<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>In relation to question 1, the reason for referring to the ICANN Bylaws is that these are the governing rules. The GNSO Council voting result table is derived from the ICANN Bylaws. It is, therefore, recommended to refer to the authoritative document, which are the ICANN Bylaws. With regard to question 2, I see what you mean. I've made a couple of small edits which might address your concern as it now specifically refers to items that are excluded from the consent agenda instead of the previous wording which seemed to imply that only items that are subject to a simple majority vote are eligible for inclusion in the consent agenda. Further comments / edits welcome! </div><div><br></div><div>With best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Marika</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. To facilitate review, I've accepted all the changes from the previous version.</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> "<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>" <<a href="mailto:KnobenW@telekom.de">KnobenW@telekom.de</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Marika Konings <<a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org">marika.konings@icann.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> AW: For final review - consent agenda<br></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222"><div style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, sans-serif; WORD-WRAP: break-word; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 14px; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="838495005-07062012"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Thanks Marika,</font></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="838495005-07062012"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"></font></span> </div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="838495005-07062012"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial">Second phrase in the draft says: "<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">All
items that are not subject to a simple majority vote (see ICANN Bylaws, Article X, section 3-9) or are subject to absentee voting (see section 4.4. of the GNSO Operating Procedures) are not eligible for inclusion in the consent agenda."</font></span></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="838495005-07062012"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang="EN-US">Two
questions: 1. Why don't we refer to the GNSO concil votings results table (which make reference to the bylaws, too)? 2. Excluding items from the consent agenda I understand we're here referring to items only which need a council vote. In other words: it should
be clear that items not needing a council vote are <u>not</u> excluded.</span></font></span></div><div> </div><!-- Converted from text/rtf format --><br><p><span lang="de"><font size="2" face="Courier New">Best regards</font></span> <br><span lang="de"><font size="2" face="Courier New">Wolf-Ulrich</font></span> </p><div> </div><br><blockquote style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" lang="de" class="OutlookMessageHeader" align="left"><hr tabindex="-1"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>Von:</b> <a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a>]
<b>Im Auftrag von </b>Marika Konings<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 4. Juni 2012 15:59<br><b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org">gnso-improvem-impl-sc@icann.org</a><br><b>Betreff:</b> [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] For final review - consent agenda<br></font><br></div><div></div><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>As discussed during the SCI meeting last week, please find attached for final review the latest version of the proposed language for the consent agenda. </div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, this issue was discussed extensively at the SCI meeting of 3 May (see notes of the meeting here:
<a href="https://community.icann.org/x/JMTbAQ">https://community.icann.org/x/JMTbAQ</a>) and the language as originally proposed by J. Scott was updated accordingly (see
<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvem-impl-sc/msg00172.html">http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvem-impl-sc/msg00172.html</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>The SCI intends to finalize this language at its next meeting, so if you have any objections and/or suggestions, please share those with the mailing list as soon as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>With best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Marika</div></blockquote></div></div></span></body></html>