diff --git a/ietf/name/migrations/0029_add_submit_state_confirmed.py b/ietf/name/migrations/0029_add_submit_state_confirmed.py
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+++ b/ietf/name/migrations/0029_add_submit_state_confirmed.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.10.8 on 2017-10-06 03:42
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+def forwards(apps,schema_editor):
+    DraftSubmissionStateName = apps.get_model('name','DraftSubmissionStateName')
+
+    auth      = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='auth')
+    aut_appr  = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='aut-appr')
+    cancelled = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='cancel')
+    posted    = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='posted')
+
+    confirmed = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.create(
+        slug = 'confirmed',
+        name = 'Confirmed',
+        )
+
+    confirmed.next_states.add(cancelled, posted)
+    auth.next_states.add(confirmed)
+    aut_appr.next_states.add(confirmed)
+
+def backwards(apps,schema_editor):
+    DraftSubmissionStateName = apps.get_model('name','DraftSubmissionStateName')
+
+    auth      = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='auth')
+    aut_appr  = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='aut-appr')
+    confirmed = DraftSubmissionStateName.objects.get(slug='confirmed')
+
+    auth.next_states.remove(confirmed)
+    aut_appr.next_states.remove(confirmed)
+
+    confirmed.delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('name', '0028_add_docurltagname_entries'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forwards, backwards),
+    ]