http://www.ncuc.org/governance/bylaws/

1. Organizations incorporated as a non-commercial entity (in countries that have such a provision in their commercial code) or, if unincorporated, or if operating in a country without provisions for non-commercial incorporation, operate on a not-for-profit basis primarily for non-commercial purposes, and

2. Be the exclusive user of at least one domain name. This can be verified by its listing as the registrant and/or administrative contact in the WHOIS data of the domain name, by the name resolving to a website controlled by and representing the organization, or other indications that prove to Secretary-Treasurer and Chair that the prospective Member Organization is the primary user of a domain name.

3. Are engaged in activities that are primarily non-commercial, including, e.g., political advocacy, educational, religious, charitable, scientific and artistic.

1. The organization has been accepted for membership by the NCSG;
2. The organization is incorporated as a noncommercial entity (in countries that have such a provision in their commercial code) or, if unincorporated or if operating in a country without provisions for noncommercial incorporation, that operates on a not-for-profit basis primarily for noncommercial purposes; and
3. The organization is the exclusive user of at least one domain name. This can be verified by:

(1) The individual or organization being listed as the registrant and/or administrative contact in the WHOIS data of the domain name;

(2) The name resolving to a website controlled by and representing the member organization; or

(3) Other indications that prove to the NCUC-EC that the prospective member organization is the primary user of a domain name; and

1. The organization is engaged in online activities that are primarily noncommercial, including, for example, those related to advocacy, education, religion, human rights, charity, science, and the arts.
2. In the case of a membership-based organization, the organization should not only be noncommercial itself, but should have a primarily noncommercial focus, and the membership should also be primarily composed of noncommercial members (for example, while a chamber of commerce may be a noncommercial organization itself and may even have some noncommercial members, if it is primarily composed of commercial organizations and has a commercial focus, it would be ineligible for membership).

1. Political organizations whose primary purpose is to hold government office and/or elect government officials

2. Commercial organizations and associations of or for the benefit of commercial entities (even if they are non-profit in form)

3. Organizations that provide services under contract or MoU with ICANN, or are represented in ICANN through another Supporting Organization

1. The membership of the NCUC specifically excludes:
2. Political organizations whose primary purpose is to hold government office and/or elect government officials;
3. Commercial organizations and associations that advocate for the benefit of commercial entities (even if the organizations are nonprofit in form);
4. Organizations that are represented in ICANN through another Supporting Organization specified in the ICANN Bylaws or GNSO Stakeholder Group;
5. Organizations that provide, or have provided, services under contract or Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN within the past six (6) months;
6. Government organizations or government-run organizations; and
7. Intergovernmental organizations fully or partially composed of nation states.

1. Complete an application form, which can be downloaded from the Constituency website.

2. Submit the filled out form and fee to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Constituency. Where appropriate, the form may be accompanied by a request for fee waiver or reduction.

3. Designate an Official Representative and any Additional Representatives to the Constituency.

4. Membership shall become complete upon notification of acceptance by the Constituency Chair, or the Secretary-Treasurer acting with the consent of the Chair.

1. Upon or after joining the NCSG, they designate the NCUC as a choice of constituency.

1. Notify the NCUC Chair via email.

1. Designate their Official Representative (see paragraph III.D) and any Additional Representatives to the Constituency.

1. Membership shall become complete upon notification of acceptance by the Constituency Chair or his/her agent.

The ST and Chair are authorized to make inquiries to the Member Organization to verify their selection. Members can change their Official Representative in two ways: 1) the Director of the Member Organization can notify the Secretary of the change; or 2) the existing Official Representative can resign and submit to the Secretary the name of the new Official Representative (the new Official Representative must also be authorized and verified). If an Official Representative holds an elective office in the NCUC, Members cannot change their Official Representative until the individual’s term of office is completed.

