RE: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q 7, 8 - related to By-Laws and rule and Procedure

[Margie Milam <Margie.Milam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

To assist your discussions on these questions, I thought it would be useful to 
provide the current proposed language on the table related to these questions.

Best Regards,

Margie Milam
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN
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Currently Proposed Revisions:

3.  Procedures for handling GNSO Council member vacancies, resignations, and 
removals are prescribed in the applicable Stakeholder Group or Nominating 
Committee charter approved by the Board.  

3.3. A GNSO Council member may resign at any time by giving written notice to 
the ICANN Secretary. A GNSO Council member selected from a Stakeholder Group 
may be removed by that Stakeholder Group according to its published procedures. 

3.8     Except as otherwise specified in the Transition Article XX, Section 5 
(link TBD) or Annex A of these Bylaws (link TBD), all bicameral house voting 
thresholds required to pass a GNSO Council motion or other action are 
prescribed in the GNSO Council Operating Rules and Procedures.
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Subject: [gnso-restruc-dt] Q 7, 8 - related to By-Laws and rule and Procedure


Q7. General question: By-Laws versus Rules & Procedures

To what extent does the contractual nature of Policy Decisions require
that rules be in the by-Laws?  To what extent can flexibility be
obtained by moving some items to Rules & Procedures.

Q8. Section 3.3 : Locality of rules and Procedure

For items that can me moved to  Rules and Procedures, which ones need to
be part of Council Rules and Procedures and which ones can be House
specific Rules and Procedures?