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    Hi,<br>
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    Maybe someone from the exec committee can explain what (if anything)
    was wrong with the text as here:<br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001133.html">http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001133.html</a><br>
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    Thanks,<br>
    Tamir<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/27/2016 6:42 PM, Mueller, Milton L
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
            read some of these messages and I am unable to understand
            what is going on in EC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
            was especially disturbed about this message from Joan Kerr:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
            New";color:black">This is a great time to take a break
            and review the agreement we had on the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
            New";color:black">call.  Perhaps then after
            reflection, we can address the response directly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
            New";color:black">and concisely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
            am sorry, but I don’t see this as a great time to â€œtake
            a break.” I, and I think most of the SG, think this is the
            time to finish what you started, and to realize that the
            SG’s unity and the legitimacy and respect of the EC will
            be eroded if you don’t. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The

            EC needs to issue a statement settling the appeal
            immediately. The essence of the agreement was already
            conveyed to the NCSG by Tapani. I cannot understand why the
            EC is dithering over this. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">--MM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
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                  NCSG-Discuss [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tatiana Tropina<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:27 PM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
                    href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> EC response to the By Laws Section
                  2.4.2.1 Appeal on the election process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Last week EC seemed to quickly
                  resolve the Appeal on the election process, that
                  challenged the interpretation of NOTA votes. As far as
                  I remember, those who signed the appeal were told that
                  they would get a timely response from the EC which
                  would seal this deal. <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">However, up to now I have not seen
                  anything coming from the EC on the list on this
                  matter. I checked the public archives, and I see that
                  EC is still debating how to word it's compromise. It
                  worries me a bit because world is moving on and we're
                  going ahead with this election. When I read the emails
                  on the public NCSG EC thread, I really wonder what's
                  going on and whether EC is trying to, pardon me for
                  the lame pun attempt, to compromise the compromise.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">As far as I understand, yesterday
                  EC almost agreed on sending the response: <a
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href="http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001133.html">http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001133.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">However, today the temperature
                  changed and I see that the text is still debated and,
                  frankly speaking, it does look like what we agreed
                  upon is still considered as not being agreed:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001134.html">http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001134.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001140.html">http://mailman.ipjustice.org/pipermail/ec-ncsg/2016-August/001140.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">I know that it's weekend, but since
                  I see that EC has been debating the things today, may
                  I kindly ask anyone from the EC update us on what is
                  actually happing with the EC response to the appeal? I
                  believe those who signed the appeal didn't submit it
                  with the intent to wait till the end of elections,
                  when it will be too late.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks a lot!<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Warm regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Tatiana <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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