2. The existing Official Representative can resign and submit to the NCUC EC in writing the name of the new Official Representative. The newly designated Official Representative must have the delegated authority to represent the Member Organization as described above. If an Official Representative holds an elected office in the NCUC and is subsequently replaced as organizational representative, the elected office will be vacant and filled by the NCUC EC according to the procedures generally applicable for filling a vacancy in that position.

1.            Elect the Chair and Regional Representatives; nominate Members to positions elected by the general membership and by the Executive Committee, with timely notification of all elections and public posting of all names nominated to the membership email list.

2.            Initiate a policy development process within the constituency by proposing a set of terms of reference and obtaining expressions of support for it on the public discuss list from a minimum of eight (8) Members, including the proposer.

3.            Be given timely notice of all position papers developed by the Policy Committee on the public list and afforded an opportunity to comment on them

4.            Submit agenda items to Constituency meetings and Executive Committee meetings. The submission must be made at least ten days before the meeting and be seconded by two other Member Organizations.

5.            Propose charter amendments. A petition of five (5) percent of the then- current members shall be sufficient for putting a charter amendment on the ballot for consideration at the next regular election.

1. An individual Internet user who has one or more registered domain names for personal, family, or other noncommercial use; is concerned with the noncommercial aspects of domain name policy; and is not represented in ICANN through membership, personally or by his or her full-time employer, through membership in another Supporting Organization, or through membership in a GNSO Stakeholder Group. Representatives in the Government Advisory Committee (GAC), or those working for a state-supported top-level domain (TLD) registry operator may not join the NCUC as individual members. Those employed in government departments and intergovernmental organizations who are not directly involved in ICANN-related work may be eligible to join at the discretion of the NCUC EC. Individuals should provide a disclosure statement in accordance with paragraph III.I with their application. Failure to do so at the time of application could be grounds for an ineligibility finding by the EC.

1. An individual Internet user who is primarily concerned with the noncommercial aspects of domain name policy, and is not represented in ICANN personally or by his or her employer through membership in another Advisory Committee or Supporting Organization and their stakeholder groups.

1. An individual who is employed by or a member of a non-member noncommercial organization (such as a university, college, or large nongovernmental organization (NGO)) can join the NCSG in an individual capacity if his or her organization has not already joined the NCSG. The Executive Committee shall, at its discretion, determine limits to the total number of individual members who can join from any single organization (provided the limit shall apply to all Organizations, of the same size category, equally).

i)  An Individual who has registered domain name(s) for personal, family or noncommercial use;

ii) An Individual Internet user who is primarily concerned with the public-interest aspects of domain name policy, and is not represented in ICANN through membership in another Supporting Organization or GNSO Stakeholder Group;

iii) An Individual who is employed by or a member of a large noncommercial organization (universities, colleges, large NGOs) and it is too complicated or the Individual lacks the standing to get his/her organization to join on an organizational basis.

1. Elect the Chair and Regional Representatives; nominate Members to positions elected by the general membership and by the Executive Committee, with timely notification of all elections, and publicly post all names nominated to the membership email list.
2. Initiate proposals for policy development or public comment within the Constituency and obtain expressions of support for it on the public discussion list.
3. Be given timely notice of all positions developed by the Policy Committee on the public list and afforded an opportunity to comment on them.
4. Submit agenda items to Constituency meetings and Executive Committee meetings.
5. Propose bylaw amendments. A petition of five (5) percent of the active members shall be sufficient for putting a bylaw amendment on the ballot for consideration at the next regular election.

1. Be elected on an annual basis by Constituency members in an online vote (with the exception of the Secretary-Treasurer, who is appointed by the EC).

2. Shall each serve no more than three consecutive terms on the EC.

3. Shall consist only of individuals designated by Members as their Official Representative to the Constituency.

4. No two EC members may be from the same organization, or be representatives of different national chapters of the same organization.

