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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">As I mentioned, given there is an investigation going on and you continue to allege that I am acting with prejudice, I will not deal with these matters on the list.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">You are very welcome to your own interpretation of the Charter.<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Kind regards, <br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie </font></font><br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">The NCSG Charter can be found here:<br>
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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande"><a class="m_7067193053918788519m_7011672983582428121moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf</a></font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1">The section dealing with Charter revision appears below.</font></p>
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<font size="+1"><span style="font-size:23.2px;font-family:sans-serif">5.0 Amendments to the NCSG Charter.</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">Proposals to amend
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">this charter may be submitted by five (5) percent of the
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">then</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">-‐</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">current members eligible to vote, based on the weighted voting as defined
in </span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">section 4.0. Proposals may also be put forward by the NCSG</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">-‐</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">EC or the ICANN
Board </span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">of Directors or one of the Board's c</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">ommittees.</span></font></p>
<span style="font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif">p.</span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif">23</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">Amendments proposed by the NCSG members or the NCSG</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">-‐</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">EC
will only take effect </span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">after there has been a membership review, approval by 60% vote of NCSG members
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">using the weighted voting defined in section 4.0 and final review/approval by the
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">ICANN B</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">oard of Directors. Amendments proposed and approved by the ICANN
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">Board of Directors or one of its Committees will only take effect after membership
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">review and approval by 60% vote of the NCSG members using the weighted voting
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">defined in section 4.0. The I</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">CANN Board may require proposed amendments to be
</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:sans-serif">posted for public comment prior to taking its decision on the proposal.</span><span style="font-size:23.2px;font-family:sans-serif"><br>
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<p><font size="+1">My interpretation of this language is as follows:</font></p>
<p><font size="+1">1. Individuals wishing to amend the Charter need to submit proposals for revision (i.e.text of the proposed new articles) supported by 5% of the members eligible to vote.
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<div dir="auto">By mere fact that the proposal needs 5% of the members eligible to vote means ordinarily ithe proposal should be put to vote in first instance.</div>
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<p><font size="+1">2. The NCSG EC may also submit proposals, and the ICANN Board of Directors or one of the Board's committees may also submit proposals.</font></p>
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<div dir="auto">The proposal was for your EC to take up not a throwback or ringmarolling exercise.</div>
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<p><font size="+1">3. Amendments proposed by the NCSG, either a group of 5% of the members, or the NCSG -EC, will go to a vote of the membership. As such, they would need to be precisely drafted and explained well to the membership.</font></p>
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<div dir="auto">What do you mean by precisely drafted? You may never get that until it has taken the cause of public comment and inputs from members to be even near properly drafted as its subject to tweaking by ICANN board etc.</div>
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<p><font size="+1">4. If 60% of the membership support the amendments, then the proposed amendments to the the ICANN Board for approval, and potentially for public comment.</font></p>
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<div dir="auto">That is after the initial voting and exercises must have been concluded ma.</div>
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<p><font size="+1">If those who were active in the drafting of the Charter believe I have misinterpreted this matter, do please jump in and let me know. As the Chair of the NCSG-EC, I am of course happy to receive requests for drafted amendments to be put
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<div dir="auto">Interpretation of individual to seek the 5% will lead to balkanisation of the process which is not even good for the EC or good governance of NCSG.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Above all the least madam chair should do is to take it to EC, schedule a date for review. I had requested simply that you put this in your next tenure agenda if really you want to help NCSG to kick start the process but was rebuffed.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I am not unaware of the process having done charter review previously including that of ISOC rebirth in Nigeria and NPOC and Nigeria internet Registration Association among others.</div>
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<div dir="auto">If we continue looking for excuses the problem will persist beyond many years to come. </div>
<div dir="auto">May be revisiting my initial proposal without any prejudice whatsoever will help us move to the next level.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Nice day</div>
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<p><font size="+1">Stephanie Perrin</font></p>
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