Three APNIC EC members are retiring after serving two-year terms and are eligible for re-election. This creates three vacant seats on the APNIC EC for two-year terms starting in February 2018. The nomination period was from January 4th to February 12th. Online voting and proxy appointments were allowed from February 14th to 26th. Onsite voting will take place on February 28th from 9:30am to 2:30pm UTC+5:45. Voting rights are determined by membership tiers. The election results will be announced on February 28th at 3:30pm UTC+5:45 along with any disputes or issues.

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2018 APNIC Executive Council (EC)
Election Procedures
APNIC 45
28 February 2018

2. 2018 APNIC EC Election
• Three APNIC EC members are retiring by rotation after
serving a two-year term
⁃ They are eligible for re-election under the APNIC By-laws
• Three vacant seats on the APNIC EC
⁃ Two-year term starting from being elected on 28 February 2018
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3. EC Election Timeline
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• Nominations open approximately 8 weeks before AGM
• Nominations close approximately 2 weeks before AGM
• Proxy submissions and online voting open 10 working days before AGM
• Proxy submissions and online voting close 48 hours before start of election (09:30 UTC+5:45)
• On-site voting takes place 09:30-14:30 (UTC+5:45) on election day
4-Jan 12-Feb
NOMINATION PERIOD
14-Feb 26-Feb
ONLINE VOTING /
PROXY APPOINTMENT
28-Feb
ONSITE
VOTING

4. Voting Entitlement
• Only current APNIC Member's Corporate Contacts, and authorized
contacts with voting rights can vote
• The number of votes are determined by the membership tiers
Membership
Tier
Votes
Associate 1 vote
Very Small 2 votes
Small 4 votes
Medium 8 votes
Large 16 votes
Very Large 32 votes
Extra Large 64 votes
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5. On-site Voting
• Voting period
⁃ Starts: As announced by the Election Chair, approximately 09:45 (UTC
+5:45) Wednesday, 28 February 2018
⁃ Ends: 14:30 (UTC +5:45) Wednesday, 28 February 2018
• Ballot paper collection
⁃ Corporate Contacts, contacts with voting rights, or appointed proxies can
collect ballot papers from the Voting desk (outside the AGM meeting
room) until 14:30 (UTC +5:45) Wednesday, 28 February 2018
• Ballot Box
⁃ The ballot box is placed near the Voting desk after the Election Chair
announces the opening of on-site voting
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6. Voting Ballot Paper
• Ballot papers with 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 votes are used
• Members who wish to split their vote may exchange their
ballot paper at the Voting desk for a set of single-vote
papers equal to the Member's total voting entitlement
• Instructions are included in the ballot papers
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7. Voting Ballot Paper
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8. Declaration of Result
• Election results will be announced at 15:30 (UTC +5:45)
today, 28 February 2018
• The Election Chair will also disclose:
⁃ Notice of any disputes and resolutions
⁃ Disclosure of any communication from the Election Scrutineers
regarding any anomaly or issue
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9. Declaration of Results
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10. EC Election
• Subhash Dhakal, Director, Department of IT, Government of
Nepal as Election Chair (appointed by the EC)
• George Kuo and Connie Chan as Election Officers
(appointed by the EC)
• George Odagi, Pubudu Jayasinghe, and Tuan Nguyen as
Election Tellers (appointed by the EC)
• John Sweeting and Sergio Rojas as Election Scrutineers
(appointed by the Election Chair)
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11. Notice of Dispute
• Any complaint regarding the conduct of the election must
be lodged in writing with the Election Chair at the
conference and be lodged no later than one hour before the
scheduled Declaration of the Election
• Notices may only be lodged by Nominees or Members
through their authorized voting representatives
• The Election Chair shall resolve the dispute at his
discretion
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QUESTIONS?