1. Prepare budget requests, as necessary, for approval by the EC.

2. Decide whether to accept the Secretary-Treasurer’s recommendations as to whether applicants meet the membership criteria, or pass them to the full EC for challenge or review

3. Manage general communication with ICANN on matters outside the Policy Committee’s responsibility.

4. Solicit nominations from Constituency Members and appropriate non- commercial experts and representatives to be elected by the EC to fill positions that open from time to time in the ICANN process.

5.  Establish ballots for voting, for review by the EC.

6. Organize and chair Constituency meetings and teleconferences, oversee the timely publication of meeting notes, and act as a Constituency spokesperson on matters outside the Policy Committee’s responsibility.

7. Provide oversight of the Policy Committee’s process and good communication with the constituency membership.

8. Manage communication to the constituency announce list. The Chair may delegate this task to one of the Regional Representatives.

9. Whenever EC votes are required by the charter but inaction by other members of the EC prevents tasks and duties required by the charter to be executed, the Chair is empowered to act to further the interests of the constituency. In the event of a tie vote on the EC, the Chair shall act as tiebreaker.

1. Prepare budget requests, as necessary, for approval by the EC.
2. Manage general communication with ICANN on matters outside the Policy Committee’s responsibility.
3. Issue announcements to the Constituency regarding in-person meetings and publish agendas within 15 days of the meetings.
4. Issue announcements for calls within seven (7) days of their scheduled time.
5. Solicit nominations from Constituency Members and representatives to be elected by the EC to fill positions that open from time-to-time in the ICANN process.
6. Establish ballots for voting, for review by the EC.
7. Organize and chair Constituency meetings and teleconferences, oversee the timely publication of meeting notes, and act as a Constituency spokesperson on matters outside the Policy Committee’s responsibility.
8. Provide oversight of the Policy Committee’s process and good communication with the constituency membership.
9. Manage communication to the Constituency announce mailing list. The Chair may delegate this task to one of the Regional Representatives.
10. Whenever EC votes are required by these Bylaws but inaction by other members of the EC prevents tasks and duties required by the Bylaws to be executed, the Chair is empowered to act to further the interests of the Constituency. In the event of a tie vote on the EC, the Chair shall act as tiebreaker.

1. Recruiting new members from their regions

2. Working with members from their region to help them understand the ICANN structure and participate in the Constituency and ICANN processes.

3. Voting on the EC on the matters listed in section IV.F below. All EC votes called by the Chair must be responded to in ten days. Regional representatives who fail to vote within that time limit four times in a row are considered to have resigned their office as per VII.B.2 below

4. Ensure that members from their region are made aware of and respond to calls for comments by members of the Policy Committee on Working Group and other Council and other ICANN policy

development activities. Regional Representatives must provide a reply to all such requests from the Policy Committee.

1. Shall be elected on an annual basis by Constituency members in an online vote.
2. Shall each serve no more than three consecutive terms on the EC. There must be at least one (1) annual term before former EC members who have served three (3) consecutive terms are eligible to run again.
3. Shall consist only of Individual Members or individuals designated by Organizational Members as their Official Representative to the Constituency.
4. No two EC members may be the employees of the same organization, or be representatives to the NCUC of different national chapters of the same organization.

1. The EC shall elect a Secretary-Treasurer (ST) to assist in the management of the Constituency. The ST will be nominated to the EC by the Chair, with notification to the membership, and must be approved by a majority vote with at least three members voting. If three EC members fail to vote within two weeks of the nomination, the Chair shall appoint the ST.

2. The ST shall process membership applications, research applicant organizations, and provide an initial recommendation to the Chairman regarding membership eligibility.

3. The ST shall be responsible for collecting dues and any other appropriate fees from members, depositing such fee, managing the Constituency’s bookkeeping and accounting, and regularly reporting to the Chairman regarding finances and accounts.

4. The ST shall assist the Chairman as needed, including in the coordination of meetings and the timely publication of meeting notes.

