<div dir="auto">I have read the motion and can affirm my support.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto">Carlton Samuels</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 15 Nov 2019, 9:20 am Drazek, Keith via council, <<a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org">council@gnso.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have attached the proposed motion for this electronic vote. Please review before the vote now scheduled for Monday, November 25.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Keith<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> council <<a href="mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">council-bounces@gnso.icann.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nathalie Peregrine<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:council@gnso.icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">council@gnso.icann.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gnso-secs@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [council] Notification of Electronic vote: Motion to Support the Approval Action pertaining to the Fundamental Bylaws Amendment regarding the IANA Naming Function Review Team Composition<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Councilors,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The GNSO Council email ballot on the
<span style="color:black">Motion to Support the Approval Action pertaining to the Fundamental Bylaws Amendment regarding the IANA Naming Function Review Team Composition</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">will be launched shortly. The corresponding motion will be circulated to the Council mailing list shortly and will be posted here:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+electronic+vote+2019-11-25+to+2019-11-27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+electronic+vote+2019-11-25+to+2019-11-27</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The vote opens at 00:01 UTC on Monday 25 November 2019 and closes at 23:59 UTC on Wednesday 27 November 2019.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please make sure that you receive your ballot, from </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:tally@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span lang="EN-US">tally@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">,
 and if you do not please let me know immediately: </span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span lang="EN-US">gnso-secs@icann.org</span></a>  </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please remember that if you are off email, you can cast your vote by voice, but please provide me with a telephone number<b> before Friday 22 November 2019</b>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please be sure to mark only one response<b>:</b></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In favour, </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Not in favour, </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Abstain</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please also note the following applicable procedures:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The voting threshold required for the motion to pass successfully is a supermajority of the Council. </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please let me know if you have any questions.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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Thank you.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nathalie</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nathalie Peregrine</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Manager, Operations Support (GNSO)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:11.0pt">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://nathalie.peregrine@icann.org%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span lang="PT-BR">nathalie.peregrine@icann.org </span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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