Hi James,

I responded as a personal thank you to Avri's/Appellants reply.  The
statement about the material was simply to say that it is the
responsibility of the EC not me.
Thanks
Joan

On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 10:24 AM, James Gannon <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi Joan,
>
> Just for the record the archiving of the appeal and the related
> documentation and resources is mandated by the NCSG Charter and not subject
> to an EC decision.
>
>
>
> All formal discussions related to appeal will be done in a transparent
> manner and be both recorded and have transcripts made. All documentation
> related to the appeal, including transcript of formal discussions, will be
> collected on a public website associated with the NCSG and will be retained
> for a minimum of four (4) years.
>
>
> -James
>
>
>
> From: NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Joan Kerr
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Joan Kerr <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday 1 September 2016 at 14:44
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: By Laws Section 2.4.2.1 Appeal on the election process (with
> formatting fixed)
>
> Hello Avri, All
>
> Thank you for accepting and agreeing to the compromise.  Your request for
> archiving the material is of course for the EC to decide.
>
> Thanks again.
> Joan
>
> Cheers,
> Joan
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 1:27 AM, avri doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> To the Executive Committee of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group:
>>
>> The appellants of the 2016 Election Process thank you for your prompt
>> action and for your reply.  We accept the compromise that has been
>> offered.
>>
>> At this time, we consider our NCSG Charter 2.4.2.1 Appeal of the 2016
>> election as closed. In keeping with 2.4.2.1 requirements, we request
>> that this appeal and all relevant material related to the appeal be
>> archived in an appropriate place on the NCSG community wiki pages.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> 1. Avri Doria - Individual Member
>> 2. James Gannon - Individual Member
>> 3. Tatiana Tropina - Individual Member
>> 4. Farzaneh Badii- Individual Member
>> 5. Stephanie Perrin - Individual Member
>> 6. Robin Gross, IP Justice, Organizational Member
>> 7. Amr Elsadr, Individual Member
>> 8. Ayden Férdeline, Individual Member
>> 9. Niels ten Oever, Article19, Organizational Member
>> 10. William Drake, Individual Member
>> 11. Anriette Esterhuysen, APC, Organizational Member
>> 12. Rachel Pollack Ichou - Individual Member
>> 13. Milton Mueller, Internet Governance Project, Organizational Member
>> 14. Dan Krimm, Individual Member
>> 15. Stefania Milan, Individual Member
>> 16. Monika Zalnieriute, Individual Member
>> 17. David Cake, Electronic Frontiers Australia, Organizational Member
>> 18. Norbert Klein, Open Institute, Organizational Member
>> 19. Michael Oghia, Individual Member
>> 20. Kim von Arx, Individual Member
>> 21. DeeDee Halleck, Deep Dish Network
>>
>> *
>>
>> On 31-Aug-16 12:07, Joan Kerr wrote:
>> > Dear Avri Doria
>> >
>> > On behalf of the NCSG EC's, I am responding to the Letter of Appeal
>> > filed August 23rd, 2016, which is attached and included below.
>> >
>> > Kindly note, I have taken the opportunity copy all the appellants
>> > who are listed in the Letter of Appeal.
>> >
>> > Regards, Joan Kerr on behalf of the NSCG EC
>> >
>> > _NCSG EC Response to Letter of Appeal_
>> >
>> > Dear Appellants:
>> >
>> > This email is in response to the appeal filed by the group of 21
>> > members of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) on 23 August
>> > 2016 regarding the decision of the NCSG Executive Committee (EC) to
>> > continue with the ongoing annual election using the existing
>> > ballots.
>> >
>> > *In fact*/the EC did not make such a decision: it was an unilateral
>> > act of the Chair, which the EC did not approve and decided to
>> > override in its emergency meeting on August 24. The Chair, by signing
>> > this letter, accepts his responsibility and the EC's chastisement of
>> > his hasty action./
>> >
>> > In its meeting the EC discussed the the appeal and considered
>> > possible options in response. In that meeting, the EC decided to
>> > propose a compromise solution to the appellants in lieu of suspending
>> > the ongoing election as requested.
>> >
>> > Specifically, the EC decided to continue with the ongoing annual
>> > election as originally planned, using the existing ballots already
>> > sent to members, but with the understanding that voting
>> > simultaneously for "None of the Above" and one or two candidates for
>> > council is valid, and that every candidate on the ballot faces
>> > possible rejection, which means that those candidates who receive
>> > less votes than "None of the Above" (NOTA) on the ballot shall be
>> > deemed not elected in the election.
>> >
>> > We understand that this compromise is not perfect, however we
>> > believe it is a solution which will allow us to go forward with the
>> > existing election as planned and still satisfy concerns about
>> > representation and confusion on the ballot.
>> >
>> > In the unlikely event that any seats are left unfilled after the
>> > election, the EC will follow the procedures described in the charter
>> > to fill such seats.
>> >
>> > We regret the confusion caused and will endeavour to fix any
>> > remaining concerns before the ballot is sent in next year's annual
>> > election.
>> >
>> > Please indicate at your earliest convenience if this compromise
>> > proposal is acceptable to you and that your appeal is accordingly
>> >
>> > resolved. Thank you.
>> >
>> > Signed,
>> >
>> > Executive Committee of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 10:44 AM, avri doria <[log in to unmask]
>> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> 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* ***
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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