5. The ST shall be a nonvoting member of the EC, and shall be expected to participate in all EC meetings.

1. Recruiting new members from their regions and periodically reporting to them.
2. Working with new and current members from their region to help them understand the structure of ICANN and participate in the Constituency and ICANN processes.
3. Voting in the EC on the matters listed in section IV.F below. All EC votes called by the Chair must be responded to within seven (7) days. Regional representatives who fail to vote within that time limit three times in a row are considered to have resigned their office as per section VII below.
4. Attend EC meetings. Regional representatives who fail to attend more than three (3) meetings in a row are considered to have resigned their office as per VII below. If they send apologies for their absence, after three (3) times, they will be treated as per section IV.E.6 below.
5. Ensure that members from their region are made aware of and respond to calls for comments by members of the Policy Committee, Working Groups, GNSO Council, and other ICANN policy development activities. Regional Representatives must provide a reply to all such requests from the Policy Committee.
6. If an EC member consistently fails to meet her/his responsibilities, the other EC members shall notify the person in question and discuss how to rectify the situation. If performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within three (3) months, the other EC members besides the person in question may, on a unanimous vote, remove the member from office and appoint an interim replacement who will serve until the next election cycle.

1. Hold official meetings, either in person or by teleconference, at least four times a year.

2. Establish, revise and change procedural rules to help in the management and operation of the Constituency.

3. Approve all ballots for online elections

4. Review and approve by voting the budgets submitted by the Chairman.

5. Handle appeals of initial Membership decisions made by the ST, by majority vote, with at least four members voting.

6. Appoint the Constituency’s representatives to the ICANN Nominating Committee by majority vote, with at least four members voting.

7. Appoint the Constituency’s representatives to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Committee (.ORG) by majority vote, with at least four members voting

8. Fill temporary vacancies in the Chair position and oversee elections, as appropriate, for replacement of GNSO Council representatives, the Chair, or Regional Representatives for bad actions or nonparticipation.

9. Appoint a delegate(s) to serve on the NCSG Executive Committee. Any NCSG Executive Committee delegates shall also serve in a ex-officio (nonvoting) capacity on the NCUC Policy Committee and NCUC Executive Committee.

1. Hold official meetings, either in person or by teleconference, at least four times a year.

1. Establish, revise, and change procedural rules to help in the management and operation of the Constituency. Each elected Executive Committee, no later than six (6) months after taking office, is required to start reviewing the procedural rules that need to be established and revised.

1. Approve all ballots for online elections.

1. Review and approve by voting the budgets and expenditures submitted by the Chair.

1. Appoint the Constituency representatives to the ICANN Nominating Committee by majority vote, with at least four members voting.

1. Appoint a Constituency representative to the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council (.ORG) by majority vote, with at least four members voting.

1. Appoint representatives to fill any position in the NCSG, GNSO, or ICANN that requires Constituency representation by majority vote, with at least four members voting.

1. Fill temporary vacancies, per section VII, in the Chair position, and oversee elections, as appropriate, for the Chair or Regional EC Representatives for bad actions or nonparticipation.

1. Appoint a delegate(s) to serve on the NCSG Executive Committee. Any NCSG Executive Committee delegates shall also serve in an ex-officio (non-voting) capacity on the NCUC Policy Committee and the NCUC Executive Committee.

1. Appoint the Chair and Vice Chair of the NCUC Policy Committee.

1.     Request for review

Requests for review shall be submitted to the NCUC Executive Committee by at least fifteen (15) NCUC members, with both organizational and individual members counted as one member each. The NCUC EC must take requests under consideration and respond within ten (10) days. If, after consideration of any documentation and reasoning provided by those requesting review, the NCUC EC does not reverse its decision, the NCUC EC and those making the request for review should attempt to negotiate a mutually agreeable solution within ten (10) days.

