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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010>Thanks, Ken.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010>Speaking personally, a stripped-down, super-simplified
"cheat sheet" summary of rules and procedures for proxies and abstentions would
be very helpful.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010>Also, to the extent the rules require submission of
communications, having access to template forms would also be very
helpful. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010>Is something like that possible?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=011324113-28092010>K</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ken
Bour<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 27, 2010 2:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Mary
Wong'; cgomes@verisign.com<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'Council GNSO';
robert.hoggarth@icann.org; liz.gasster@icann.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [council]
Proxy Voting Procedures<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Chuck, Mary, et
al.: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I am not entirely
sure that this will help resolve the confusion, but the absences and vacancies
procedures are contained in Section 3.8-Incidental Absences of the GOP, not
Section 4.5. I copied out the following paragraph (3.8.1-a) that
pertains to your discussion… <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><U>Planned Absence</U>: It is understood that,
from time to time, it may be necessary for a GNSO Council member to miss a
scheduled meeting due to a conflicting personal or professional obligation or
other planned event that cannot be reasonably altered. <o:p></o:p></P>
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</SPAN>i.<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>When a Councilor anticipates being absent or late for
a Council meeting, the Councilor is expected to notify (e.g. telephone,
e-mail) the GNSO Secretariat as soon as practicable before the meeting begins.
<o:p></o:p></P>
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</SPAN>ii.<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>A Councilor is expected to vote on such motions as may
come before the GNSO Council using the alternative means provided in Section
4.4-Absentee Voting, if applicable. If circumstances will not permit
voting using the alternative means available, the Councilor may declare an
intention to abstain on those motions that are scheduled to be voted upon
during the GNSO Council meeting at which the Councilor expects to be
absent. In such an instance, the procedures in Section 4.5-Abstentions
will apply. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">In essence, in the
case of a planned absence, the Councilor is permitted to declare an intention
to abstain and that action affords the SG/C of the remedies in Section 4.5
(e.g. proxy). Unplanned absences, covered in 3.8.1(b), are not
remediable due to lack of advanced notice. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">To execute any
voting remedy does not require that a Councilor determine or indicate whether
an abstention is “volitional” or “obligational.” Those categories were
drafted to explain the types of abstentions that can occur -- illustrated with
a few examples that were not intended to be exhaustive. A planned
absence could possibly be interpreted as volitional or obligational depending
upon the circumstances; but, again, it is not necessary to disclose which
classification applies in any abstention situation. Once a
Councilor knows, in advance of a Council meeting, that he/she will be absent,
that is sufficient declaration to request a voting remedy from the SG/C.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If you have any
other questions, I would be pleased to answer them. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ken
Bour<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Mary Wong
[mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 25, 2010
11:34 AM<BR><B>Cc:</B> Council GNSO; robert.hoggarth@icann.org;
ken.bour@verizon.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [council] Proxy Voting
Procedures<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Thanks for the
prompt and helpful answer, Chuck. I actually agree and understand that the
inclusive language in 4.5.2(a), regarding examples of volitional absence, was
intended to also cover the sort of situations I'd raised (particularly when
read with the "either/or" voting universe contemplated
by 3.8.1.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">The underlying
problem, as I see it, is that the actual language of 4.5.2(a) in two respects
creates potential uncertainty going forward (particularly some time down
the road when many of those involved in drafting and initially implementing
these new procedures are no longer on Council). These two respects are (1) the
use of the words "elects to refrain from ... voting" in 4.5.2(a) (which
implies a positive choice rather than one required by a necessary absence);
and (2) the examples used to illustrate possible basis for such a choice.
