supports such Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition, (ii) objects to such Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition or (iii) has determined to abstain from the matter (which shall not count as supporting or objecting to the Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition), SECTION 3.2 SO/AC GNSO will determine in its Add new voting threshold Assumptions: DIRECTOR REMOVAL procedures how to satisfy for the following action by The steps as outlined PROCESS the ¾ threshold required in GNSO Council to section in the Bylaws are to be (a) Subject to the Bylaws Annex D Section 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws: followed, factoring in procedures and 3.2(f) “three-quarters the customary GNSO requirements developed majority as determined practices and Approval of a petition by the applicable pursuant to the internal to remove a director procedures. Decisional Participant, an procedures of the holding seats 13 or 14 - individual may submit a Applicable Decisional three-quarters of the petition to the ASO, Participant”. House that appointed ccNSO, GNSO or At-Large that Director. Community (as applicable, Five DT members believe the “Applicable Decisional that voting would occur Note, the petition which is Participant”) seeking to only in the House that to be submitted by a remove a Director who nominated the director, member of the House that was nominated by that while other DT members appointed the director, is Supporting Organization or said the entire GNSO expected to be in the form the At-Large Community in should vote on this of a motion and to include accordance with Section decision. the information as required 7.2(a) of the Bylaws, and per the ICANN Bylaws.
supports such Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition, (ii) objects to such Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition or (iii) has determined to abstain from the matter (which shall not count as supporting or objecting to the Nominating Committee Director Removal Supported Petition), SECTION 3.2 SO/AC DIRECTOR REMOVAL PROCESS (a) Subject to the procedures and requirements developed by the applicable Decisional Participant, an individual may submit a petition to the ASO, ccNSO, GNSO or At-Large Community (as applicable, the “Applicable Decisional Participant”) seeking to remove a Director who was nominated by that Supporting Organization or the At-Large Community in accordance with Section 7.2(a) of the Bylaws, and GNSO will determine in its procedures how to satisfy the ¾ threshold required in Bylaws Annex D Section 3.2(f) “three-quarters majority as determined pursuant to the internal procedures of the Applicable Decisional Participant”. Five DT members believe that voting would occur only in the House that nominated the director, while other DT members said the entire GNSO should vote on this decision. Add new voting threshold for the following action by GNSO Council to section 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws: Approval of a petition to remove a director holding seats 13 or 14 - three-quarters of the House that appointed that Director. Note, the petition which is to be submitted by a member of the House that appointed the director, is expected to be in the form of a motion and to include the information as required per the ICANN Bylaws. Assumptions: The steps as outlined in the Bylaws are to be followed, factoring in the customary GNSO practices and procedures.
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