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<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/standard-bylaws-amendment-re-transition-article-...>, (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-iana-operating-plan-and-budget>, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-icann-operating-plan-and-budget>, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-31-icann-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<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/standard-bylaws-amendment-re-transition-article-...>. 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<mailto: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<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-iana-operating-plan-and-budget>, (2) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-icann-operating-plan-and-budget>, and (3) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-31-icann-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<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/standard-bylaws-amendment-re-transition-article-...>, (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-iana-operating-plan-and-budget>, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-icann-operating-plan-and-budget>, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-31-icann-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<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/standard-bylaws-amendment-re-transition-article-...>, (2) IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-iana-operating-plan-and-budget>, (3) ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-icann-operating-plan-and-budget>, and (4) ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan<https://www.icann.org/en/ec/fy27-31-icann-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)