Although inclusive in nature, all three examples point toward instances which
relate to a Councillor's substantive inability to discharge
his/her duties responsibly. Either or both of these issues could
result - down the road - in possibly narrower interpretations of the
abstention voting procedures than we now are
contemplating.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Helpful though our
email discussions are, unfortunately they are not official minutes of a
Council meeting or formal resolutions of a Council discussion. It
occurs to me that issues of interpretation such as the one I raised could
appropriately be referred, as a matter of implementation oversight, to
our Standing Committee for a formal confirmation that this particular
interpretation is correct for the record.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">I'm not sure how
we are supposed to do this, but I'd be happy to draft and submit a brief
motion for Council consideration at the next meeting, if that's the way to do
it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Thanks and
cheers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Mary <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Mary
W S Wong</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Professor of
Law</SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Chair, Graduate IP
Programs</SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<ADDRESS>UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAW<o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Two White Street<o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Concord, NH 03301<o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>USA<o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Email: <A
href="mailto:mary.wong@law.unh.edu">mary.wong@law.unh.edu</A><o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Phone: 1-603-513-5143<o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Webpage: <A
href="http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php">http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.php</A><o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
<ADDRESS>Selected writings available on the Social Science Research
Network (SSRN) at: <A
href="http://ssrn.com/author=437584">http://ssrn.com/author=437584</A><o:p></o:p></ADDRESS>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">"Gomes,
Chuck" <cgomes@verisign.com><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">"Mary
Wong" <Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">"Council
GNSO" <council@gnso.icann.org>,
<robert.hoggarth@icann.org>,
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">RE:
[council] Proxy Voting
Procedures<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Mary,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
think you are missing something. In my opinion, if a Councilor
cannot make a meeting, the procedures apply, as long as there is
sufficient lead time to follow the procedures. What makes you
think that “</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">instances
where a Councilor simply cannot be at a meeting</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">”
are not covered? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Note
the following from Section 4.5:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><![endif]><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">“</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">When circumstances regarding a potential
voting abstention occur that would otherwise prevent a Councilor from
discharging his/her responsibilities (see Paragraph 4.5.2), the
Councilor’s appointing organization is provided a set of remedies (see
Paragraph 4.5.3) designed to enable its vote to be
exercised.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">“</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Circumstances may occur when a Council member
elects to refrain from participating and voting for reasons that may
include, but are not limited to . . .</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">”
(Section 4.5.2.a) Please note the phrase “not limited to”. I
believe that “</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">instances
where a Councilor simply cannot be at a meeting</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">”
are covered here.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">BTW,
I definitely do not view you as “being a pest”. It is essential
that we all learn the nuances of the new procedures so that we can use
them appropriately and as easily as possible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Chuck<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Mary Wong<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 24, 2010 11:07
AM<BR><B>Cc:</B> Council GNSO; robert.hoggarth@icann.org;
ken.bour@verizon.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Proxy Voting
Procedures<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Besides the
procedural issue, my concern was, and is, the sense (from reviewing the
new Council operating procedures) that if a Councilor is going to be
absent from a vote, the only way he/she can actually get
to vote - assuming the issue is not one that relates
specifically to a PDP Bylaw, Council procedure or
vacancy (which triggers the Absentee Voting procedures in 4.4) - is
on issues that dictate an abstention.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">The problem
is that 4.5 (on Abstentions) presuppose only 2 situations where an
abstention is justified: (1) volitional (where a Councillor "elects to
refrain from participating and voting", see 4.5.2(a); and (2)
obligational (i.e. professional, personal or political conflicts), see
4.5.2(b). These then trigger the procedural remedies we've discussed
(including a proxy vote).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">I
completely agree that Councilors are fully expected and
required (including in 4.5.1) to participate actively and discharge
their duties responsibly, such that instances of absent and/or proxy
voting are minimized and not encouraged. However, it seems to me that
there will be instances where a Councilor simply cannot be at a meeting,
but fully wishes to vote on a motion that is not one that triggers