2. Appeal

Appeals against the NCUC Executive Committee decisions shall be launched if the NCUC EC and those making the request for review cannot reach a mutually acceptable agreement on the decision within thirty (30) days. In this case, those making the request shall start the process of the appeal within ten (10) days.

If an appeal is launched, a vote of the NCUC membership on the appeal will be scheduled no later than sixty (60) days after the appeal is made, unless there is a general election scheduled no more than ninety (90) days from the day when the appeal process started. In this case, the voting can take place at the next general election.

3. Approval of the appeal

For the appeal to succeed, sixty percent (60%) of all active NCUC members must approve of the appeal in a full membership vote as defined in Section VI. If the appeal is approved, the NCUC EC must reverse the challenged decision within seven days of the vote. If the reversal decision requires any execution, the NCUC EC shall take all the necessary efforts to execute the reversal within seven (7) days.

4. Execution of the challenged decision

A decision that is challenged under procedures described in this section shall not be executed until the review or appeal process is finalized unless the circumstances require immediate execution of the decision.

1. A member of the EC may be designated as Vice Chair by a majority vote of the EC.
2. The Vice Chair will take over the duties of the Chair when:

a. The Chair delegates those responsibilities to him or her for a temporary period.

b. The Chair is incapacitated or unaccountably absent for thirty (30) days or more.

c. The Chair resigns before the term is finished.

1. The EC shall elect a Treasurer to assist in the management of the Constituency. The Treasurer will be nominated to the EC by the Chair, with notification to the membership, and must be approved by a majority vote of the EC with at least three members voting. If three EC members fail to vote within two weeks of the nomination, the Chair shall appoint the Treasurer.
2. The Treasurer shall be responsible for depositing any contributions, managing the Constituency bookkeeping and accounting, and regularly reporting to the EC regarding finances and accounts.
3. If the Treasurer is not an EC member, he or she shall be a nonvoting member of the EC, and shall be expected to participate in all EC meetings.

GNSO Council Representatives:

1. Shall be elected for two-year terms by the voting Members of the Constituency; however, to preserve continuity on the Council, the NCSG may determine which terms shall terminate in an even- or odd-numbered year.

2. Shall be selected to ensure that the geographic diversity requirements specified by the NCSG are achieved,

3. Shall not be on the Executive Committee

4. May not be from the same organization or different chapters of the same organization, and

5. Shall serve no more than two consecutive terms subject to the provisions of ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3.

1. Attend and/or participate by telephone in GNSO Council Meetings, and participate in the online GNSO Council Discussions,

2.            To the extent the GNSO Council permits proxy votes, assign their vote by proxy to the other Constituency GNSO Council Representative for all calls and meetings for which he/she cannot be present, with or without specific voting instructions. If any Constituency Council Representative cannot attend the meeting, the Representative may assign his/her proxy with specific voting instructions to another Council member.

3. As appropriate, volunteer to chair and/or serve on GNSO Council committees, task forces and other groups that are developing domain name policies of interest and concern to the Constituency.

4. As appropriate, work with Constituency Members to find appropriate and expert members of the Constituency and Noncommercial Community to serve on policy development activities initiated by ICANN’s Board, President, or staff, and GNSO Council committees, working groups and other groups open to constituency participation.

5. Consult with the Constituency to develop policy positions. The Policy Committee may also start a working group and policy process at the request of a bone-fide member and with the agreement of the EC.

1. Comment periods open to the public and of general interest to Constituency members.

2. Comment periods open to the public on significant interest to Constituency members and in which Member comments might play a role in influencing policy and protecting noncommercial interests.

3. Positions developed by the Policy Committee of the Constituency.

4. Issues that are being or have been recently considered by the GNSO Council, and the positions taken by Constituency representatives on those issues. The Policy Committee shall send a report to the Constituency discuss list at least once every two months. The report should be prepared by both Policy Committee Co-chairs and can reflect points of agreement and disagreement; if one Policy Committee Co-chair fails to participate in a timely fashion the other Co-chair is authorized to prepare and send the report, but every effort should be made to represent the views of both Co- chairs in a fair and objective manner.

