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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeremy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A few comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Should we worry about the case where the Chair and Vice Chair are both vacant?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Is it clear that the Members who can vote do not include Interested Parties?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“If multiple votes are received from a Member’s representatives, the last vote submitted is considered the Member’s vote.” We should make it clear that only votes received during the Ballot period are considered valid (no early or late votes).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Do we need to detail how the election committee publishes the results of the ballot? Management list? Public list? Blog post?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremy Rowley<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> CABFPub<br><b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Ballot to establish voting process for chair and vice chair<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Here’s a draft ballot capturing what we discussed in Beijing for the upcoming chair election. I look forward to your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>---------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Ballot 136 – Chair Election</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Amendment to Section 4.1 of CA/Browser Forum Bylaws to Clarify Election Process for Chair and Vice Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Motion Begins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>The third paragraph of section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s bylaws is amended as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Upon expiration or early termination of the current Chair’s term, the Vice Chair will automatically be nominated <u>as </u><s>to become </s>the next Chair, but Members may nominate themselves or others to be additional candidates as Chair. <u>On or before the second week of a position’s vacancy, the Chair or Vice Chair will announce, through the management mailing list, a start date and close date for nominations for Chair and Vice Chair, with the nomination period lasting at least one week. If a single individual is nominated for a position, the Forum will hold a regular ballot to confirm appointment of the nominee. If more than one candidate is nominated for Chair or Vice Chair, the Forum will announce an election ballot to determine which candidate will fill the position. </u><s>upon close of nominations, </s><u>Within two weeks after the close of the nomination period, the Chair or Vice Chair will establish an election committee and announce the election ballot on the management mailing list along with the ballot start date, ballot end date, and a description of the voting process. The Chair or Vice Chair will appoint the election committee by selecting at least two volunteers who have a reputation for independence, preferably individuals without voting rights in the Forum. The election committee is responsible solely for tallying Member votes in connection with the election ballot. The description must include the email address(es) where members will send their vote, which should be the email addresses of the election committee. </u><s>ballot will be held in the regular manner to <u>s</u>elect the new Chair. If the election of a new Chair means the office of Vice Chair becomes vacant, the Members may nominate themselves or other candidates to the office of Vice Chair, and a ballot will be held in the regular manner to elect the new Vice Chair.</s><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>For election ballots, each Member is entitled to a single vote regardless of the number of participating Member representatives or whether the Member is categorized as a CA or product supplier. If multiple votes are received from a Member’s representatives, the last vote submitted is considered the Member’s vote. After the election ballot closes, the election committee will compile the votes provided, ensure that only one vote is counted per Member, confirm the results with other members of the election committee, and publish the results of the ballot without publishing how each individual Member voted. The election committee will treat the votes of individual Members as confidential information and avoid disclosing individual votes to any entity that is not part of the election committee. The nominee receiving the most votes is appointed to the applicable position, regardless of the number of votes cast and irrespective of whether 2/3 of the CAs or ½ of the product suppliers voted for the nominee. If the election ballot results in a tie, the Chair or Vice Chair will hold another election ballot that includes only the tying nominees. <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'>Motion Ends<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The review period for this ballot shall commence at 2200 UTC on 2014, and will close at 2200 UTC on 2014. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2200 UTC on 2014. Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=line862 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>A vote in favor of the motion must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A vote against must indicate a clear 'no' in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses will not be counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a voting member before the close of the voting period will be counted. Voting members are listed here: </span><a href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>In order for the motion to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes cast by members in the CA category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the browser category must be in favor. Also, at least seven members must participate in the ballot, either by voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=line874 style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>