Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the Draft ALAC Statement on Draft Applicant Guidebook v4 and Explanatory Memorandum and the Draft ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries. ******** The question to be put will be the following: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Draft Statement on Draft Applicant Guidebook v4 and Explanatory Memorandum for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain ********* Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain You may may review the draft statements on the following wiki workspaces: * https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?alac_draft_applicant_guidebook... * https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?alac_vertical_integration_comm... You can submit your vote and track the votes as they come in under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m10195. Please note that the votes are on separate pages and not linked to each other. This allows you to submit your votes at different times. At the bottom of this page there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. A separate email with their voting credentials has been sent to the members of the ALAC recently. Please contact staff@atlarge.icann.org if you did not receive your credentials so far. The vote will remain open until Saturday, 28 August at 2359 UTC. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 The results of closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org