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<p>Thanks both of you for the clarification.</p>
<p>Wolf-Ulrich</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 23.09.2019 um 13:33 schrieb McAuley,
David via Gnso-bylaws-dt:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Heather,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In my view, your parenthetical note is
exactly right and will help avoid any misunderstanding.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David McAuley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sr International Policy & Business
Development Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Verisign Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">703-948-4154<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Heather Forrest
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:haforrestesq@gmail.com"><haforrestesq@gmail.com></a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 22, 2019 10:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"><wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> McAuley, David <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dmcauley@Verisign.com"><dmcauley@Verisign.com></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org">gnso-bylaws-dt@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [Gnso-bylaws-dt] Director
removal timeline-block comment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear David, Wolf-Ulrich, all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I can definitely see David's point
here. I have added some explanatory language in
parentheses in the document: <span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Note:
Annex D, Section 3.1(d)(i) of the ICANN Bylaws requires
that the Supported Petition be submitted within 24 hours
of receipt. Day 29 is thus the absolute latest for
submission, but if a Supported Petition is received
prior to Day 28, it must be submitted within 24 hours of
the date of receipt.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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this work?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 4:06 PM
Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben <<a
href="mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de"
moz-do-not-send="true">wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>David, you're right. The other DP has to provide its
decision on Day 28 <b>the latest</b>. Why not to leave
it up to the GNSO Council to make use of the full
remaining time available which could be >24 hours?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>So we should find an appropriate wording covering this
- maybe relative to the official kick-off of the
petition process?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Best regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Wolf-Ulrich<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Am 19.09.2019 um 14:49 schrieb
McAuley, David via Gnso-bylaws-dt:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear
colleagues on the GNSO drafting team:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">During
yesterday’s meeting I promised to send a note to
list further explaining my comment in the
google-doc with respect to the timeline shown in
paragraph 4.2.11 of the director removal process (in
this case referring to the document regarding NomCom
director removal noted in Annex D, Section 3.1).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Specifically,
I was addressing the last timeline block dealing
with ‘Day 29.’ (currently on page 10 of the
<a
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google-doc</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">All
action-dates in the timeline are described as ‘<b>maximum
dates</b>.’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Here
is the nature of my concern.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">In
this timeline we are telling the GNSO Council that
the timeline may assist them in their efforts to
carry out their duties with such removal petitions.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">In
the final block (day 29) we essentially say that day
29 is the last date on which the GNSO Rep to the EC
can submit a supported petition to the EC and others
as indicated. I think that is a correct statement
in theory, but it may prove to be incorrect in
practice as an individual petition works its way
through the process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Bylaw
Annex D, 3.1(d)(i) says this, in part:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="color:black;background:white"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.5in"><i><span
style="color:black;background:white">(i) If the
… Petitioning Decisional Participant obtains the
support of at least one other Decisional
Participant … during the
</span></i><span
style="color:black;background:white">[relevant
week]<i> …, the … Petitioning Decisional
Participant shall provide a written notice to
the </i></span><i>EC<span
style="color:black;background:white"> Administration,
the other Decisional Participants and the
Secretary … <b>within twenty-four (24) hours of
receiving the support </b>
of … </span></i><span
style="color:black;background:white">[such]<i>
Decisional Participant. …
</i>(emphasis added)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Potential
supporting decisional participants have a week to
make their decision. What if the issue is an easy
one and they decide in two days? Then would it not
be the case that the GNSO Rep will have to submit
the petition by the end of the next 24 hours – days
short of day 29?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If
that is the case the GNSO Council might get tripped
up by confusing the ‘maximum date’ in theory with
the maximum date in practice in any one case. In
other words, there may b e a difference between
maximum date and required date. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If
this is a correct reading, do we want to somehow
flag this potential for earlier action in the
document somehow?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">David<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">David
McAuley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Sr
International Policy & Business Development
Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Verisign
Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">703-948-4154<o:p></o:p></p>
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