[Chapter-delegates] Reminder: Petitions Period Underway

[nominations2011 at elists.isoc.org]

Dear Chapter-Delegates,

As a reminder, the nominations petition period is currently underway through
April 11. Additional nominations for election to the Board of Trustees may
be made by petition of the candidate, and filed with the Chair of the
Nominations Committee at <2011-petition-request at isoc.org>.

Separate petition mailboxes will be created for each valid petition request
that is received.

The petition request should include:

1. A statement whether the candidate wants to run for the Organisational
Members Election or the Chapters Election, including a statement that the
candidate will be able to devote an appropriate level of time to serve on
the ISOC Board of Trustees.

2. A short statement of what the petition candidate believes he or she would
contribute as a Trustee of the Internet Society. All petition candidates
will be listed in periodic announcements to participating Chapters and
Organisational Members via electronic mail and will be posted on the ISOC
web site.

Signatures in support of a petition shall be filed electronically and must
be received by 23:59 UTC on the night of April 11, 2011. For the purposes of
this policy, a "signature" shall be an email expressing support for the
candidate's petition sent by the Election Representative of a Chapter or
Organisational Member that is eligible to participate in this election, and
is subject to ISOC verification. The message should include the
Organisational Member's or Chapter's name and the name of the candidate
whose petition is supported.

Each signature must come directly from the Election Representative via email
to an address designated by the ISOC staff. The Election Representative must
send a separately e-mailed signature for each candidate he or she wishes to
support to the candidate's individual petition mailbox as designated by
ISOC. Each petitioner shall be provided with copies of all signature e-mails
for his or her candidacy and periodic reports about his or her status in
obtaining signatures. Announcements regarding successful petitions shall be
made as soon as practical, and need not await the end of the petition
period.

Participating Organisational Members or Chapters can sign petitions for
candidates running within their own constituency only. A Participating
Organisational Member or Chapter may sign more than one petition.

For a petition to be successful a candidate in the Organisational Members
constituency needs the support of eight (8) valid signatures and a candidate
in the Chapters constituency needs six (6) valid signatures.

Successful petitioners will be placed on the ballot. The final candidate
announcement will be made no later than April 18, 2011.

Election Timetable Link:
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/general/trustees/elections/2011/timetable.shtml

Kind regards,
2011 Nominations Committee