Charter revision procedures

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Dear Staphine,
AS a member I would like thank you for sharing this with us. And I think this email could be considered as a call for members to submit proposal if needed.
Regards

Mohamed Farahat


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Subject: Charter revision procedures
From: Stephanie Perrin
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The NCSG Charter can be found here:

https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_25801/ncsg-charter-05may11-en.pdf

The section dealing with Charter revision appears below.

5.0 Amendments to the NCSG Charter.Proposals to amend this charter may be submitted by five (5) percent of the then-­‐current members eligible to vote, based on the weighted voting as defined in section 4.0. Proposals may also be put forward by the NCSG-­‐EC or the ICANN Board of Directors or one of the Board's committees.

p.23Amendments proposed by the NCSG members or the NCSG-­‐EC will only take effect after there has been a membership review, approval by 60% vote of NCSG members using the weighted voting defined in section 4.0 and final review/approval by the ICANN Board of Directors. Amendments proposed and approved by the ICANN Board of Directors or one of its Committees will only take effect after membership review and approval by 60% vote of the NCSG members using the weighted voting defined in section 4.0. The ICANN Board may require proposed amendments to be posted for public comment prior to taking its decision on the proposal.

My interpretation of this language is as follows:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 to the vote, if supported by the 5% required in the case of Indivual member requests.

Kind regards

Stephanie Perrin

NCSG Chair

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