Dear All, The ccPDP3-review mechanism vote is now closed. This is to inform you about the results and to thank those who voted. This vote was to determine whether the ccNSO membership supports the ccNSO Council's recommendation to adopt the proposed policy on the proposed review mechanism policy for ccTLDs. Voting closed on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 (23:59 UTC). Vote Results At the closure of the vote, 105 Emissaries out of 173 (60%) casted their votes: Total Ballots Cast (including duplicates): 111 Ballots Counted (excluding duplicates): 105 Voters Who Haven't Voted: 68 101 voters supported the ccNSO Council's recommendation to adopt the proposed policy, 2 voters did not support the recommendation, and 2 voters voted without selecting any of the options. Next Steps A report on the voting will be sent to the Issue Manager. The report will be included in the Draft Board Report, which - after approval by the ccNSO Councill - will be submitted to the ICANN Board of Directors, as per Annex B, section 14 of the ICANN Bylaws<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexB>. What is this about? The ccNSO vote was to determine whether the ccNSO membership supports the ccNSO Council's recommendation to adopt the proposed policy, which will introduce a review mechanism with respect to decisions pertaining to the delegation, transfer, revocation and retirement of the delegated ccTLDs. It offers ccTLD managers, and applicants for new ccTLDs - as direct customers of the IANA Naming Function - an independent review mechanism for specifically identified IANA Function Operator (IFO) decisions, and it increases the predictability and legitimacy of those decisions. In developing the proposed policy, the ccPDP3 Review Mechanism working group ensured that the following objectives were met: low cost, fast and fundamentally fair. Read more * Read the vote notice<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17apr23-en.htm> * informative webinars on 18 April<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06apr23-en.htm>: consult the recordings<https://community.icann.org/x/HBwFBQ> * Consult the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/ccpdp3-review-mechanism-frequently-...> * Consult the proposed policy (Members Report) here<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/members-report-proposed-policy-revi...>. * Check out the ccPDP3-RM materials on the ccNSO website<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/pdp-review-mechanism.htm> * Annex B of the ICANN Bylaws<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexB> describes the process that governs the ccNSO policy development process. Thank you to all who voted. Best regards, Joke Braeken joke.braeken@icann.org<mailto:joke.braeken@icann.org> = = = ICANN77 links to bookmark now * ccNSO Schedule https://community.icann.org/x/IQM5Dg * ccNSO Session Highlights https://community.icann.org/x/RgI5Dg * Tech Day https://community.icann.org/x/MAM5Dg