RE: [council] Abstentions

To: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>, "Council GNSO" <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Subject: RE: [council] Abstentions

From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:38:19 -0400

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Thread-topic: [council] Abstentions

Thanks for this info Philip. It is good to know. It seems to me that this will come down to what our objectives are with regard to this issue. Do we want the procedures to be consistent with the Bylaws or do we want to request another change in the Bylaws? Do we want to attempt to always get maximum support for all decisions or are there exceptions where less than majority support is okay? I am not assuming that I have the right answers to these questions but I think they are good ones to discuss.

Chuck

From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:15 AM
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Subject: [council] Abstentions

In case of interest (and sorry to be posting so much on this) the point about abstentions not counting as a vote is standard practise in all other international organisations.

The definitive rules of procedure in international relations are those of the UN General Assembly; these rules date back in their original version to a codification of customary Rules of Procedure which was made for the Congress of Vienna early in the 19th century. The Rules have been continually amended and improved ever since. Robert's Rules of Order and all other recognised rules of procedure are all derived from the UN General Assembly Rules.

http://documents.un.org/mother.asp

Philip

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