<div dir="ltr">As a former Chair of an AFRINIC NomCom, I can say with some degree of expertise that the bylaws allow a nomcom to set residency requirements (see text in BOLD below) Apologies for HTML format:<br><br><a href="https://afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=8">https://afrinic.net/en/about-us/bylaws?start=8</a><br>
<br><h3>9 THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE</h3>
<p>There shall be a Nomination Committee (Nom Com), which shall consist
of a chairman and three other members as appointed by the Board and
composed of qualified and experienced persons. The Board shall make a
public call for voluntary nomination from the African Internet
Community.</p>
<p>9.1 No person shall be qualified for appointment to the Nom Com if
he/she is a candidate for election to the Board or is domiciled in a
region whose seat is open for renewal during an election.</p>
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<p>9.2 The Nom Com shall report to the Board and operate under such guidelines as may be prescribed by the Board.</p>
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<p>9.3 Functions of the Nomination Committee:</p>
<p>(i) The Nom Com shall:</p>
<p>a) use its best effort towards ensuring that a satisfactory number of
individuals from the African internet community stand as candidate for
the election of the directors of AFRINIC; and</p>
<p>b) have general responsibility for, and shall supervise the conduct of the polls by the election Committee on election day.</p>
<p>(ii) In the discharge of its function under Article 9(i) above, the Nom Com:</p>
<p>a) shall call for candidates for elections held by AFRINIC;</p>
<p><font size="4"><b>b) prescribe criteria and qualifications for eligibility to stand as candidate for elections held by AFRINIC;</b></font></p>
<p>c) may interview candidates prior to finalising the list of
candidature; and d) Shall finalise the list of candidates for any
election held by AFRINIC.</p><br clear="all"><div><div><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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