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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thank you Heather for the question, and thank you Amr for your explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Indeed you may vote several times if you wish until the vote officially closes. It is the last ballot that is counted and all previous ballots from the same person will be marked </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(duplicate; not counted). </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition,<b> </b>there is no chance of gaming the system because only one ballot per voter ID is counted.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Amr Elsadr [mailto:aelsadr@egyptig.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> lundi 8 août 2016 15:08<br>
<b>To:</b> Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@icann.org>; GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org) <council@gnso.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [council] GNSO Council Email ballot <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi Heather,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Not sure I have an answer to this, but I do have an opinion. As long as the deadline hasn’t come and gone, I don’t see a reason why this shouldn’t be possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">From a technical perspective, following your query, I followed the link to the vote in the email ballot after I had already submitted my votes, and I got the option to vote again. I didn’t proceed to do so, but imagine
you could. If you do, I suspect you’d receive a second confirmation of your vote via email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is all true when using the email ballots to cast votes for elections within the NCSG.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Amr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Aug 8, 2016, at 6:36 AM, Heather Forrest <</span><a href="mailto:Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au"><span lang="EN-US">Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au</span></a><span lang="EN-US">> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Glen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I received my ballot and have a quick question. If I vote and submit my ballot and then subsequently need to change my vote before the closing deadline,
can I do so? I don't think it's an issue but I ask just in case.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Many, many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<</span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">> on behalf
of Glen de Saint Géry <</span><a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Glen@icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, August 5, 2016 6:46:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>GNSO Council List (</span><a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">council@gnso.icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">)<br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>[council] GNSO Council Email ballot<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"TrebuchetMS",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Councillors,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The GNSO Council email ballot on two motions (see:</span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">before the Council will be launched shortly.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The vote opens at<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:red"> </span></span>00:00 UTC on Saturday, 6 August and closes at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday
9 August 2016.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please make sure that you receive your ballot, from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:tally@icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">tally@icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
and if you do not please let me know immediately<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:glen@icann.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72">glen@icann.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please remember that if you are off email, you can cast your vote by voice, but please provide me with a telephone number<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:red"> </span></b></span><b>before
6 August</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There are two motions that require your vote.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please be sure to mark only one response for each motion<s>,</s><b><span style="color:red">:</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">abstain</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please also note the following applicable procedures:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
Operating Procedures do not permit absentee voting for either motion. Under Section 4.5 of the GNSO Operating Procedures, an abstention counts as a vote “not in favour”. The ballot includes a text box for you to state your reason(s) if you wish, should you
decide to abstain from voting on either motion.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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voting threshold required for both motions to pass successfully is a simple majority of the Council.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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accordance with the rules for a vote outside a Council meeting, this ballot will be an open vote (i.e. not secret) and we will record and publish the outcomes as required by the GNSO Operating Procedures.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Glen de Saint Géry</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:MingLiU"><br>
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