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<div>A simple majority is defined as a simple majority of each house which is translates to:</div>
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<div>(see appendix 1 of the GNSO Operating Procedures for all voting thresholds).</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Marika</div>
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<div>On 12/01/16 01:15, "James M. Bladel" <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>Sorry, my phone cut off the rest of the message:</div>
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<div>Could you repost the relevant section of the operating procedures that defines the ways we can reach a "simple majority"?</div>
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<div>Sent via iPhone. Blame Siri. </div>
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<div>On Jan 11, 2016, at 16:08, James M. Bladel <<a href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>Thanks for the correction Marika. </div>
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<div>On Jan 11, 2016, at 15:19, Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>For the record, under the GNSO Operating Procedures an abstention actually</div>
<div>counts as a Œno vote¹ (See section 4.5.3 - 'According to existing rules,</div>
<div>any abstention would not contribute to the passing of a motion; therefore,</div>
<div>by default, an abstention functions as a ³No² vote. The purpose of the</div>
<div>remedial procedures in this section is to minimize this effect¹).</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Marika</div>
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<div>On 11/01/16 20:12, "<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> on behalf of Johan</div>
<div>Helsingius" <<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> on behalf of
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<div>Hi, James, and thank you for the clarifications!</div>
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<div>On each issue, the Council will consider the question of whether or not</div>
<div>the harmonized statement reflects the consolidated position of the GNSO,</div>
<div>including any conditions or unmet concerns expressed in SG/C comments.</div>
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<div>will be a yes(Support) or no(Object) vote, with any abstentions having</div>
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<div>effect of 'Support'.</div>
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<div>And in case of lack of majority support, it will be 'limited support'?</div>
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<div>One point on which we have been consistent is that the GNSO response is</div>
<div>limited to only the CCWG Third Draft, and is not responding to comments</div>
<div>filed by the Board or other groups. This is essential to allow the CCWG</div>
<div>to proceed on any next (final?) draft and its work on WS2.</div>
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<div>So we are assuming one more round of comments?</div>
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<div>Hope this is helpful!</div>
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<div>Very much so, thanks!</div>
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<div> Julf</div>
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