At 01:41 PM 11/14/2007 Wednesday -0500, Ross Rader wrote:

I'm pretty uncomfortable with the fact that it continues to be the
case that it takes us way to long to make really simple decisions.

Dear Ross: As you know, I fought for two years to enacting a Fast Track option. I, for one, would not be opposed to handling Tim's motion on a Fast Track. I think we only need majority approval of the four voting members of Excom plus five endorsements. Here are the Rules:

II.FAST TRACK MOTIONS 1. Notwithstanding the above, certain motions may receive ?Fast Track? treatment.

2. Requests for Fast Track treatment may be made by any Member at any scheduled meeting of the Constituency or electronically on the Constituency list and must include a written justification supporting the Fast Track treatment.

3. Fast Track treatment only is available in exigent circumstances. Exigent circumstances exist if following the standard timing of a motion in Section I above would dramatically harm the value or effectiveness of the motion and it would not have been reasonable to have foreseen the need for such a motion at a time when a Section I motion was viable. For example, the Constituency may need to respond quickly to an unforeseen request of a third party, such as ICANN, the Constituency may want to issue a position statement on a matter that mandates fast action, or the Constituency must address a policy issue through a Fast Track motion because it would have been impossible to have addressed the issue through a Section I motion.

4. A motion may be considered to be Fast Track only upon a majority vote of the Constituency Executive Committee. In considering whether to approve Fast Track treatment, the Executive Committee should consider the justification for the treatment, only grant it in exceptional circumstances, and provide a written summary of its rationale in approving it.

5.Motions to amend the Bylaws or these Rules are ineligible for Fast Track treatment.

6. Any motion receiving Fast Track treatment made at an in-person meeting must also be published on the Constituency list prior to a vote.

7.Fast Track motions must have 5 endorsements to proceed to a vote.

8. After discussion, a vote will be called on a Fast Track motion by the Chair of the Constituency or Vice Chair if the Chair is unavailable. The timing of the vote must be announced on the Constituency list and all Members, who are eligible to vote pursuant to Section 4.5.1 of the Bylaws and are registered to vote prior to the call for the vote, may vote regardless or not if they are present at an in-person meeting. The call for the vote on the Constituency list must occur at least six hours prior to the end of the vote.

9. Fast Track motions and any unfriendly amendment thereto will be deemed as adopted by an affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the votes cast.

10. Notwithstanding Sections 7 above, if in any vote on a Fast Track motion fewer than the larger of (a) 33% of those Members registered to vote or (b) 18 Members registered to vote actually vote (which total shall include votes cast for and against the motion, and any abstentions), such vote will be deemed defeated.

11. If a Fast Track motion is defeated, it may be made again to the Constituency using the standard motion procedures in Section I above.

12. The voting results of all Fast Track motions will be published on the Constituency list, including specific ballots cast by Members

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There is one problem that must be dealt with. We need five endorsements *outside* Excom. The present endorsers are as follows:

At 01:13 PM 11/9/2007 Friday -0800, Robert F. Connelly
At 10:01 AM 11/12/2007 Monday +0100, Thomas Keller
At 11:08 PM 11/12/2007 Monday +1100, Adrian Kinderis

My endorsement could not be counted. I interpret that the text in red implies the four *voting* members of Excom. That was the way it was discussed when Jon drafted the Fast Track text. That would mean that Thomas' and Adrian's endorsements are still valid for a fast track motion.

Ross, there has been a discussion in Excom that we don't need to elect our delegate, so that should not be a problem.

Regards. BobC, acting in my capacity as Secretary of the RC.

Can we just cut to the chase and find someone to help us write this
document? Are there any volunteers? Jothan - is this work that you can
help us with? Jeff? Anyone?

PS: Do you mean you don't want Tim's document?