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Thanks Rick. I forgot that Members covers three classes of
Members. It should only apply to "Forum Members". There is also a
question of what happens if a vote to confirm the Chair or Vice
Chair fails or whether we should require a Forum vote to confirm
appointment. Right now it's potentially easier to be appointed when
running against another nominee than if you are a single candidate.
A contested election only requires a plurality of votes while
confirmation of a single nominee requires a vote of 2/3 of CAs and
1/2 of browsers after meeting quorum requirements. Are we okay with
that?<br>
<br>
I don't think we need to worry about a situation where both the
chair and vice chair are vacant. That's an unlikely event and one
that we can resolve through a ballot when if it ever happens.<br>
<br>
A couple of other suggestions were received about the results. I've
updated it below:<br>
<br>
<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 <u>Forum </u>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 and that participate as Interested
Parties. The election committee is responsible solely for
tallying Forum 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 Forum Member is entitled to a single vote
regardless of the number of participating Forum Member
representatives or whether the Forum Member is categorized as
a CA or product supplier. If multiple votes are received from
a Forum Member’s representatives, the last vote submitted
during the voting period is considered the Forum Member’s
vote. Within two weeks after the election ballot closes, the
election committee will compile the votes, ensure that only
one vote is counted per Forum Member, confirm the results with
other members of the election committee, and publish the ballot
results by sending an email to the management list. </span></u><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">The election
committee will not include any votes submitted before or
after the voting period when compile the votes. </span></u>The
ballot results email will contain only the following
information: a short description of the ballot purpose, the
total number of votes submitted during the ballot period, and
the name of the nominee receiving the most votes. The election
committee may include other language as necessary to
accurately describe the ballot and any concerns the election
committee had with the ballot provided that such language does
not disclose how individual Forum Members voted. The election
committee will treat the votes of individual Forum Members as
confidential information. 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 moz-do-not-send="true"
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>
<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><br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/25/2014 2:26 PM, Rick Andrews
wrote:<br>
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<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>
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style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>] <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>
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<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
moz-do-not-send="true" 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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
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