election Procedures
>
> Each House is responsible for establishing its own internal procedures
> for nominations, interviews, voting, and candidate selection; however,
> those processes must be documented and forwarded to the GNSO Council for
> inclusion as ANNEXES to the GNSO Operating Procedures. If a House
> subsequently elects to alter its procedures, such amendments must be
> submitted to the GNSO Council before becoming effective so that the
> procedures accurately reflect the actual processes and activities
> performed by each House in selecting its candidate.
>
>
>
> -----
>