[Chapter-delegates] What is the purpose of the petition process? (Re: Petition filed by Caleb Ogundele to be added to Election Slate)

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

Andrew,
Your response is adequately noted.
- AA.

On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 at 15:20, Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 11:20:49AM +0100, Adebunmi Akinbo via
> Chapter-delegates wrote:
> >However, I believe that you are looking at addressing the issues that
> might
> >have created the challenge we are witnessing at this point.
>
> It isn't clear to me what the issues are that are informing this petition,
> so I can't comment on that (and anyway, I think it would be inappropriate
> for me to comment on any particular candidacy when the election is in
> process).
>
> >I recall that we had similar discussions some years ago. I had also
> applied
> >and was interviewed for the Board of Trustee. I guess interviews us no
> >longer part of the process.
>
> The ways the elections work are outlined at
> https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/elections/, and the
> relevant committee charters can be found at
> https://www.internetsociety.org/board-of-trustees/committees/.
>
> >I strongly assume that the NomCom tries it's best but limited to what can
> >be done. I would have expected some strong measures from the committee
> >created by the Internet Society President to address this issue around
> >2020. I find nothing significant (I might have missed it) in the records
> >not a recommendation.
>
> The Governance Reform Working Group was a working group (not a committee
> -- there is a legal difference but probably not relevant for this
> discussion) was created by the board, not by me.  The board did in fact
> adopt some actions as a result of the work.  The WG did not discuss in any
> significant degree the operation of the NomCom and the elections process,
> but there was considerable discussion about diversity of people elected
> through the process (that is, as far as I could tell nobody advocated for
> changing the process itself, though several people argued that different
> outcomes would be better).  The board chair followed up with the WG in a
> message posted at
> https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/private/governance-reform/2022-June/000806.html
> (note: you'll need to be a subscriber to the list to view the archives).
> In particular, from Ted's note, I think two particular actions were
> relevant:
>
>         Through the Board Governance committee, we will establish strong
>         guidance that the ISOC NomCom’s non-Trustee members be drawn from
>         a diverse pool.  We believe that increased diversity in that body
>         results in a more diverse pool of candidates in the final
>         election, and we wish to reinforce that mechanism.
>
>
>         The board will formally define methods for using its power under
>         Article 2, section D of the bylaws to at least retain the
>         diversity of the board.
>
> The NomCom produces a slate that is then subject to revision though the
> currently-operating petition process.
>
> >Chapters hope to have it's members on the Board of Trustee to further
> >promote related objectives of the Internet Society.
>
> I don't think that is exactly relevant to the current petitions, though,
> right?  That is, the chapters are going to vote on the candidates in any
> case.
>
> Best regards,
>
> A
>
> --
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