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    <p>Dear All,</p>
    <p>I lend my voice that AfriNIC should constitute a NomCOM and the
      NomCom should call for nominations (Volunteers), give a week or so
      for this process.</p>
    <p>Rightly, if we have more than two Volunteers then we should vote
      online. I agree also that we use the voting list that we used, 
      when we had our first online elections.</p>
    <p>Similarly, if we have only two candidates then we should also
      vote and the person with highest votes serves out two years and
      the one with the least votes goes in for one year.</p>
    <p>I think we are converging and that is a good thing. Voting could
      be a bit tedious, but it is in my opinion the best route to follow
      that is less controversial.</p>
    <p>Simply</p>
    <p>Daniel<br>
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    <p><br>
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    <p>On 18/03/2021 1:54 pm, Mark Elkins wrote:<br>
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      <p>Thank you for this <span
          style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
          lang="EN-US">Madhvi,</span></p>
      <p>I agree with Jordi on this. If we only have one volunteer - no
        problem.<br>
        If we have two volunteers - then one has to be around for two
        years - and I believe a vote is the easiest way to sort this
        out.</p>
      <p>If we have more than two volunteers - then voting again makes
        sense.</p>
      <p>I would ask that we Ask for nominations, keep the nomination
        window open 5 or 7 days (I don't mind either period) and see
        what we have after that time period. Take it then from there.</p>
      <p>I'd suggest we use the same voting list as was used 9 months
        ago - as its already reasonably clean - unless AfriNIC Staff
        have a newer and properly vetted list.</p>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/18/21 2:22 PM, JORDI PALET
        MARTINEZ via RPD wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US">HI Madhvi, all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US">I still prefer a voting, however, I guess the
              first question is to know if there are volunteers for the
              co-chairs positions, because voting may not be necessary
              if there are one very few volunteers and we can make
              “consensus” to happen quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US">For me it is clear that those volunteers must
              be neutral, and consequently not co-authors involved in
              any of the proposals that are still under discussion,
              appeals, or haven’t been ratified yet by the board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
              lang="EN-US">Depending on the number of volunteers that
              step in, a consensus decision can be easy, otherwise, if
              we can’t do that in 5 days, we have no other choice than a
              formal election process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
                lang="EN-US">Jordi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
                lang="EN-US">@jordipalet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"
                lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">El 18/3/21
                13:13, "Madhvi Gokool" <<a
                  href="mailto:madhvi@afrinic.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">madhvi@afrinic.net</a>>
                escribió:<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear
              Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We refer to
              our communique dated 26 February 2021 and published on the
              RPD mailing list on the same date.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In response
              to the above, we received some feedback which may be
              summarised as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Selection
              of the co-chairs by both means of consensus and voting
              were preferred by some members of the Working Group;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to
              ensure a fair election of the Co-Chairs;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Compilation
              a voter’s register in the event of an election;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Voting
              methods e.g.  there were preference of both ranked voting
              and traditional voting; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Insistence
              on the  ‘one person one vote’ principle to ensure a fair
              election;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The need
              for ID verification to ensure free and fair election; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The impact
              assessment of the selection of co-chairs by consensus was
              also sought. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In regard
              to the impact assessment stated in our aforementioned
              correspondence of 26 February 2021, the selection by means
              of consensus may take no more than 5 days. Besides,
              AFRINIC would like to bring to the attention of its PDWG
              of a precedent whereby the PDWG, acting within the spirit
              of consensus-based, managed to select a replacing Co-Chair
              thus enabling the PDWG to pursue its normal activities.
