<div dir="ltr"><br><div>Dear NCSG members,<br>Good day, and I am writing to you regarding a recent development related to ALAC's Rejection Action Petition.<br><br>The main issue<br>The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has filed a formal Rejection Action Petition against a proposed ICANN Bylaw amendment called "Article 27.6: Transition Article on Specific Reviews", which the ICANN Board approved on 3 May 2026.<br><br>The NCSG will not support this action, as it conflicts with our operating principles.<br><br>1. The NCSG believes strongly in accomplishing every GNSO policy change via the standard policy development process. The Rejection Action is an extreme measure that does not fix the problem ALAC is truly concerned about.<br>2. The NCSG is currently unsure about ALAC's standing or the process used to arrive at the Rejection Action Petition; we were not privy to the process, nor were there any public comments or discussions.<br><br><br>Details about the issue are in the mail thread below</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Benjamin, on behalf of NCSG PC Chair</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Terri Agnew via council</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:council@icann.org">council@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM<br>Subject: [council] Re: ALAC request for other EC Decisional Participants to support ALAC's Rejection Action Petition: [ECAdmin] ALAC's Rejection Action Permission<br>To: <a href="mailto:jen@dot.asia">jen@dot.asia</a> <<a href="mailto:jen@dot.asia">jen@dot.asia</a>>, <a href="mailto:council@icann.org">council@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:council@icann.org">council@icann.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-2528841162722538377">
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<p class="MsoNormal">This has now been posted on the GNSO Correspondence page: <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence/2026and" target="_blank">
https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence/2026and</a> direct link: <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/correspondence/alac-to-eca-29may26-en.pdf" target="_blank">
https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/correspondence/alac-to-eca-29may26-en.pdf</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Per the annex D rejection action </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-d-rejection-action-12dec19-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-d-rejection-action-12dec19-en.pdf</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We invite the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to provide feedback, opinions, or comments to
<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-secs@icann.org</a> .</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">4.3.3 Solicitation of Community Feedback During a three (3) day period directly following the receipt of a request to support a Petition, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies may submit their feedback on the merits of the GNSO becoming
a Rejection Action Supporting Decisional Participant.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This deadline for feedback, opinions or comment is Friday, 05 June 2026 at 23:59 UTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal">A GNSO Council Extraordinary meeting will need to take place on Sunday, 07 June 2026. More information to come.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With kind regards,</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand";color:black">Terri</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jennifer Chung via council <<a href="mailto:council@icann.org" target="_blank">council@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"<a href="mailto:jen@dot.asia" target="_blank">jen@dot.asia</a>" <<a href="mailto:jen@dot.asia" target="_blank">jen@dot.asia</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:council@icann.org" target="_blank">council@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:council@icann.org" target="_blank">council@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[council] ALAC request for other EC Decisional Participants to support ALAC's Rejection Action Petition: [ECAdmin] ALAC's Rejection Action Permission<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Council,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have received the below ALAC request for other EC Decisional Participants to support ALAC's Rejection Action Petition. This starts the process outlined in our GNSO Operating Procedures
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-d-rejection-action-12dec19-en.pdf__;!!PtGJab4!9mnbFGNF_hW6hf1iwcoWzLkTLmiGuCTGnBkOT0uRoXgtp3zKDjqNt44XxY906OGqUw38MGfBlpld-5O_vo14zb0$" target="_blank">
ANNEX D, 2.2/2.3 Rejection Action [gnso.icann.org]</a> 4.3 Procedures for GNSO Actions for Supporting a Rejection Action Petition from Another Decisional Participant.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This starts a series of actions Council needs to follow, and we will proceed accordingly.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Jonathan Zuck via ECAdmin <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org" target="_blank">ecadmin@icann.org</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 1, 2026 11:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christian Wheeler via ECAdmin <<a href="mailto:ecadmin@icann.org" target="_blank">ecadmin@icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> ICANN At-Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org" target="_blank">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ECAdmin] ALAC's Rejection Action Permission</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Pursuant to Annex D, Section 2.2(d) of the ICANN Bylaws, having delivered ALAC's Rejection Action Petition Notice to the EC Administration, the ALAC would now like
to invite any and all any other EC Decisional Participants to support the ALAC's Rejection Action Petition.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">We are concerned both about the precedent set by this amendment and the dramatically expanded timelines specifically proposed. This may be a case where remaining
in breach is better than sidestepping the bylaws in this way. Feel free to reach out to me to discuss any part of this further.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Please inform the ALAC at
</span><a href="mailto:alac@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">alac@icann.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> by 23:59 PDT Monday, 8 June 2026, to provide support for
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