Milton, this suggestion has been made many times and has been debated within At Large. In order to answer this, let me refer you to history, neatly described on: http://www.icann.org/en/at-large/final-report-05nov01.htm#_toc523471359 Whilst, by choice, I was not around "inside" the ICANN structure at the time, I was part of a concerted effort within other circles, to push for a specific candidate. I lived being out-trumped by a militant organisation that got their candidate through, not because of legitimacy of that candidate, but as a direct result of guerilla tactics to get that person on the board, whatever the cost, and in whatever ways, including using fake accounts, fake IDs, etc. In my opinion, the sole purpose for designing the election process as it is today, is to avoid capture. I have the firm belief that this is what we're doing today. Kind regards, Olivier