2.2.3.2.3.2 The lack of outreach campaigning

Many respondents expressed the need for better communication channels between candidates and voters on the one hand, and among At-Large Members on the other. The lack of a Europe-wide outreach campaign and the absence of local public forums, some say, contributed considerably to the interest deficit in most European countries.

The Question & Answer forum provided by ICANN on members.icann.org as a means of communication for voters and candidates received mixed assessments. Some regarded it as a useful means for voter education. Others criticized the lack of opportunities for "horizontal" communication within the At-Large Membership. In fact, unless voters created discussion forums themselves, there were no opportunities for internal debate.

2.2.3.2.3.1 Nominations

2.2.3.2.3.3 Problems in voter verification