This is more than disappointing, and i refrain from using stronger words, but not easily. I don't even know who the 6 voting members of NCSG were, but i know who Mr. Graham is .... and i can assure you he never stroke me as having  special affinity for non-commercial interests, however one understands them. He is a capable man, don't get me wrong, just not one that will think non-commercial first. Nor distant second, i would be inclined to think.

I don't know if i'm at ease with forcing any voting person to explain their turnabout (i don't have a clear picture of the representational/legitimacy scheme at play here) but i will find it very hard not to find this disgraceful absent explanations.

Absent explanations I will also find it hard not to presume ― as people in these sort of things usually have a clear understanding of who's going to vote for who ― that the two changes were not planned beforehand. I mean to say that absent explanations i will be tempted to believe that the first vote was merely a ploy directed at people like me (moderately in the know) to obscure the true leaning of some voters.

Now i am merely vetting shamelessly my own emotional deficiencies. It is up to you ― whoever you are ―to put my presumptions to rest or not.

Sincerely,

Nicolas

On 5/9/2011 2:06 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
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This is very disappointing. It means that two NCSG Council members switched their votes from Avri to Graham, despite the overwhelming support for Avri within this Stakeholder Group. I have trouble understanding how that could happen. Could those who made this switch please explain why they voted that way ?

 

 

The second  round of voting for the NCPH election for the ICANN Board Seat 14  closed on Friday, 6 May, 2011 at 23:59 UTC.
As per the election procedures, the candidate receiving at least 8 votes wins.  The candidates have been notified of the results.


·         Eight (8) votes for Bill Graham


·         Five (5) votes for Avri Doria

 

Attached please find the detailed results  for the second round.

All thirteen votes were registered. 
Please check the results and let me know if you have any questions.