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, 418 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large.
On 29 January 2012, this Statement was posted on the At-Large WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report Workspace.
On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested At-Large Staff to send a call for comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC-Announce Mailing List.
On 14 March 2012, the Chair held a vote on this Statement at the 43rd ICANN Meeting in San Jose Costa Rica. Staff confirmed that the vote was quorate with 13 votes in favor, 0 against, and 1 abstention.
The Chair then requested that the Statement be transmitted to the public comment process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible for this public comment topic.