              Reference is hereby drawn to the PPM held in December
              2015.   Section 2 of </span><a
href="https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-23"
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                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-23</span></a><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> refers.  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With the
              upcoming AFRINIC-33 Public Policy Meeting in June 2021,
              time is now of the essence.  In order for AFRINIC to hold
              an effective PPM,  it is imperative that the co-chairs (or
              at least one) have assumed their functions at the earliest
              possible. Besides, the date of  02 May 2021 is when the
              PDWG should be up and running since it is the last
              date/timeline within which any new proposals should be
              submitted to the PDP for discussion for the purposes of
              the June 2021 PPM. The availability and on-boarding of the
              replacing co-chairs are also essential for a successful
              meeting, especially to tackle the pending matters of the
              PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We
              therefore encourage you to decide on  the way forward as
              soon as possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Madhvi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">…………………………………...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chers
              collègues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nous nous
              référons à notre communiqué daté du 26 février 2021 et
              publié sur la liste de diffusion de la RPD à la même date.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">En réponse
              à ce qui a été indiqué ci-dessus, nous avons reçu quelques
              commentaires qui peuvent être résumés comme suit :</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">La
              sélection des coprésidents par les deux voies que sont le
              consensus et le vote a été préférée par certains membres
              du groupe de travail ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Comment
              assurer une élection équitable des coprésidents ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Compilation
              d'un registre des électeurs en cas d'élection ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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                style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
                  "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Les
              méthodes de vote, par exemple, le vote par classement et
              le vote traditionnel ont été préférés ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span
                style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">L'insistance
              sur le principe "une personne, une voix" pour garantir une
              élection équitable ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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              style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span
                style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
                  "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">la
              nécessité de vérifier les pièces d'identité pour garantir
              des élections libres et équitables ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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                style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">L'évaluation
              de l'impact de la sélection des coprésidents par consensus
              a également été demandée.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">En ce qui
              concerne l'analyse d'impact susmentionnée dans notre
              correspondance du 26 février 2021, la sélection par voie
              de consensus ne peut prendre plus de 5 jours. En outre,
              l'AFRINIC souhaite attirer l'attention de son PDWG sur un
              précédent selon lequel le PDWG, agissant dans un esprit de
              consensus, a réussi à sélectionner un remplaçant pour les
              coprésidents, permettant ainsi au PDWG de poursuivre ses
              activités normales. Il est fait référence à la réunion du
              PPM qui s'est tenue en décembre 2015.  La Section 2 de <a
href="https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-23"
                moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.afrinic.net/policy/development-working-group/ppm-afrinic-23</a>
              y fait référence.  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Avec la
              prochaine réunion de politique publique AFRINIC-33 en juin
              2021, le temps est compté.  Pour qu'AFRINIC puisse tenir
              une PPM efficace, il est impératif que les coprésidents
              (ou au moins un) aient assumé leurs fonctions le plus tôt
              possible. En outre, la date du 2 mai 2021 est celle à
              laquelle le PDWG devrait être opérationnel, puisqu'il
              s'agit de la  date butoire/limite pour  que toute nouvelle
              proposition devrait être soumise au PDP pour être discutée
              à la Réunion des politiques publiques (PPM) de juin 2021.
              La disponibilité et l'intégration des coprésidents
              remplaçants sont également essentielles pour la réussite
              de la réunion, en particulier pour traiter les questions
              en suspens du PDP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nous vous
              encourageons donc à décider de la marche à suivre le plus
              rapidement possible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">Cordialement<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p style="margin-left:35.4pt">Madhvi<o:p></o:p></p>
          <p style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt">On
              26/02/2021 6:09 PM, Madhvi Gokool wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear
                Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">AFRINIC
                hereby submits its assessment in regard to the
                implementation of the two options for the selection of
                the co-chairs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contextual
                    background:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At the
                  outset, we find it appropriate to inform the PDWG that
                  the present situation involves a casual vacancy that 
                  results from the outcome of the report of the Recall
                  Committee. This is not a normal vacancy whereby a
                  Co-Chair would have served his full term. In this
                  respect, whoever will be replacing the specific
                  outgoing Co-Chair will only be selected to serve the
                  remaining term of that recalled Co-Chair according to
                  <i>Section 3.3 of the CPM.</i></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt"><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 1:
                    Co-chair selection by the PDWG based on an online
                    election</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the
                event that the PDWG decides to hold an election for the
                purposes of filling up the casual vacancy left by the
                recalled Co-Chairs, the earliest date to hold the
                election will be <b>84 </b></span><b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">days</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
                as from the date of the Call for Candidates made by the
                NomCom</span><b><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                    style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt
                      "Times New Roman"">                </span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><u><span
                    style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                    Roman",serif;color:black">ELECTION TIMELINE </span></u></b><b><span
                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                  Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">Consensus for holding
                online election  reached by PDWG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
