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The proposal identified a need for the ICANN Bylaws to require, to the extent feasible, geographical and cultural diversity and balance in order to support diverse and representative appointments to the board and other organizations. It also placed a single-term limit on NomCom members and a one-year ineligibility period for former NomCom members before they can be selected for service on the ICANN board.<ref name="blueprint" />
The proposal identified a need for the ICANN Bylaws to require, to the extent feasible, geographical and cultural diversity and balance in order to support diverse and representative appointments to the board and other organizations. It also placed a single-term limit on NomCom members and a one-year ineligibility period for former NomCom members before they can be selected for service on the ICANN board.<ref name="blueprint" />
===Policy and Process===
Drawing on the discussions generated by its Working Paper on ICANN's Policy Development Process, the ERC provided guidelines for policy development reform and refinements. The ERC emphasized that the board's role was not merely to enact "consensus" policies created by the SOs: "The Board has a fiduciary responsibility to make decisions on the basis of good faith judgment in furthering the public interest."<ref name="blueprint" /> Nonetheless, wherever possible, the goal of the board would be to foster an environment that seeks consensus in policy deliberations. The ERC's definition of "true consensus," "a policy acceptable to the great majority of those affected, with no strong and reasoned opposition," served as the benchmark for situations in which the board could only override the consensus by supermajority vote.
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