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** The GNSO is to fill two seats on the ICANN Board, which is to be done by either written ballot or action at a meeting. One position is to be filled by the Contracted Parties House, and the other is to be filled by the Non-Contracted Parties House. Notification of selection is to be made to the ICANN Secretary.
** The GNSO is to fill two seats on the ICANN Board, which is to be done by either written ballot or action at a meeting. One position is to be filled by the Contracted Parties House, and the other is to be filled by the Non-Contracted Parties House. Notification of selection is to be made to the ICANN Secretary.
** The Council is to select the GNSO Council Chair for any specified term, not greater than one year. Each House shall select a Vice-Chair, whose term may also be for any specified length no greater than one year. In the event that no Council Chair is selected by the close of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs shall act as Interim Co-Chairs.
** The Council is to select the GNSO Council Chair for any specified term, not greater than one year. Each House shall select a Vice-Chair, whose term may also be for any specified length no greater than one year. In the event that no Council Chair is selected by the close of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs shall act as Interim Co-Chairs.
** The GNSO Council shall be divided into two Houses, the Contracted Parties House and the Non-Contracted Parties House. The Contracted Parties House shall include the Registries Stakeholder Group (three members), the Registrars Stakeholder Group (three members), and a Nominating Committee appointee, for a total of seven voting members. The Non-Contracted Parties House shall include the Commercial Stakeholder Group (six members), the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (six members), and one Nominating Committee appointee, for a total of thirteen voting members. Each voting members is to submit one vote to each separate Council matter.
** The GNSO Council shall be divided into two Houses, the [[Contracted Parties House]] and the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]]. The Contracted Parties House shall include the Registries Stakeholder Group (three members), the Registrars Stakeholder Group (three members), and a Nominating Committee appointee, for a total of seven voting members. The Non-Contracted Parties House shall include the Commercial Stakeholder Group (six members), the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (six members), and one Nominating Committee appointee, for a total of thirteen voting members. Each voting members is to submit one vote to each separate Council matter.
** In order to pass a Council matter, a majority vote from each house is required, unless otherwise specified.
** In order to pass a Council matter, a majority vote from each house is required, unless otherwise specified.
* '''10.4 Staff and Supporting Funding'''
* '''10.4 Staff and Supporting Funding'''
** A member of the ICANN Staff, the GNSO Staff Manager, will be assigned to serve the GNSO in a manner designated by the GNSO Chair.
** A member of the ICANN Staff, the GNSO Staff Manager, will be assigned to serve the GNSO in a manner designated by the GNSO Chair.
** ICANN shall provide administrative support tot he GNSO as is necessary and reasonable.
** ICANN shall provide administrative support tot he GNSO as is necessary and reasonable.
* '''10.5 Stakeholder Groups'''
** The GNSO will be made up of the following [[stakeholder group]]s: [[Registries Stakeholder Group]], representing all gTLD registries under contract to ICANN; [[Registrars Stakeholder Group]], representing all registrars accredited by and under contract with ICANN; [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]], representing large and small commercial entities; and [[Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group]] representing non-commercial entities on the Internet.
** These stakeholder groups will be each allotted a certain number of chairs on the Council, as designated in Section 10.3.
** Each stakeholder group shall be recognized by the ICANN Board based on how well it represents the (global) community it claims to represent.
** Any group or individual may petition the Board to be recognized as a new/separate Constituency in the Non-Contracted Parties House.
<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm ICANN Bylaws]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm ICANN Bylaws]</ref>
* '''10.6 Policy Development Process'''
** See [[ICANN Bylaws#Annex A|Annex A]].
===Article 11: Advisory Committees===
* '''11.1 General'''
==References==
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