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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As we discussed briefly at the end of our 24 September Council meeting, we need to finalize the process by which the next GNSO Council will vote for its new Chair.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So we’re all on the same page:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Philippe Foucart is the sole candidate for GNSO Chair.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The new Council will conduct the vote after the Annual Global Meeting transition.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Appointment of the GNSO Chair requires 60% support of each house.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Historically, votes for Chair have been conducted in-person with paper ballots and votes are anonymous.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>We are currently in a unique situation that the Chair position is not contested and we’re not able to meet in person to conduct a paper vote.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The Council leadership team and staff have discussed a range of options from acclamation to a secret email vote, and are recommending that we conduct a simple roll-call vote. This will clearly establish that the minimum threshold had been met to avoid a run-off between the Candidate and “none-of-the-above,” while avoiding the unnecessary complexity of holding an email vote for an uncontested seat.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone has concerns about this suggested approach, please let us know before the end of this week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks and regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keith<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>