15 May 2002
22 May 2002

Vote on Two motions about ICANN Reform

• Motion 1. "Request that US DoC hold open competition for services now offered by ICANN"

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  WHEREAS the Internet Corporation for Assigned names and Numbers (ICANN) has
  dramatically changed the initial terms of reference for ICANN, and is
  proposing even further changes.
  
  WHEREAS these proposed changes have met extensive opposition in the Internet
  community and go even further from the original terms of reference.
  
  WHEREAS a new open competition would allow the U.S. Department of Commerce
  (the DoC) to consider both the ICANN Board proposal for restructuring, and
  alternatives offered by others for managing key Internet resources, while
  providing for a public record of the process for enhanced visibility.
  
  WHEREAS the General Assembly of ICANN's Domain Name Supporting Organization
  (the DNSO) also reminds the DoC, that in the Green and the White Paper, the
  Government of the United States made it clear that it intends to withdraw
  from management of the Domain name System (the DNS).
  
  
  It is hereby RESOLVED that:-
  
  The General Assembly of the Domain Name Supporting Organization of Internet
  Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) asks the US Department of
  Commerce to have an open competition for the services now provided by ICANN,
  provided that the new competition would address the need to develop an
  international framework for DNS management. An open competition should aim
  to achieve comprehensive privatization and internationalization of DNS
  services, consistent with the need for stability, but also innovation,
  competition and freedom.
  

• Motion 2. "Basic principles for the ICANN Reform Process"

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  Whereas there are certain basic principles which have to be honored
          by an entity coordinating key Internet resources in order to
          gain the trust of the Internet community,
  
  Whereas these principles include transparent process, broad input into
          policy-making, which must include meaningful individual
          and non-commercial participation, and accountability (including
          independent review of decisions),
  
  Whereas there is a widespread perception that ICANN is moving away
          from these principles, in particular by stalling or abandoning
          processes for the implementation of an independent review
          system and for participation of the Internet community at
          large in ICANN oversight,
  
  the General Assembly of the DNSO reminds the ICANN Board that it must
  adhere to these principles in any reform proposal and make it
  sufficiently known how proposed reforms provide improvements regarding
  these principles. Should the ICANN reform process fail to provide
  significant improvements in these regards, it is the international
  Internet community's and governments' task to consider how all of or
  parts of ICANN's responsibilities could be transferred smoothly to one
  or more new or existing organizations which are accountable to the
  international Internet community as a whole, have clearly defined
  missions and are not only under the sole control of a national
  department of commerce, without endangering the stability of the DNS
  or the Internet as a whole. In the meantime, all groups of the Internet
  community are called to deliver their input on reforms needed.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  

Basic outline of the voting on Two motions about ICANN Reform

• Basic outline http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/2002.GA-b12-outline.html

Electorate and Voting Registry

• Electorate. Voting roster http://www.dnso.org/secretariat/b12.rosterindex.html, as of 14 May 2002, at the time the ballot was prepared.
• Voting Registry http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/2000.GA-voting-registry.html

Voting Rules used by the DNSO General Assembly

• Voting rules http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/2000.GA-voting-rules.html

Time for the vote

• Begins: Wednesday 15 May 2002, 13:00 UTC
  (06:00 LA, 09:00 New York, 15:00 Paris, 22:00 Tokyo)
• Ends: Wednesday 22 May 2002, 13:00 UTC
  (06:00 LA, 09:00 New York, 15:00 Paris, 22:00 Tokyo)

Results published on 24 May 2002, 16:00 UTC

Vote tally:

The full record: http://www.dnso.org/secretariat/b12.fullrecord.html.