<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The 25% trigger (for Derecognition petitions in 2.3(b)(i)(B)
and for Ad Hoc Audits in 2.4(b)) can let one country dominate if it happens to
comprise ~25% of the membership. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Suggestions:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Replace
the simple 25% (or 2,000) threshold with a two-part test: a Size Threshold
and a Diversity Threshold.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Add
anti-affiliation and cooling-off safeguards so no bloc can game it.</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Add new definitions to Article 1.1</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">“Affiliated
Members” means Members that are Affiliates of each other or Controlled by
the same natural or legal person, or entity e.g. coalitions or societies etc...; all Affiliated Members shall
be counted as a single Member for petition thresholds.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">“Diversity
Threshold” means the minimum distribution of petitioning Members across
countries within the Service Region, as specified in Sections 2.3(b)(i)(B)
and 2.4(b).</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">“Represented
Country” means a country within the Service Region in which at least one
Member is legally established.</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Amend Section 2.3(b)(i)(B) (who may file for Derecognition)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">(B) A group of Members of the RIR that is the subject of the
Proposal, provided that the group satisfies both of the following:<br>
(1) Size Threshold: at least 25% of all Members or 2000 Members, whichever is
lower, after consolidating Affiliated Members; and<br>
(2) Diversity Threshold: petitioning Members must be drawn from at least 7
Represented Countries and no single country may account for more than 20% of
the petition’s signatures.<br>
<i>For Service Regions with fewer than 10 Represented Countries, the Diversity
Threshold shall be Members drawn from at least one-third of Represented
Countries (rounded up), with no single country accounting for more than 30% of
signatures.</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Amend Section 2.4(b) (who may request an Ad Hoc Audit)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">(b) A group of Members of the identified RIR, provided that
the group satisfies the Size Threshold and Diversity Threshold defined in
Section 2.3(b)(i)(B).<br>
(b-1) Standing & Evidence: such request must (i) be limited to in-region
Members; (ii) include a sworn statement that signatories are not Affiliated
beyond disclosures; and (iii) set out alleged facts which, if true, would
constitute Tier 2 or Tier 3 non-compliance under Article 6.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> Add anti-gaming and process safeguards</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Article
4.1(o) Disproportionate Control suggested addition add: “For petition
thresholds in Sections 2.3(b)(i)(B) and 2.4(b), Affiliated Members count
as one for both Size and Diversity calculations. The Governing Body shall
publish an Affiliation Attestation form and may require documentary
support under confidentiality.”</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">New
Section 2.3(b)(vi) Cooling-Off: “Where a petition fails solely on
Diversity Threshold grounds, signatories from any one country may not
exceed the applicable per-country cap in any resubmission within 180 days.”</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">New
Section 2.3(b)(vii) Verification: “ICANN (or its delegate) shall verify
petition eligibility (including Affiliations and nationality distribution)
under a confidentiality regime; a public summary with country-level counts
only shall be published.”</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Amin Dayekh</b></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><pre cols="72" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">****************************************************************************************
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