For the record, under the GNSO Operating Procedures an abstention actually counts as a Œno vote¹ (See section 4.5.3 - 'According to existing rules, any abstention would not contribute to the passing of a motion; therefore, by default, an abstention functions as a ³No² vote. The purpose of the remedial procedures in this section is to minimize this effect¹). Best regards, Marika On 11/01/16 20:12, "owner-council@gnso.icann.org on behalf of Johan Helsingius" <owner-council@gnso.icann.org on behalf of julf@julf.com> wrote:
Hi, James, and thank you for the clarifications!
On each issue, the Council will consider the question of whether or not the harmonized statement reflects the consolidated position of the GNSO, including any conditions or unmet concerns expressed in SG/C comments. It will be a yes(Support) or no(Object) vote, with any abstentions having the effect of 'Support'.
And in case of lack of majority support, it will be 'limited support'?
One point on which we have been consistent is that the GNSO response is limited to only the CCWG Third Draft, and is not responding to comments filed by the Board or other groups. This is essential to allow the CCWG to proceed on any next (final?) draft and its work on WS2.
So we are assuming one more round of comments?
Hope this is helpful!
Very much so, thanks!
Julf