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                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">Start Date - D : Call for
                candidates by Nomcom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+30 :  Close Candidate
                Nomination Period<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+44 : Prepare and send
                final candidate slate to staff for publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+45 :  Staff Publication
                of final candidate Slate <o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+46 :  Announcement of
                Final candidate slate & opening of public comments
                period{2 weeks}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+60 :  Opening of
                registration for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+69 :  Closing of
                registration for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+71 :  Open Electronic
                Voting for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">10.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+84 : Close Electronic
                Voting for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">11.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+84 :  Announcement of
                results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">B. PROPOSED
                  ELECTION TIMELINE (amended from above  but subject to
                  NomCom’s agreement).  It is a contracted timeline
                  taking into consideration the urgency of the PDP
                  situation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">      </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">Consensus for holding
                online election  reached by PDWG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">Start Date - D :  </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for
                candidates by NomCom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+14 : </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Close
                Candidate Nomination Period<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+29 :  </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Prepare
                and send final candidate slate to staff for publication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+31 : </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Staff
                Publication of final candidate Slate & candidate
                information comment pages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+32 : </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Announcement
                of Final candidate slate & opening of public
                comments period {1 week - close of comment period
                13-Apr-21}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+32 </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Opening
                of registration for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+38 :  </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Closing
                of registration for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+40 :  </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Open
                Electronic Voting for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+47 :   </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Close
                Electronic Voting for PDP Co-Chair election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
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                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black"><span
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                    "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
                style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
                Roman",serif;color:black">D+47 :   Announcement of
                results<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt"><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 2:
                    Co-Chair selection by the PDWG based on a consensus
                    approach </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the
                event that the PDWG decides to fill the casual vacancy
                left through a consensus approach, the PDWG may request
                the Secretariat to act as a facilitator to enable the
                PDWG to proceed ahead.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
                designated facilitator will then open a <b>Call for
                  Volunteer with defined criteria</b> which may be kept
                open for <b>24 - 72 hours</b> for receiving interested
                candidates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At this
                stage, it is important to recall that Section 3.3 of the
                CPM provides,<i> inter-alia</i>, as follows: “</span><i><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575;background:white">If
                  the Working Group Chair is unable to serve his or her
                  full term, the Working Group may select a replacement
                  to serve the remainder of the term</span></i><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575;background:white">”.
              </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> This
                means that the Call for Volunteer will clearly specify
                for the post for which an interested candidate will be
                submitting his/her nomination.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upon
                closure of the  Call for Volunteer, the designated
                facilitator will publish the list of nominees on the rpd
                mailing list and thereafter, the PDWG will be invited to
                find consensus amongst themselves in terms of selecting
                the replacing Co-Chairs. The PDWG may be allowed 48
                hours to reach such consensus. The PDWG may also opt for
                a longer time-frame.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Staff
                    Impact Analysis/Challenges</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">AFRINIC
                would like to highlight the following: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">           </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">If
                the above proposed calendar is approved, the earliest
                date for holding an election will be 47 days as from the
                date of the Call for Candidates made by the NomCom;  and
                this </span><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">means
                that the PDP will remain at a standstill until any newly
                elected PDWG Co-Chairs takes office. The PDWG also needs
                to be mindful of the on-boarding period of the new
                co-chairs and the impact on the activities preceding the
                upcoming AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting in June 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">    </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The online
                election option will not allow us to guarantee the <b>“one
                  person - one vote”</b> principle even using the
                February 2020 cut-off date (<i>Note: This is the voters’
                  register used for the PDWG Co-Chairs’ election 2020</i>).
                Should this be a risk the PDWG is comfortable to
                accommodate, AFRINIC is ready to organise the election
                as per the final timeline which will need to be agreed
                upon between the PDWG, NomCom and Ecom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">C.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">   </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the
                online elections, the PDWG proposed two choices -
                traditional online voting and ranked voting. The
                election platform that AFRINIC will use to hold these
                elections support  both choices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In
                addition, we have also observed a suggestion on the rpd
                mailing list  that similar to precedence  regarding the
                appointment of co-chairs in the past, the AFRINIC Board
                of Directors may step in and appoint interim co-chairs
                with community consensus. We will continue to closely
