2024 Chair and Vice-Chairs Election

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Last Updated: 26 Nov 2024

Status: Completed

Nomination Period

The nomination period will begin on 14 June 2024 and close at 23:59 UTC on 25 September 2024.

This web page provides detailed information about the nomination process and will be updated as events warrant.

Pertinent information regarding the nomination process is set forth as follows:

Self-nominations or third-party nominations for the Chair and Vice-Chair positions should be made by email to the GAC membership mailing list – gac@icann.org. A nominating email should be clearly titled as “GAC Vice-Chair Nomination". Candidates can only be nominated during the nomination period.

Individuals nominated by a third party will be asked by ICANN GAC Support staff to confirm their acceptance of the nomination and willingness to stand for election. Self-nominations will not require that confirmation.

The ICANN GAC Support staff will keep track of the nominations on the GAC website.

The eligibility requirement stated in GAC Operating Principle 22, that GAC Chair and Vice Chair candidates be “accredited representatives” has, in practice, been taken to mean that GAC Member Primary Representatives, Alternate Representatives and Advisors are eligible for nomination and election to serve.

Two reminders about the nomination period will be sent to the GAC membership list – the first about half way through the nomination period and a second reminder one week prior to the close of the nomination period.

If the number of valid nominations are equal to or less than the number of open leadership positions, no balloting will be necessary and the nominated candidate(s) will be elected by acclamation.

If there are more nominations than seats available for a particular leadership position, then balloting will be conducted to fill the position. Any balloting will take place by electronic means as provided for in GAC Operating Principles 34 and 35.
In addition to keeping track of the nominations on the GAC website, within three days of the close of the nomination period, the ICANN GAC Support staff will inform the membership of the need for an election by ballots or acclamation.

Balloting Period

If needed, balloting period will start on 19 October 2024 and conclude at 23:59 UTC on 12 November 2024.

Election

A voting/balloting process to elect five Vice-Chairs will be held before and during the ICANN81 ICANN Meeting (November 2024).

There will be no physical voting available for this election. All votes will be cast electronically, which allows for vote-casting at a date and time that suits the individual voters, between the opening and closing dates of the election.

After the election has closed, the GAC Support team will review and confirm the voting results and announce the result of the election under the supervision of the GAC Chair (Principle 34). The staff review process will include checking to ensure that all votes are cast by eligible GAC Representatives. Election results shall be determined by simple majority. For the election of Vice Chairs, the five (5) candidates who gather the most votes will be appointed as Vice Chairs.

Tied Ballots

In the case of a tied election (two candidates receive the same number of votes) that prevents a selection to be determined, a second balloting period shall be held. The second ballot shall be restricted to the candidates who are subject to the tied vote for the remaining position.

Eligibility to Vote

Only GAC Representatives are eligible to vote (Principle 16). GAC Representatives, Alternate Representatives, and Advisors are listed on the GAC website at: https://gac.icann.org/about/members

GAC Observers are NOT eligible to vote (Principle 16). GAC Observers are listed on the GAC website at: https://gac.icann.org/about/members.

Any questions about the voting process should be directed to GAC Support team at: gac-staff@icann.org.

Votes placed by any person whose name is not listed on the GAC website will be deemed invalid – although the electronic voting system should prevent this from happening as the system used for the electronic voting will be populated only with the email addresses of the Representatives for each GAC Member. The system then sends invites for election participation to only those emails.

Confirmed Designated Voters

GAC Members have until Friday, 11 October at 23:59 UTC to ensure the details listed on the website are correct for purposes of the election. Any revisions or corrections to the list should be sent in an email to gac-staff@icann.org.

Some Representatives may opt to defer to another delegation member to fulfill the voting role. This intention must be expressed by the Representative by the same deadline as above to gac-staff@icann.org.

The individual representative email address listed on the GAC website will be used unless a notification of another email address for this purpose is received by the same deadline as above.

Ongoing Work

List of GAC Chair Nominee(s)

Person Nominated	Nominator	Date of Nomination
Nicolas Caballero (Paraguay)	Thiago Dal-Toe (Colombia)	25 June 2024

List of GAC Vice-Chair Nominee(s)

Person Nominated	Nominator	Date of Nomination
Ian Sheldon (Australia)	Russell Woruba (Papua New Guinea)	25 June 2024
Christine Arida (Egypt)	Manal Ismail (Egypt)	26 June 2024
Thiago Dal-Toe (Colombia)	Ignacio Velazquez (Paraguay)	27 June 2024
Jorge Cancio (Switzerland)	Ana Isabel Maldonado Cid (Spain)	27 June 2024
Marco Hogewoning (Netherlands)	Gemma Carolillo (European Commission)	17 July 2024
T. Santhosh (India)	Pradeep Kumar Verma (India)	11 August 2024
Guo Feng (China)	Wang Lang (China)	14 September 2024

Outcomes

After the close of the balloting period at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday 12 November 2024, a total of 87 ballots were received and recorded in the TALLY voting system. Pursuant to GAC Operating Principle #32, the election outcome is confirmed as “valid” as “more than 1/3 of the GAC Members participate[d] in the voting”. The vote distribution was as follows:

The resulting vote totals were:

Candidate Ian Sheldon (Australia) – 57 votes
Candidate Christine Arida (Egypt) – 54 votes
Candidate Thiago Dal-Toe (Colombia) – 44 votes
Candidate Jorge Cancio (Switzerland) – 55 votes
Candidate Marco Hogewoning (The Netherlands) – 53 votes
Candidate T. Santhosh (India) – 26 votes
Candidate GUO Feng (China) – 38 votes

As a result of the voting, Ian Sheldon, Christine Arida, Thiago Dal-Toe, Jorge Cancio, and Marco Hogewoning will be Vice Chairs for the upcoming term.

Effective at the close of the ICANN82 meeting, the new GAC Leadership team will be:

Chair:

Nicolas Caballero (Paraguay)

Vice Chairs:

Ian Sheldon (Australia) (first term)
Christine Arida (Egypt) (second term)
Thiago Dal-Toe (Colombia) (second term)
Jorge Cancio (Switzerland) (first term)
Marco Hogewoning (The Netherlands) (first term)