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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We should reword this so that we can begin nominations before vacancy. I know that it says “on or before” – but this, and the language “upon expiration or early termination” seem to imply that the vacancy has
occurred. In many organizations elections are allowed to take place earlier, for purposes of continuity, etc. Case in point, we should be able to move forward on a ballot to elect Dean as Chair before my term ends. I’ll take a look at the language and see
if I can provide a suggestion or two. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ballot 136 – Chair Election</span><br>
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Amendment to Section 4.1 of CA/Browser Forum Bylaws to Clarify Election Process for Chair and Vice Chair
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Motion Begins<br>
The third paragraph of section 4.1 of the CA/Browser Forum’s bylaws is amended as follows:</span>
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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 ballot to confirm appointment of the nominee. For the confirmation ballot, 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. The single nominee is considered
confirmed if a majority of the Forum members who vote are in favor of the appointment, regardless of the number of votes cast and irrespective of whether 2/3 of the CAs or 1/2 of the product suppliers approve appointment of the nominee.
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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></span> <u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><br>
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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 public mailing list. The election committee will not include any votes submitted before or after the voting period when compile the
votes. 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.
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Motion Ends<br>
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</span><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.
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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"">
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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>
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