The DNSO shall select Directors to those seats on the ICANN Board designated,
to be filled by the DNSO. The selection of Directors by the DNSO shall
comply with all applicable geographic diversity provisions of these Bylaws.
The DNSO shall serve as advisory body to the Board, with the primary
responsibility for developing and recommending substantive policies regarding
to the Domain Name System.
The Board shall refer proposals for substantive policies regarding to
the Domain Name System (not received from the DNSO) to the DNSO for initial
consideration and recommendation to the Board.
Any recommendation forwarded to the Board by a Supporting Organization
shall be transmitted to all other Supporting Organizations so that each
Supporting Organization may comment to the Board regarding the implications
of such a recommendation on activities within their individual scope of
primary responsibility.
Subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws,
the ICANN Board shall accept the recommendations of the DNSO if the Board
finds that the recommended policy (1) furthers the purposes of, and is
in the best interest of, the Corporation; (2) is consistent with the Articles
and Bylaws; (3) was arrived at through fair and open processes (including
participation by representatives of other Supporting Organizations if requested);
and (4) is not reasonably opposed by any other Supporting Organization.
No recommendation of the DNSO shall be adopted unless the votes in favor
of adoption would be sufficient for adoption by the Board without taking
account of either the Directors selected by the DNSO or their votes.
If the Board declines to accept any recommendation of the DNSO, it shall
return the recommendation to the DNSO for further consideration, along
with a statement of the reasons it declines to accept the recommendation.
If, after reasonable efforts, the Board does not receive a recommendation
from the DNSO that it finds meets the standards of Section 2(e) of Article
VI of the ICANN Bylaws or, after attempting to mediate any disputes or
disagreements between Supporting Organizations, receives conflicting recommendations
from Supporting Organizations, and the Board finds there is a justification
for prompt action, the Board may initiate, amend or modify and then approve
a specific policy recommendation.