                monitor the list for any further development.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look
                forward to your feedback.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Madhvi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">[1]   
                Section 3.3 states,  <i>inter-alia</i>, that “</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#757575;background:white">If
                the Working Group Chair is unable to serve his or her
                full term, the Working Group may select a replacement to
                serve the remainder of the term.”</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
                It is important to note that nowhere in Section 3.3
                mention is made to the effect that  this selection shall
                be made through a full-fledged election process.  Doing
                so may be viewed as an attempt to vary the provisions of
                Section 3.3  of the CPM.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Chers
                collègues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">L'AFRINIC
                soumet à présent son évaluation concernant
                l’implémentation des deux options pour la sélection des
                coprésidents.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contexte :</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">D'emblée,
                il nous semble opportun d'informer le PDWG que la
                situation actuelle implique une vacance occasionnelle
                qui résulte des conclusions du rapport du comité de
                rappel. Il ne s'agit pas d'une vacance normale où un
                coprésident aurait accompli la totalité de son mandat. À
                cet égard, la personne qui remplacera le coprésident
                sortant ne sera choisie que pour le reste du mandat de
                ce coprésident rappelé, conformément à la Section 3.3 de
                la CPM.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 1 :
                Sélection des coprésidents par le PDWG sur la base d'une
                élection en ligne</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Si le PDWG
                décide de tenir une élection afin de pourvoir le poste
                occasionnel laissé vacant par les coprésidents rappelés,
                la date la plus proche pour la tenue de l'élection sera
                de 84 jours à compter de la date de l'appel à
                candidatures lancé par le NomCom.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Option 2 :
                Sélection des coprésidents par le PDWG sur la base d'une
                approche consensuelle</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dans le cas
                où le PDWG décide de pourvoir le poste vacant
                occasionnel laissé par une approche consensuelle, le
                PDWG peut demander au Secrétariat d'agir en tant que
                facilitateur pour permettre au PDWG d'aller de l'avant.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Le
                facilitateur désigné ouvrira alors un appel à
                volontaires avec des critères définis qui pourra être
                maintenu ouvert pendant 24 -72 heures pour recevoir les
                candidats intéressés.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">À ce stade,
                il est important de rappeler que la Section 3.3 de la
                CPM prévoit, entre autres, ce qui suit : "Si le
                président du groupe de travail n'est pas en mesure
                d'accomplir la totalité de son mandat, le groupe de
                travail peut choisir un remplaçant pour le reste du
                mandat".  Cela signifie que l'appel à volontaires
                précisera clairement le poste pour lequel un candidat
                intéressé présentera sa candidature.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">À la
                clôture de l'appel à volontaires, le facilitateur
                désigné publiera la liste des candidats sur la liste de
                diffusion rpd et, par la suite, le groupe de travail
                sera invité à trouver un consensus entre eux en termes
                de sélection des coprésidents remplaçants. Le PDWG
                pourrait disposer de 48 heures pour parvenir à un tel
                consensus. Le PDWG peut également opter pour un délai
                plus long.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Analyse de
                l'impact sur le personnel / les défis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
              <br>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l1
              level1 lfo9;vertical-align:baseline"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">           </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Si le
                calendrier proposé ci-dessus est approuvé, la date la
                plus proche pour la tenue d'une élection sera de 47
                jours à compter de la date de l'appel à candidatures
                lancé par le NomCom, ce qui signifie que le PDP restera
                au point mort jusqu'à l'entrée en fonction de tout
                nouveau coprésident élu du PDWG. Le PDWG doit également
                tenir compte de la période d'intégration des nouveaux
                coprésidents et de l'impact sur les activités précédant
                la prochaine réunion de politique publique AFRINIC en
                juin 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><br>
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              <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:71.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">L'option
                d'élection en ligne ne nous permettra pas de garantir le
                principe "une personne - un vote" même en utilisant la
                date limite de février 2020 (Note : Il s'agit du
                registre des électeurs utilisé pour l'élection des
                coprésidents du PDWG en 2020). Si le PDWG est prêt à
                prendre ce risque, AFRINIC est prêt à organiser
                l'élection selon le calendrier final qui devra être
                convenu entre le PDWG, le NOMCOM et l'ECOM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;mso-list:l0
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><span
                  style="mso-list:Ignore">C.<span style="font:7.0pt
                    "Times New Roman"">           </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pour les
                élections en ligne, le PDWG a proposé deux choix : le
                vote en ligne traditionnel et le vote par ordre de
                préférence. La plate-forme électorale que l'AFRINIC
                utilisera pour organiser ces élections soutient les deux
                choix.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">En outre,
                nous avons également observé une suggestion sur la liste
                de diffusion rpd selon laquelle, à l'instar des
                antécédents concernant la nomination des coprésidents
                dans le passé, le conseil d'administration de l'AFRINIC
                pourrait intervenir et nommer des copresidents
                intérimaires avec un consensus communautaire. Nous
                continuerons à suivre de près la liste pour tout
                développement à venir.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nous
                attendons vos commentaires avec impatience .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cordialement,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.4pt;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Madhvi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:35.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
            <p
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">La Section
                3.3 stipule, entre autres, que "Si le président du
                groupe de travail n'est pas en mesure d'accomplir la
                totalité de son mandat, le groupe de travail peut
                choisir un remplaçant pour le reste du mandat". Il est
                important de noter que nulle part dans la Section 3.3 il
                n'est fait mention du fait que cette sélection doit être
                faite par un processus d'élection à part entière.  Faire
                cela peut être considéré comme une tentative de modifier
                les dispositions de la Section 3.3 de la CPM.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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