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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Further to the voting outside of a Council meeting </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">the electronic ballots have been sent
to all the councilors eligible to vote. If you have not received one, please let me know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">As noted, ballots will be sent to the Council mailing list because it is an open and transparent vote as are all the votes taken at a Council meeting.
The ballots below have been received to date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<pre><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballots Received:<br></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballot ID 0ca4ad1e7d30e1e (egmorris1@toast.net:1) Received at 2015-01-04 22:01:49 UTC <b>(counted)</b><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 2: [X]<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 3: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 4:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Ballot ID fbffc9045745119 (dan-reed@uiowa.edu:1) Received at 2015-01-04 18:51:20 UTC
<b>(counted)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">1: [X]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 2: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 3: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 4:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Ballot ID e7f1452168429be (onovoa@Antel.com.uy:1) Received at 2015-01-03 10:21:46 UTC
<b>(counted)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 1: [X]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 2: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 3: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 4:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Ballot ID b90f59bac15d405 (tonyarholmes@btinternet.com:1) Received at 2015-01-03 09:28:28 UTC
<b>(counted)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 1: [X]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 2: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 3: [ ]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR"> 4:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(1 Yes, 2 No, 3 Abstain, 4 Comment box.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">Reminder: Voting Closes on Tuesday 6 January 2015 at 23:59 UTC</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">.<br>
If you foresee any connectivity issues during this period, please let me know so that alternate arrangements can be made.<br>
<br>
The results will be tallied at the end of the vote on 7 January 2015 and if the motion carries by a simple majority it will be submitted to the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to the public comment
<a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en"><span style="color:windowtext">forum</span></a>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR-BE">on or before
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">9 January 2015<span style="color:#1F497D">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">Glen de Saint Géry
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">GNSO Secretariat
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:FR">http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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