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Proposed Whois RT Meetings and Voting Agreement

1. A quorum minimum of over 50% of RT members is required to establish quorum and conduct a meeting.
2. A winning vote requires 75% approval or support. 
3. Each RT member has one vote; the ICANN CEO (or his alternate) has one vote; all other supporting ICANN staff will not have voting privilegesConsensus is the preferred mechanism for making decisions.
4. Straw polls are permitted and do not prevent or restrict a final vote.
5. RT members may authorize another RT member to vote in proxy.
6. Each RT member may designate an alternate to attend meetings either remotely or in person. However, the alternate will not have voting privileges, with the exception of the ICANN CEO alternate.
7. Meetings will be recorded and available for RT members who are unable to attend.
8. Voting requests will be communicated in writing via email with a minimum of 3 business days notice to respond.
9. encouraged as a means to achieve consensus.
10. Should the RT be unable to reach consensus, the chair may call for a vote.
11. All decisions reached by vote must obtain support of at least 75% of the full RT.
12. Each RT member, including the ICANN CEO (or designee) and GAC Chair (or designee) has one vote. Support staff, observers, and invited experts will not have voting privileges.
13. All meetings will be recorded and available to the public.
14. A minimum of 7 business days notice is required to conduct a telephonic meeting.
15. A minimum of 45 days notice is required to conduct a face-to-face meetingVote responses may be submitted via email or by verbal response on conference call meetings.

Each RT member will be identified with their vote on those occasions when a vote is taken.