<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi Heather,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is all true when using the email ballots to cast votes for elections within the NCSG.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Amr</div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 8, 2016, at 6:36 AM, Heather Forrest <<a href="mailto:Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au" class="">Heather.Forrest@acu.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Dear Glen,</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">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.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Many, many thanks,</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Heather </span></div></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="font-family: TrebuchetMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline-block; width: 609.546875px;" class=""><span style="font-family: TrebuchetMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="font-family: TrebuchetMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" class="">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org" class="">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <<a href="mailto:Glen@icann.org" class="">Glen@icann.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, August 5, 2016 6:46:10 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>GNSO Council List (<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" class="">council@gnso.icann.org</a>)<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[council] GNSO Council Email ballot<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><div class=""> </div></div><div style="font-family: TrebuchetMS; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Councillors,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The GNSO Council email ballot on two motions (see:<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://community.icann.org/x/DQObAw</a>)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">before the Council will be launched shortly.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The vote opens at<span style="color: red;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>00:00 UTC on Saturday, 6 August and closes at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday 9 August 2016.<br class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please make sure that you receive your ballot, from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tally@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">tally@icann.org</a>, and if you do not please let me know immediately<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:glen@icann.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">glen@icann.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please remember that if you are off email, you can cast your vote by voice, but please provide me with a telephone number<b class=""><span style="color: red;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>before 6 August</b>.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">There are two motions that require your vote.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please be sure to mark only one response for each motion<s class="">,</s><b class=""><span style="color: red;" class="">:</span></b></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">in favour,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">not in favour,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">abstain<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please also note the following applicable procedures:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The voting threshold required for both motions to pass successfully is a simple majority of the Council.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;" class=""><span class="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">In 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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Please let me know if you have any questions.<br class="">Thank you.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Kind regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Glen</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Glen de Saint Géry</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: MingLiU;" class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">GNSO Secretariat</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>