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      3. Until such time as the WG selects a chair(s) for the WG and that chair(s) is confirmed by the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council liaison to the WG shall serve as the interim chair.

2. Updated Draft GNSO Council Resolution for the council Council meeting on 19 Nov, 2015 November 2015 – Referral Request to the SCI

Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben
Seconded by: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez

Whereas

1. The GNSO Operating Procedures in Chapter 2.2 describe the process of elections of the GNSO Chair and the GNSO Vice-Chairs (http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf)

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1. ;
2. Following the result of the initial election round at ICANN54 in Dublin, the GNSO Council

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1. agreed on a time table for the next round for the election of the GNSO

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1. Chair 2015-2016 (http://gnso.icann.org/en/elections/proposed-council-chair-03sep15-en.pdf);

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1. During the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin questions were raised with regards to the election process for the GNSO Chair and Vice-Chairs, including the candidate nomination process

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1. with particular

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1. reference to the preparedness of

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1. newly-elected Council members to vote, the eligibility of newly elected

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1. Councilors to run for the GNSO Chair position, the need for the GNSO Council to specifically determine the term of the Chair and Vice-Chairs in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, and to the overall timing of the Chair election.

Resolved

The GNSO Council requests the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI)

• To review Chapter Sections 2.2.f. and 2.2.g. of the a.m. procedures with respect to Vice-Chairs term and timing of publication(b), (f) and (g) of the GNSO Operating Procedures with respect to clarifying: (i) the eligibility of incoming Council members to run for the position of GNSO Chair; (ii) the start and end dates and the duration of the Chair and Vice-Chair terms in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws; and (iii) the timing of publication of the election results; and
• To recommend a general time table for election of the GNSO Council Chair to be approved by the GNSO Council and added to the GNSO Operating Procedures.