Overview of Voting Procedures

This briefing from the IAI Directorate outlines the voting procedures for electing the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, detailing the legal requirements, nomination timelines, and the technical method for conducting the vote.

• The Executive Director is elected by a two-thirds majority of the Conference of the Parties for a three-year term, with the possibility of one additional term. To ensure impartiality, the Director cannot be a citizen or permanent resident of the country that hosts the Directorate.
• Nomination and voting rules require that Parties submit candidates 45 days before the election date. The election must be conducted via secret ballot, and for the 18 April 2023 meeting, this will be implemented using the Zoom "polling" system to ensure anonymity.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2023). Overview of Voting Procedures. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/iai-extra-cop-2023-5-en.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Overview of Voting Procedures. 2023. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/iai-extra-cop-2023-5-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2023overview, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Overview of Voting Procedures}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/iai-extra-cop-2023-5-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }