Deadlines
It was decided that there should be a single time limit for the submission of
all candidatures. The deadline for submission of candidatures has been set for
Friday, 27 September, 18:00 Marrakesh time. Elections will start on Tuesday, 1 October with the election of the Secretary-General.
Procedure for the election of the Secretary-General, the
Deputy-Secretary General and the Directors of the Bureaux of the Sectors
- The Secretary-General, the Deputy-Secretary General and the Directors of
the Bureaux of the Sectors shall be elected by secret ballot. The elections
shall be conducted in two groups, the first being for the posts of
Secretary-General and Deputy-Secretary General, and the second for the posts
of the Directors of the Bureaux. The election of the Directors of the
Bureaux shall not start until the election of the Secretary-General and
Deputy-Secretary General has been completed.
- Proxy votes in accordance with Nos. 335 to 338 of the Convention of the
International Telecommunication Union shall be permitted.
- Before proceeding to the vote, the chairman shall designate five tellers,
one for each region.
- Before proceeding to the elections for a given group, each delegation
having the right to vote shall receive a separate ballot paper for each of
the posts included in the group, bearing the names of all candidates in
French alphabetical order by last name, together with the names of the
Member States having presented the candidates.
- Each delegation should indicate on its ballot paper the candidate it
supports by placing an "X" in the box against the name of that
candidate.
- Blank ballot papers shall be considered as abstentions. Ballot papers with
more than one box marked, or bearing any mark other than "X"
inside a box, or bearing any mark whatsoever outside the boxes, shall be
considered as invalid and shall not be counted.
- Upon completion of the vote count, the chairman shall announce the results
of the vote as follows:
- number of delegations attending the conference and entitled to vote;
- number of votes cast;
- number of invalid ballot papers;
- number of abstentions;
- number of votes constituting the required majority;
- number of votes obtained by each candidate, in ascending order of the
number of votes;
- name of the elected candidate, if any.
- Any candidate obtaining a majority of votes (see Nos. 72 and 73 of the Rules
of Procedure of Conferences and other Meetings of the ITU) shall be declared
elected.
- When the number of abstentions exceeds half the number of votes cast, the
provisions of No. 78 of the Rules of Procedure of Conferences and other
Meetings of the ITU shall apply.
- If, after the first ballot, no candidate has obtained the required
majority, one or, if necessary, two further ballots shall be taken, such
ballots being separated by intervals of at least six hours from the
announcement of the results of the preceding ballot.
- If, after the third ballot, no candidate has obtained a majority, there
shall, no earlier than twelve hours after the announcement of the results,
be a fourth ballot in which the two candidates having the largest number of
votes at the third ballot shall be voted upon.
- If, however, after the third ballot there is a tie between several
candidates so that the two candidates to be voted upon at the fourth ballot
cannot be determined, one or, if necessary, two additional ballots, after
successive intervals of at least six hours from the announcement of the
results, shall be first held to decide between the candidates in question.
- If there is a tie in both the additional ballots mentioned in paragraph 12
above, the chairman shall draw lots to determine the candidate or candidates
to be selected from among those having obtained the same number of votes.
- If, after the last ballot, there is a tie, the chairman shall draw lots to
determine the candidate elected.
Procedure for the election of the members of the Radio Regulations Board (RRB)
- Two members per region shall be elected for regions A, B and C, and three
for regions D and E.
- The voting shall take place by secret ballot.
- Proxy votes in accordance with Nos. 335 to 338 of the Convention of
the International Telecommunication Union shall be permitted.
- Before proceeding to the vote, the chairman shall designate five tellers,
one for each region.
- Each delegation having the right to vote shall receive a ballot paper
bearing the names, in French alphabetical order, of the candidates and, against
the name of each candidate, the name of the Member States of the Union having
presented the candidate, grouped into the regions A, B, C, D and E.
- Each delegation should indicate on its ballot paper the names of the
candidates it supports by placing an "X" in the boxes against no more
than two candidates for regions A, B and C and no more than three candidates for
regions D and E.
- Ballot papers bearing more than the permitted number of "X" per
region shall be considered invalid and shall not be counted for the region or
regions concerned. Ballot papers bearing any mark other than an "X"
inside a box or any mark whatsoever outside the boxes shall be considered as
invalid and shall not be counted.
- After the vote is counted, a list shall be drawn up by the secretariat of
the candidates in each region in decreasing order of the number of votes
obtained. This list, after verification by the tellers, shall be presented to
the chairman of the conference.
- The candidates (two for regions A, B and C and three for
regions D and E) obtaining the largest number of votes shall be elected members
of RRB.
- If necessary, a special ballot shall be held after an interval of at least
six hours from the announcement of the results, in order to decide between
candidates for the same region having received an equal number of votes.
- If there is a tie following a special ballot, the chairman shall draw lots
to determine the candidate or candidates to be declared elected.
Procedure for the election of the 46 Member States of the
Council
- The number of Member States of the Union to be elected to the Council from
each of the regions - A, B, C, D and E - is as follows:
- region A: 8
- region B: 8
- region C: 5
- region D: 13
- region E: 12
- The voting shall take place by secret ballot.
- Proxy votes in accordance with Nos. 335 to 338 of the Convention of
the International Telecommunication Union shall be permitted.
- Before proceeding to the vote, the chairman shall designate five tellers,
one for each region.
- Each delegation having the right to vote shall receive a single ballot
paper bearing the names, in French alphabetical order, of the Member States of
the Union which are candidates, grouped into the regions A, B, C, D, and E.
- Each delegation should indicate on its ballot paper the Member States it
supports by placing an "X" in the box against the names of a maximum
of:
- 8 Member States for region A;
- 8 Member States for region B;
- 5 Member States for region C;
- 13 Member States for region D;
- 12 Member States for region E.
- Ballot papers bearing more than the permitted number of "X" per
region shall be considered invalid and shall not be counted for the region or
regions concerned. Ballot papers bearing any mark other than an "X"
inside a box or any mark whatsoever outside the boxes shall be considered
invalid and shall not be counted.
- After the votes are counted, the secretariat shall draw up a list of the
candidate Member States in each region in decreasing order of the number of
votes obtained. This list, after verification by the tellers, shall be presented
to the chairman of the conference.
- The following shall be declared elected to the Council:
- the 8 Member States having obtained the most votes for region A;
- the 8 Member States having obtained the most votes for region B;
- the 5 Member States having obtained the most votes for region C;
- the 13 Member States having obtained the most votes for region D;
- the 12 Member States having obtained the most votes for region E.
- If, for any region, several Member States tie for the last seat or seats,
a special ballot shall be taken at an interval not earlier than six hours after
the announcement of the results, in order to decide between those Member States.
- If there is a tie after a special ballot, the chairman shall draw lots to
determine the Member State or States to be declared elected.
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