1. Members (or their Official Representatives) who are serving on GNSO Working Groups, ICANN Advisory Committees, Presidential committees and other policy bodies (standing or ad hoc) within the ICANN process; and

2. The Constituency Representative to PIR (.ORG).

3. Any NCUC delegates to the NCSG Executive Committee (in an ex officio capacity).

1. Attend and/or participate remotely in NCSG Policy Committee Meetings.
2. Organize regular meetings of the Committee at face-to-face ICANN meetings and through teleconference.
3. Work with Constituency Members to find appropriate and expert members of the broader noncommercial community to serve in policy development activities initiated by ICANN’s Board, President, or staff; GNSO Council committees or working groups; and any other groups open to Constituency participation.
4. Consult with the Constituency to develop policy positions. The Policy Committee may also start an NCUC working group and policy process on its own initiative or at the request of a bona fide member. The initiation of such working groups and policy processes should be done with the agreement of the EC.

1. Comment periods open to the public and of general interest to Constituency members;
2. Comment periods open to the public on matters of significant interest to Constituency members and in which member comments might play a role in influencing policy and protecting noncommercial interests;
3. Positions developed by the NCUC Policy Committee; and
4. Issues that are being or have been recently considered by the GNSO Council, and the positions taken by Constituency representatives on those issues.

1. Members (or their Official Representatives) who are serving on GNSO Working Groups, ICANN Advisory Committees, presidential committees, and other policy bodies (standing or ad hoc) within ICANN; and
2. Any NCUC delegates to the NCSG Policy Committee (in an ex officio capacity).

1. Announcements to the Constituency regarding in-person meetings shall be distributed within 45 days of the meetings.

2. Announcement to the Constituency regarding elections shall take place within 45 days of their commencement.

3. Agendas shall be published within 14 days of the meeting.

4. Calls shall be announced within 7 days of their scheduled time. Voting Members

1. Announcement to the Constituency regarding elections shall take place at least thirty (30) days prior to their commencement.
2. The Chair shall submit the nomination, campaigning, and election schedule, as well as the ballot to be used in the election, to the EC for review and approval.

1. The Chair shall publish on the web site a list of the Official representatives of each Member Organization in good standing 30 days prior to the election.

2. Representatives may review the voting lists

3. The following individuals are ineligible to serve as the Official Representative of their organization (for the purposes of voting):

i.  An individual who holds the power to vote in another constituency or on the ICANN Board.

ii. An individual who holds any form of permanent or temporary paid position with ICANN, including independent contractors who have served ICANN in paid positions within the last six months. If such an individual is identified on the voting lists of the Constituency, then the Chair shall provide notice to the Member organization requesting a substitute official Representative. If such a substitute is not provided within 7 days of the election, the Member Organization will not be eligible to receive a ballot in that election.

Large and small organizations

1. To foster full and fair representation of the both large and small organizations, as well as independent national chapters, the Constituency shall allow:

2. Members in good standing with a current membership under 1000 people, or under 200 employees, shall be called “Small Organizations and shall have one vote.

3. Members in good standing and with a current membership of 1000 or more people or employment of 200 or more employees shall have two votes. Such members shall be called “Large Organizations” and be assessed a higher dues fee by the Executive Committee.

4. Organizations that qualify as Large Organizations but do not wish to pay the higher dues may join as Small Organizations and have one vote.

Electing Representatives From Different Regions and Different Organizations

1. Where an election requires election of people from different regions and different organizations, the voting principle to determine election are as follows:

a. The person with the most votes wins.

b. The person with the second highest number of votes – from a different geographic region and different organization – wins the second slot.

c. The person with the third highest number of votes – from a different geographic region and different organization from any of the other elected individuals – takes the next slot, and so on, until all open slots are filled.

d. For the purposes of election, different chapters of the same organization, regardless of their voting status, are considered the same organization.

