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    <p>Paul,</p>
    <p>The motivation for the appeal was primarily about process, from
      the get-go (it's not that likely that NotA will actually have a
      practical effect in this election, though certainly not
      impossible).  The EC-suggested changes include some that are
      indeed substantive with respect to process (administrative
      process, not electoral process), and would set a historical
      precedent that would influence similar situations in the future,
      since this is the first time such an appeal has been lodged.  It
      is important for the EC to explicitly acknowledge that there was a
      compromise (appellants did not get everything we asked for) and
      that the appeal was settled, not withdrawn.  Why should the EC
      object to such a characterization?  It is an accurate one, and
      should be a clear part of the historical record.<br>
    </p>
    <p>This is all about the working relationship between the EC and
      members at large when a dispute arises, and details such as this
      are important to get right at the outset.  As an original signer
      of the appeal, I approve of getting this worked out explicitly,
      and not just letting it slide.  If we're "making sausage" here,
      then let's put it on the record without any whitewash!<br>
    </p>
    <p>Dan<br>
    </p>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/29/16 5:57 AM, Paul Rosenzweig
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Really? 
            That’s your best argument?  That two ministerial changes in
            the last paragraphs that have no effect on substance have
            somehow “re-inflam[ed]” your mistrust.  Exactly why?  You
            object to this compromise not being called a compromise and
            not being asked if you are satisfied, as if you need
            validation?  That’s hardly grounds for mistrust.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">I
            have no idea why one person on the EC suggested these
            changes; I have no idea either why you are objecting.  For
            the most part they look like a fight over whether to use
            “happy” or “glad” in a sentence – it seems some people are
            just looking for a fight. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Here's
            a thought:  Since, substantively, the letter is exactly what
            Tapani said it was going to be, how about we just let the EC
            do its job?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                Mueller, Milton L [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu">mailto:milton@gatech.edu</a>] <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 28, 2016 9:17 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Paul Rosenzweig
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@REDBRANCHCONSULTING.COM"><paul.rosenzweig@REDBRANCHCONSULTING.COM></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: 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">Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">If there's no difference between the two
            then why did the person who proposed the revision hold up
            the entire process with it?<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">Your comparison only focuses on the NOTA
            paragraph and does not include the entire letter. There were
            other changes. <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 think what people were objecting to was
            that the final 2 paragraphs of the revised version
            eliminated all references to a compromise, and no longer
            asked whether the appellant's felt that their appeal had
            been satisfied. If those seemingly little changes are
            slipped in one has to wonder what the person who proposed
            them was thinking. Whoever proposed these changes did a
            great job of re-inflaming the mistrust that fueled the
            appeal to begin with. <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><br>
            Milton L Mueller <o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Professor, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Georgia Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
            On Aug 28, 2016, at 17:15, Paul Rosenzweig <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com">paul.rosenzweig@REDBRANCHCONSULTING.COM</a>>
            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">I’m glad everyone has so
                much time on the weekend to nit-pick the process.  Since
                we are asking for clarification, I’d like to ask why
                anyone on the EC sees any difference between the first
                draft language below and the proposed revision?  In
                other words, since they obviously mean the exact same
                thing, why is anyone in the EC concerned about either
                draft which seem to me just clarifications of each
                other?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">Paul</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">FIRST DRAFT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">which means that with
                respect to the election for</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">GNSO Council, those
                candidates who receive less votes than “None of the</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">Above” (NOTA) on the ballot
                shall not be elected to the GNSO Council in</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">this year’s election.  Any
                candidate who ties with NOTA in number of votes</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">is elected.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">SECOND
                DRAFT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">In that</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">meeting, we decided a
                solution that addressed the nota votes to clarify for</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">the community that
                candidates *with less votes than nota lose, **and the*</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">*s**ame number as nota is
                enough to get in. **This solution **is to enable</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
                New";color:windowtext">the current election to
                continue and address the concerns in the Letter of</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Paul
                  Rosenzweig</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
                    NCSG-Discuss [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a>]
                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tamir Israel<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 28, 2016 1:41 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@listserv.syr.edu">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: EC response to the By Laws
                    Section 2.4.2.1 Appeal on the election process</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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>
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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><br>
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              Thanks,<br>
              Tamir<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">On 8/27/2016 6:42 PM, Mueller, Milton
                L wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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. </span><o:p></o:p></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:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New
                  \;color\:black"">call.  Perhaps then after
                  reflection, we can address the response directly</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                  style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New
                  \;color\:black"">and concisely.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></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.â€</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
                  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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">--MM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                        NCSG-Discuss [<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                        <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tatiana Tropina<br>
                        <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 27, 2016 6:27 PM<br>
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                        <b>Subject:</b> EC response to the By Laws
                        Section 2.4.2.1 Appeal on the election process</span><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">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">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">As far as I understand,
                        yesterday EC almost agreed on sending the
                        response: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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">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">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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