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<DIV>Thanks for all the valuable input.</DIV>
<DIV>I join the “parking chorus”</DIV>
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regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au
href="mailto:Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au">Heather Forrest</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 28, 2016 3:16 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=marika.konings@icann.org
href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">Marika Konings</A> ; <A
title=mary.wong@icann.org href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">Mary Wong</A> ; <A
title=policy@paulmcgrady.com href="mailto:policy@paulmcgrady.com">Paul
McGrady</A> ; <A title=wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">'WUKnoben'</A> ; <A
title=jbladel@godaddy.com href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">'James M.
Bladel'</A> ; <A title=council@gnso.icann.org
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">'GNSO Council List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Open action item - SCI Review of Council
Voting Threshholds</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>As ever, Mary and Marika are able to make sense of the mess with their
excellent memories and records, and based on their comments, it seems that we're
unlikely to face the same situation again, or at least quite unlikely. If I've
understood that correctly, and given the perennial theme of volunteer burnout,
it seems we'd be best to park this one for now and use SCI's time for more
pressing matters.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Best wishes,</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Heather</P></DIV>
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face="Calibri, sans-serif"><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
<owner-council@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Marika Konings
<marika.konings@icann.org><BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 28, 2016
8:48:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mary Wong; Paul McGrady; 'WUKnoben'; 'James M. Bladel';
'GNSO Council List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] Open action item - SCI
Review of Council Voting Threshholds</FONT>
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<DIV>Adding to Mary’s examples, the first one would likely not occur again
following the adoption of the Policy & Implementation recommendations which
have provided the GNSO Council with three new processes to deal with
implementation (or other) issues, each of which has its own specific voting
thresholds which are also included in the ICANN Bylaws. At the time of the Spec
13 question there was only the option of embarking on a PDP or deciding on the
issue with a simple majority vote. The Council now has a number of additional
processes to choose from. As a reminder, you will find the GNSO Policy Processes
cheat sheet attached.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Marika</DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>>
on behalf of Mary Wong <<A
href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Wednesday 27 April 2016 at 16:27<BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN>Paul McGrady <<A
href="mailto:policy@paulmcgrady.com">policy@paulmcgrady.com</A>>, 'WUKnoben'
<<A
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</A>>,
"James M. Bladel" <<A
href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</A>>, 'GNSO Council
List' <<A
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>Re: [council] Open action item - SCI
Review of Council Voting Threshholds<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Paul and everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don’t know that this was a “problem” inasmuch as several then-Councilors
felt some discomfort at the thought that the voting threshold for a topic (Spec
13) on which the Board (through the NGPC) had requested GNSO Council input as to
whether the proposed implementation was consistent or not with GNSO policy was a
simple majority, whereas adopting the original PDP policy recommendations upon
which the NGPC request was based required a higher threshold.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In somewhat similar vein, the recent deliberations of this Council over the
vote for the Final CCWG-Accountability Proposal involved some discussion over
the simple majority threshold, this time I believe in relation to the importance
of the topic concerned.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I’m not aware that there have been other, similar situations where
Councilors have expressed concerns or unease, but I offer these two recent
examples in the hope that they are helpful.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks and cheers</DIV>
<DIV>Mary</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>Mary Wong</DIV>
<DIV>Senior Policy Director</DIV>
<DIV>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</DIV>
<DIV>Email: <A href="mailto:mary.wong@icann.org">mary.wong@icann.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>Telephone: +1-603-5744889</DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From: </SPAN><<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>>
on behalf of Paul McGrady <<A
href="mailto:policy@paulmcgrady.com">policy@paulmcgrady.com</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date: </SPAN>Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at
14:48<BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN>'WUKnoben' <<A
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</A>>,
"'James M. Bladel'" <<A
href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">jbladel@godaddy.com</A>>, 'GNSO Council
List' <<A
href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</A>><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject: </SPAN>RE: [council] Open action item - SCI
Review of Council Voting Threshholds<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">I’d
also like to hear concrete examples of the purported problem. Although my
time on Council has been brief, I’m not sure that we have actually experienced
any deadlock, other than the Bladel election kerfuffle which was quickly
resolved once everyone went back to their camps to find out what happened.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">Has
the current voting threshold arrangement resulted in any real problems that
didn’t promptly self-resolve?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)"><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">Best,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125)">Paul<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif"><A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A> [<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>WUKnoben<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 22, 2016 06:54
AM<BR><B>To:</B> James M. Bladel; GNSO Council List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[council] Open action item - SCI Review of Council Voting
Threshholds<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">as I wasn’t on council
when this was raised as a potential item for the SCI to review maybe others have
more insight on this.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">In principle I see
justification for a review after a voting scheme has been in use for a time
period long enough to become acquainted with its implications. But I’m unsure
what “long enough” could mean here and whether the council has already got to
this level. I’m also of the opinion that a review – if required - shouldn’t just
focus on the thresholds rather than the entire
scheme.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">In summary, I’m not
against but would be happy to hear concrete rationales before final
decision.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"><BR>Best
regards<BR><BR>Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black"><A
title=jbladel@godaddy.com href="mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com">James M.
Bladel</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">
Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:05 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black"><A
title=council@gnso.icann.org href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">GNSO Council
List</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: whitesmoke"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, sans-serif; COLOR: black">
[council] Open action item - SCI Review of Council Voting
Threshholds<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Council Colleagues
-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Donna, Heather, and I
have been working with Staff to do a bit of “spring cleaning” on our Action
Items list. One of the open items from last year calls for the SCI to review
GNSO Council Voting Thresholds.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">The default voting
threshold for the GNSO is a simple majority, >50% of each
House. Some specific votes (see ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Sec.3(9)) require
a different voting threshold such as, for example, a “supermajority” threshold
or <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white">an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth
(1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House (create an Issue
Report)</SPAN>. All the current non-standardvoting thresholds relate to votes
that are linked to a Policy Development Process, including for example:
terminating an existing PDP, or modifying a PDP recommendation before sending it
on to the Board. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Currently, any vote that
is not specifically excluded defaults to the simple majority vote. There was
some discussion a while back (regarding Council adoption of Spec 13) that
passing some motions with a simple majority were equivalent to amending existing
(2007) PDPs, which would require a supermajority. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: -webkit-standard, serif; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: -webkit-standard, serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: -webkit-standard, serif; COLOR: black">Also, Council noted
that we were frequently voting on situations that weren’t otherwise covered,
including motions related to the IANA transition and Accountability work.
Some</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">
suggested that these topics warranted a supermajority threshold, and the Action
Item to send this over to the SCI was born. The Councilors who initially
raised this issue have since moved on, and we completed the votes on IANA and
Accountability using our existing procedures, so this item has been marked
“pending" for several months. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: -webkit-standard, serif; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">But I’d like to
disposition the action item one way or the other. So, if you believe this
topic is still a concern and would like to volunteer to take the lead (see
attached SCI Review Request), <B>please respond by Friday 22 APR.
</B> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: -webkit-standard, serif; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Otherwise, if there’s no
further interest, we'll close out the action item.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">Thanks—<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: calibri, sans-serif; COLOR: black">J.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>