All,

As Anne requested, below are the sections of the GNSO Council Operating Procedures relating to the notice of motions, as well as those relating to voting thresholds, motions and votes.   I will prepare these as a document to view in the Adobe Connect room for today's meeting later today.

Best regards,

Julie

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

Reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 8 business days before the GNSO Council meeting.

Unless otherwise specified in these procedures or in the ICANN Bylaws, to pass a motion or other action, greater than 50% of the eligible voters in each House must cast affirmative votes.  For all votes taken, the number of eligible voters in each House shall be fixed to the number of seats allocated in theBylaws (a.k.a. the denominator) and is not affected by the number of members present or absent at the meeting in which the motion or other action is initiated.  For rules and procedures concerning abstentions and their impact on voting thresholds, refer to Section 4.5-Abstentions).

4.3    Motions and Votes

4.3.1    Eligibility:  All actions of, or votes by, the GNSO Council are taken or cast only by the members of the GNSO Council.  Except as otherwise provided in these procedures, persons who are not Council members may not vote.  Acts by the GNSO Council members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be acts of the GNSO Council unless otherwise provided herein.

4.3.2    For each motion or action of the GNSO Council requiring a vote, Councilors may enter either a “No”, “Yes, or “Abstain.”  For a vote of “Abstain,” a reason or explanation is required.  For votes of “No” or “Yes”, at the discretion of the Councilor, an explanation or reason may be provided which will be recorded in the meeting minutes.