Discussion: Address Council election procedures

Just to give you all the full picture, here is the consensus from the lir-wg
as reported to the RIPE 35 plenary:

Establish Final Selection Procedure for the Address Council

Nominations.
. Well in advance of the election
. Candidates may present themselves at the budapest ripe meeting
. At the mailinglist
. At the autumn RIPE meeting
. Mechanism for others to express support

Who can vote ?
. Not only RIPE NCC association members, but all members of the RIPE
community
. Everybody present at a RIPE meeting may vote
. Due to restrictions in the MOU RIR staff cannot be elected or vote.

Voting procedure:
. Secret ballot at the RIPE meeting plenary
. One vote pr seat to fill
. The person(s) with most votes is elected

Summary
.Open: this procedure will be published well in advance on the mailinglist
.Transparent: the whole process is known and takes part on the meetings
.Simple: it is easy to understand and easy to have confidence in the process

Sincerely,
Hans Petter Holen
lir-wg Chair