Dear All, In VOTE ROUND 2 of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15), none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the votes, and there was a tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. In the TIE BREAKING VOTE, Alan Greenberg received more than 50% of the votes cast. Therefore, Rinalia Abdul Rahim and Alan Greenberg are the final two candidates for the position of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15). Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the next VOTE be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): Rinalia Abdul Rahim Alan Greenberg ***** Procedure * Please note that the poll for the next VOTE opens on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) and closes on Tuesday, 25-March-2014 at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * Once open, electorates receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their votes. * Staff sends reminders, as well as contacts electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * The next VOTE is a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate is declared the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 and the Board Director selection process is completed. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, a TIE BREAKING VOTE which is the same simple majority vote starts on Tuesday, 25 March at 17:00 SGT (09:00 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). The credentials are sent once the TIE BREAKING VOTE opens. * If the tie still exists, an in-person, random tie breaking operation is undertaken in the VIP room on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) is reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff@atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>