either 4.4 or 4.5. In other words, he/she does not need to "elect to
refrain" from voting, and is not otherwise obligated to
abstain.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">As currently
worded, neither 4.4 nor 4.5 (including the language on proxies) would
seem to cover this type of situation, which arguably could be handled
via a relatively straightforward proxy
process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Am I missing
something, reading the procedures too narrowly, or ... ? (maybe being a
pest? :)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Thanks and
cheers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Mary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">In such a
case, the new Operating Procedures do not seem to allow for a relatively
simple - but documented and accountable - mechanism by which such a case
could be handled through a proxy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: purple; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Mary
W S Wong</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Stéphane
Van
Gelder<stephane.vangelder@indom.com><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">"Gomes,
Chuck"
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">"Council
GNSO" <council@gnso.icann.org>,
<robert.hoggarth@icann.org>,
<ken.bour@verizon.net><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Re:
[council] Proxy Voting
Procedures<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thanks Chuck. I had
read that very article as I prepared for today's meeting
yesterday, as I was looking at the various links pertaining to
absences and voting that Glen sent to the Council list before this
meeting. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I did not have the
same understanding as you re the requirement to request for a
proxy in advance of the meeting (where does it say that in
sub-section i. below?). I would argue that in Tim's case, the
appointing organization, i.e. the RrSG, had established a
position. This was not 'stated' on the public Council list, but
article i. does not say this should be done in this way. I agree
there is ambiguity here and my intent is not to second-guess the
decision you made in today's meeting. But as this processes are
still a bit new to us all, I just want to make sure we iron out
some of the wrinkles so that if we have this type of situation
again, we know how to handle it.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Le 8 sept. 2010 à
19:25, Gomes, Chuck a écrit :<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Here is my
response to Stéphane’s question regarding the GNSO Operating
Procedures (GOP) requirements regarding proxy
voting.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Here is the
applicable excerpt from the GOP, Section 4.5.3.b,
Remedies:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">“Proxy Voting</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">The second method to be considered
in avoiding the consequences of an abstention is the use of proxy
voting, where the vote of an abstaining Councilor is transferred
to another GNSO Councilor.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">i. For abstentions declared by
Councilors not appointed by the Nominating Committee and where
voting direction is not a viable remedy, the appointing
organization may transfer the vote of the abstaining Councilor to:
(1) the House Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA), (2) another of
its Constituency Councilors (where applicable), or (3) another
Councilor within the Stakeholder Group. The appointing
organization must be able to establish an affirmative or negative
voting position, subject to provisions contained in its Charter or
Bylaws, on the applicable measure/motion for which one of its
Councilors has declared an intention to abstain. The Councilor to
whom the vote is transferred shall exercise a vote in line with
the appointing organization’s stated position.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">ii. If an abstention is declared by
a House NCA, once formal notification has occurred pursuant to the
procedures in Paragraph 4.5.4-a, a proxy is automatically
transferred to the GNSO Council’s unaffiliated NCA (hereinafter
Council NCA) and any vote cast will be counted within the House to
which the abstaining NCA is assigned. The Council NCA may exercise
only one proxy at a time; therefore, the first abstention remedy
properly transferred to the Council NCA, including all
measures/motions specified, takes precedence. It should be noted
that, because NCAs do not have an appointing organization, as
defined in these procedures (see Section 1.3.1), to provide
specific voting direction, the Council NCA may exercise his/her
best judgment, including abstaining, on the matter at issue. If
the Council NCA abstains or does not cast a vote for any other
reason, no further remedies are available and the automatic proxy
will be nullified. The original House NCA will be recorded in the
minutes as having abstained from the vote.”</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">If I interpret the above correctly,
for proxies to have been allowed in today’s meeting the following
would have need to have happened in advance: </SPAN> <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">The appointing organization of</SPAN> <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">the Councilor who has to abstain (because of
planned absence or other reasons)</SPAN> <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">“must be able to establish an affirmative or
negative voting position” and that would have needed to have sent
to Secretary. I believe Staff has prepared a template
to</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: black">facilitate</SPAN> <SPAN
style="COLOR: black">this. That did not happen in any of the
cases where proxies were requested today.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: black">I cc’d Rob and Ken so that they can
correct me if my interpretation is in error.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Chuck</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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