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The ICANN Board is composed of 16 voting Directors and | The ICANN Board is composed of 16 voting Directors and 4 non-voting Liaisons. Only the Directors have the power to determine the existence of a quorum and the validity of votes taken by the Board of Directors.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-25jan11-en.htm#VI-9 Composition of the Board]</ref> | ||
The [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] is responsible for selecting the eight voting members who take seats 1 through 8; the [[ASO|Address Supporting Organization]] selects Directors who occupy Seats 9 and 10; the [[ccNSO|Country-Code Names Supporting Organization]] selects Directors for Seat 11 and Seat 12; the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]] selects two directors for seats 13 and 14, while one director represents the [[At-Large Community]] who will take seat 15 and the ex officio President will occupy the 16th seat of the ICANN Board. | The [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] is responsible for selecting the eight voting members who take seats 1 through 8; the [[ASO|Address Supporting Organization]] selects Directors who occupy Seats 9 and 10; the [[ccNSO|Country-Code Names Supporting Organization]] selects Directors for Seat 11 and Seat 12; the [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]] selects two directors for seats 13 and 14, while one director represents the [[At-Large Community]] who will take seat 15 and the ex officio President will occupy the 16th seat of the ICANN Board. | ||