approval is a simple requirement on that. majority vote of each house, which per Section 11.3-I of the ICANN Bylaws is the default voting threshold. SECTION 1.4 DECISION GNSO representative on the Add new voting threshold Assumptions: WHETHER TO APPROVE EC will act in accord with for the following action by This is a notification to the AN APPROVAL ACTION instructions approved by GNSO Council to section EC Admin as a whole for Regarding: GNSO Supermajority 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws: tallying. Fundamental Bylaw Amendments Approval of an Articles Amendments Approval Action Asset Sales regarding Fundamental Bylaw amendments, Articles amendments or Asset Sales - GNSO Supermajority. SECTION 2.2 PETITION GNSO representative on the Addition to the GNSO PROCESS FOR SPECIFIED EC will act in accord with Operating Procedures to: 1) ACTIONS instructions approved by clarify that in specific (b) During the period majority of each house. circumstances, the GNSO beginning on the Rejection Council may waive the Action Board Notification timeframes currently Date and ending on the referenced in the GNSO 21st day after the Operating Procedures in Rejection Action Board relation to submission of Notification Date, subject motions as well as to the procedures and scheduling of meetings to requirements developed meet its obligations under by the applicable the timelines outlined in the Decisional Participant, an ICANN Bylaws as a individual may submit a Decisional Participant, and petition to a Decisional 2) add a provision to clarify Participant, seeking to that all petitions submitted
approval is a simple majority vote of each house, which per Section 11.3-I of the ICANN Bylaws is the default voting threshold. requirement on that. SECTION 1.4 DECISION WHETHER TO APPROVE AN APPROVAL ACTION Regarding: Fundamental Bylaw Amendments Articles Amendments Asset Sales GNSO representative on the EC will act in accord with instructions approved by GNSO Supermajority Add new voting threshold for the following action by GNSO Council to section 11.3.i of the ICANN Bylaws: Approval of an Approval Action regarding Fundamental Bylaw amendments, Articles amendments or Asset Sales - GNSO Supermajority. Assumptions: This is a notification to the EC Admin as a whole for tallying. SECTION 2.2 PETITION PROCESS FOR SPECIFIED ACTIONS (b) During the period beginning on the Rejection Action Board Notification Date and ending on the 21st day after the Rejection Action Board Notification Date, subject to the procedures and requirements developed by the applicable Decisional Participant, an individual may submit a petition to a Decisional Participant, seeking to GNSO representative on the EC will act in accord with instructions approved by majority of each house. Addition to the GNSO Operating Procedures to: 1) clarify that in specific circumstances, the GNSO Council may waive the timeframes currently referenced in the GNSO Operating Procedures in relation to submission of motions as well as scheduling of meetings to meet its obligations under the timelines outlined in the ICANN Bylaws as a Decisional Participant, and 2) add a provision to clarify that all petitions submitted
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