Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,
In accordance with the timelines and procedures set out in Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws,
the 7-day Rejection Action Support Period pertaining to the ALAC’s
Rejection Action Petition expired at 23:59 PDT, 8 June (06:59 UTC, 9 June)(08:59 CEST, 9 June).
No notices of support from other Decisional Participants or Rejection Action Supported Petitions were received within the prescribed timeframe.
Therefore, under Annex D, Section 2.2(d)(ii), the
Rejection Process for the
Standard Bylaws Amendment re Transition Article on Reviews is automatically terminated.
The next step is for the Empowered Community Administration to deliver a notice to the ICANN Secretary certifying that this Rejection Process has
been terminated. ICANN will then post the Rejection Process Termination Notices on the ICANN website. As is customary, support staff have prepared the Rejection Process Termination Notice for your review (see attached).
Please note, the Bylaws require that the Empowered Community Administration’s notice be delivered within 24 hours of the expiration of the Rejection
Action Petition Support Period. As such, staff will forward the attached Rejection
Process Termination Notice to the Secretary on your behalf
at 23:45 PDT, 9 June (06:45 UTC, 10 June) (08:45 CEST, 10 June) unless we receive any objections. If you have any proposed edits to the attached letter, please let us know.
For more information about the Rejection Process, you may refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD
Kind regards,
Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)
From:
Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org>
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
To: "ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org>
Subject: Re: Rejection Action Petition Support Period
Dear Empowered Community Administration representatives,
As a reminder, the “Rejection Action Petition Support Period” for ALAC’s
Rejection Action Petition will expire at 23:59 PDT on Monday, 8 June 2026
(06:59 UTC, 9 June 2026).
During this Support Period, EC Decisional Participants may provide their support for the Rejection Action Petition by contacting ALAC at
alac@icann.org. Within 24 hours of providing their support for the Rejection Action Petition, the Supporting Decisional Participant must also provide written notice to the EC Administration and the Secretary.
If
ALAC obtains support for its Rejection Action Petition from at least one other Decisional Participant during this Support Period, then ALAC shall deliver a “Rejection
Action Supported Petition” to the EC Administration and the Secretary within 24 hours of receiving the support. Otherwise, if support is not obtained from at least one other Decisional Participant by the deadline, then the Rejection Process for the
Standard Bylaws Amendment will be automatically terminated.
For more information about the Rejection Process, including
what a “Rejection Action Supported Petition” entails, you
may refer to Annex D, Section 2.2(d)
of the ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD
Thank you, and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact staff.
Kind regards,
Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)
From:
Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
To: "ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org>
Subject: Notice of Expiration of Rejection Action 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,
I am writing to confirm that, in accordance with the timelines and procedures set out in Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws, the 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods pertaining to 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 expired at 06:59 UTC.
Rejection Action Petition Support Period
One Rejection Action Petition Notice was received from the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) yesterday regarding the
Standard Bylaws Amendment. In accordance with Annex D, Section 2.2(d)(i), this initiates a “Rejection Action Petition Support Period” which will
expire at 23:59 PDT on Monday, 8 June 2026 (06:59 UTC, 9 June 2026).
During the Rejection Action Petition Support Period, any other
EC Decisional Participants may provide their support for the Rejection Action Petition by contacting ALAC at
alac@icann.org. Within 24 hours of providing their support for the Rejection Action Petition, the Supporting Decisional Participant must also provide written notice to the EC Administration and the Secretary.
If the
Petitioning Decisional Participant is unable to obtain support for its Rejection Action Petition from at least one other EC Decisional Participant during the
Rejection Action Petition Support Period, then the Rejection Process will be automatically terminated per Annex D,
Section 2.2(d)(ii).
Rejection Process Termination
No other Rejection Action Petition Notices were received within the prescribed timeframe. Therefore, under Annex D, Section 2.2(c)(ii), the Rejection
Processes for the (1) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, (2)
ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and (3)
ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan are thus automatically terminated. The next step is for the Empowered Community Administration to deliver notices to the ICANN Secretary certifying that the Rejection Processes have been terminated with respect
to these three Rejection Actions. ICANN will then post the Rejection Process Termination Notices on the ICANN website.
As is customary, support staff have prepared Rejection Process Termination Notices for your review (see attached).
We note that the Bylaws require that the Empowered Community Administration’s notices be delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of the expiration of the Rejection Action Petition Period. As such, staff will be happy to forward the notices to the Secretary
on your behalf at end of day today unless you have any comments or concerns.
For more information about the Rejection Process, please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD
Kind regards,
Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)
From:
Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org>
Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
To: "ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org>
Subject: Re: [ECAdmin] Re: 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,
As a reminder, four 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods are currently active 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.
It was previously communicated that these Rejection Action Petition Periods would end at 23:59 PDT, 31 May 2026
(06:59 UTC, 1 June 2026). However, upon further consideration
of this timing and the Secretary’s notices, we would like to clarify that 11 May 2026 will be considered the “Rejection Action Board Notification Date”,
after which the EC Administration has 21 days until the Rejection Action Petition Period(s) expire, pursuant to Annex D, Section 2.2(b) of the Bylaws. The deadline for an EC Decisional Participant to submit
a
Rejection Action Petition Notice to the ECA
is therefore
extended to Monday, 1 June 2026
at 23:59 PDT (06:59 UTC, 2 June 2026).
For more information about the Rejection Process, please see Annex D, Section 2, of the ICANN Bylaws:
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD
We hope this clarification is helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, please do let us know.
Best regards,
Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)
From:
Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin <ecadmin@icann.org>
Reply-To: Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org>
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:13 AM
To: "ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org>
Subject: [ECAdmin] Re: 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,
As a reminder, with the delivery of the Secretary’s Notices on 08 May, four 21-day Rejection Action Petition Periods are currently active 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. These Rejection Action Petition Periods
will end at 23:59 PDT, 31 May 2026 (06:59
UTC, 1 June 2026).
Under the ICANN Bylaws, during the Rejection Action Petition Periods, individuals may submit a petition to reject the Board action(s) to their
Decisional Participant (subject to the procedures and requirements developed by the Decisional Participant).
A Decisional Participant that has received a Rejection Action Petition shall either accept or reject such Rejection Action Petition. If a Decisional Participant
accepts a Rejection Action Petition, the Decisional Participant shall promptly provide written notice of the acceptance (a "Rejection Action Petition Notice”)
to the EC Administration, the other Decisional Participants, and the ICANN Secretary during the Rejection Action Petition Period.
For more information about the Rejection Process and the requirements for Rejection Action Petitions, please refer to Article 2, Annex D of the
ICANN Bylaws: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#annexD
Please feel free to contact staff if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Christian Wheeler (on behalf of staff supporting the Empowered Community Administration)
From:
Christian Wheeler <christian.wheeler@icann.org>
Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:51 AM
To: "ecadmin@icann.org" <ecadmin@icann.org>
Subject: 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 2026
and will end at 23:59 PDT on 31 May 2026,
or 06:59 UTC on 1 June 2026.
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
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)