Does the fact one is not signing this list mean one is endorsing the current form of ballot? What is the best way to thick "NOTA" to this discussion? I think that's the best option for me given there is a lot that have been said in this whole discussion but which is not covered or summarised by the few sentences presented in the attached? ------------------------ **Arsène Tungali** Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*, CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>* Tel: +243 993810967 GPG: 523644A0 *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo* 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html> (YALI) - ISOC IGF Ambassador <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/2015Ambassadors>- Blogger <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en>. The HuffingtonPost UK <http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/liza-bel/drc_b_8958150.html> 2016-08-23 17:08 GMT+02:00 Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]>: > Avri & "The Group of 21" > > There has been a lot of back and forth about what exactly is being done > wrong, or being done right, > in this election process. In your appeal you write: > > *"Without any notice to the membership or the Executive Committee, the > NCSG Chair changed* > *the longstanding interpretation of the election rules, causing confusion > among the membership* > *once the ballot was released"* > > I agree that there is much confusion so could you expand on your appeal > and spell out in a few words > what exactly what the longstanding interpretation and what change violated > that interpretation. > I am not asking about the merits of either approach, only for clarity > about the nature of the change. > > Sam L. NPOC/csih > > On 8/23/2016 10:44 AM, avri doria wrote: > > NCSG colleagues, > > *Pursuant to Section 2.4.2.1 of NCSG’s Charter, the NCSG Members > signed***in the enclosed***hereby initiate an appeal of the NCSG EC > decision to refuse to fix the contested ballots and properly clarify the > election process before proceeding.* > > Thank you, > > Avri Doria > > on behalf of the 21 members who signed the appeal* > *** > > > >