An initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 416 KB] was composed by Cheryl Langdon-Orr, At-Large member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ccNSO Liaison, and Alan Greenberg, ALAC member from the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) and ALAC Liaison to the GNSO, after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.
On 19 March 2013, this Statement was posted on the At-Large Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards Workspace and the At-Large Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards Workspace.
On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, the Chair of the ALAC, asked that a call for comments on the draft Statement be sent to At-Large members via the ALAC Announce Mailing List.
On 21 March 2013, a version incorporating the comments received was posted on the aforementioned workspaces.
On that same day, the Chair requested that Staff transmit the Statement to the Public Comment process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible for this Public Comment topic, with a note stating that it was currently undergoing ALAC ratification.
On 16 March 2013, At-Large Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2983WavVANCZnpLZST69ABAj.