EC Election Process
Each of the seven elected members serves a two-year term of office, but is eligible for reelection at the end of each term. At least three (3) Executive Council (EC) members are elected every year. In odd-numbered years, there are four positions up for election.
APNIC holds open elections for the appointment of EC members. This election takes place online and onsite. Online voting is available via the MyAPNIC Member services website and onsite voting takes place at each APNIC Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is conducted as part of the February APNIC Member Meeting (AMM).
Any person from a current APNIC Member organization has the right to nominate people to stand for election or be nominated themselves. A Corporate Contact must authorize the nomination. Each current APNIC Member organization is able to exercise a number of votes according to its Membership tier. See our section on EC Election Nominations for more information.
The APNIC Corporate Contact for each current Member account has control over the organization's votes and is able to vote themselves, assign voting rights to another person in their organization, or appoint a proxy to vote on the organization's behalf.
The election process
Following a public call for nominations, a list of nominees is published on the website for the next APNIC Meeting. Nominations open eight weeks and close two weeks before the date of the AGM.
Votes may be cast either online, using the MyAPNIC Member website, or using a ballot paper onsite at the open election. Online voting opens two weeks before the onsite vote and closes two days before the onsite vote. A proxy holder may represent your organization and vote onsite.
To be elected, nominees do not need to be present at the open election. However, those present will have the opportunity to make a public statement in support of their candidacy at the APNIC Member Meeting (AMM).
The Election Tellers count the votes in the presence of the Election Scrutineers. The Election Chair will announce the result of the election at the scheduled time of the Declaration of the Election, as contained in the agenda of the APNIC Member Meeting.