E. The Executive Committee shall, as needed, determine further procedures for nomination and voting. Such procedures shall be provided to the Constituency on the website.

F.  Votes of member organizations shall be kept confidential. The EC may appoint a trusted Constituency member who is not a candidate, or an impartial nonmember ICANN or GNSO officer to audit the votes.

G. Individual persons (“Individual Members”) that are Members in Good Standing of the Constituency are entitled to have one vote.

1. The Chair shall publish on the website a list of the Official Representatives of each active Member Organization and a list of active, eligible individual members thirty (30) days prior to the election.
2. Members (individual members and organizational members’ representatives) may review the voting lists.
3. The following individuals are ineligible to serve as the Official Representative of their organization (for the purposes of voting):
   1. An individual who holds the power to vote in another constituency, stakeholder group, or on the ICANN Board, except those in the NCSG.
   2. An individual who holds any form of permanent or temporary paid position with ICANN, including independent contractors who have served ICANN in paid positions within the last six months. If such an individual is identified on the voting lists of the Constituency, then the Chair shall provide notice to the Member Organization requesting a substitute Official Representative. If such a substitute is not provided at least seven (7) days prior to the election, the Member Organization will not be eligible to receive a ballot in that election.
4. The check-in process: Before each annual election, the NCUC Chair shall send an email to all members, active or suspended, asking them to update their contact information before the election. If the NCSG has conducted the check-in prior to the NCUC elections, the process should not be repeated; those who are listed as inactive by the NCSG will be recognized as inactive by the NCUC. If the check-in takes place by the NCUC and no response is received by the requested deadline, an attempt will be made to reach the member by other means, e.g., telephone calls or requests through other contacts. If, after reasonable attempts fail to reach a member or its representative and confirmation of contact information cannot be completed, that member will be moved to an inactive members’ list and an announcement will be made on the public discussion list. Once on the inactive members’ list, the inactive member will not be included in the membership count required to establish election results. An inactive member can be removed from the inactive members’ list by updating its contact information. An inactive member can remain on the inactive list indefinitely.
5. Members who respond to the NCUC check-in process are deemed as active members.

1. Active organizations that have more than fifty (50) employees, or are membership organizations with more than five hundred (500) individual members, shall be classified as “large organizations” and shall have four votes.
2. Organizations that are composed of ten (10) or more organizational members that qualify as “large” shall be classified as “large organizations” and shall have four votes.
3. Organizations that do not qualify as large organizations and have more than one member shall be classified as “small organizations” and shall have two votes.
4. Active eligible individual persons who are members shall have one vote.

1. Any Member of the Constituency may request materials included per section 22.7 of the ICANN Bylaws, Inspection of ICANN’s accounting books and records, by making such a request to any member of the Executive Committee. Such request shall include, minimally:

1. The name and contact information of the requestor;

2. Specific information for which access is requested; and

3. Confirmation that such request is for a purpose permitted per section 22.7 (a) of the ICANN Bylaws.

The Executive Committee shall act on any such request within thirty (30) days of its transmittal to the entire Executive Committee. If approved by a majority vote of the Executive Committee, the Chair shall without delay submit the request to the GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community requesting that the request be submitted to the Secretary of ICANN for action. If the Executive Committee declines to approve such a request, a reason for said action must be provided to the Member at the time that the Member’s request is rejected.

1. An email discussion list;
2. The official voting list;
3. An Executive Committee email list; and
4. A Policy Committee email list.

Only Official Representatives of Members and individual Members shall be put on the official voting list, which shall be used for voting and membership check-in purposes. Only Members shall have posting rights on the discussion list; participation in the discussion list shall be voluntary. The EC list is for official communications and deliberations among members of the Executive Committee. Posting to the EC list is restricted to EC members. The Policy Committee email list is open to official Policy Committee members and observers.