Carlton Samuels, ALAC Vice Chair and At-Large member from the Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO), composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 413 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.
On 25 July 2012, this Statement was posted on the At-Large Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2013-2016 Strategic Plan Workspace.
On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC to send a call for comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC-Announce Mailing List.
On 30 July 2012, a version incorporating the comments received was posted and the Chair of the ALAC requested that Staff open a five-day ALAC ratification on the Statement.
The Chair then requestedthatthe Statement be transmitted to the public comment process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible for this public comment topic, along with a note saying that the document was currently undergoing ALAC ratification with a vote to start shortly.
On 9 August 2012, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 1 abstention. You may review the result independently under:
https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2574HZy3ZVnIEwKEfGR2y9UG