Dear Council, Please be informed that the EC has received notice from the Board Secretary on the Board Approvals of (1) Standard Bylaws Amendment (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan. Under the ICANN Bylaws, this triggers four 21-day Rejection Action Periods during which an individual may submit a petition to any Decisional Participant, seeking to reject the Board actions. These four 21-day periods for the Board Approvals of (1) Standard Bylaws Amendment (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan commenced on 11 May 2025 and will end at 23:59 PDT on 31 May 2025, or 06:59 UTC on 1 June 2025. Best, Jen From: Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin <ecadmin@icann.org> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 1:52 PM To: ecadmin@icann.org Subject: [ECAdmin] Rejection Action Petition Periods: Board Approvals of (1) Standard Bylaws Amendment (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives, Under the ICANN Bylaws, delivery of the Secretary’s Notices on 08 May: (1) requires Decisional Participants to “promptly inform their constituents” of the delivery of such notices; and (2) triggers four 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods, during which an individual may submit a petition to any Decisional Participant, seeking to reject the Board action(s). These 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods for the (1) Standard Bylaws Amendment, (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan commence today 11 May 2025 and will end at 23:59 PDT on 31 May 2025, or 06:59 UTC on 1 June 2025. Please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws for additional details on the Rejection Process, including all pertinent deadlines and requirements for Rejection Action Petitions: <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD Please contact staff if you have any questions about the Rejection Process. Best regards, Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)