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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">For some time I have been thinking about proposing a Bylaws addition that allows for “Consent Ballots”, just as corporations and LLCs have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I don’t have specific language right now, but basically this would allow the Chair (and/or Vice-Chair?) to propose a “Consent Ballot” (or similar name) reserved only for minor matters such as typos or obvious
errors, acceptance of new CABF members after discussion of an application in a Forum call (right now we just accept by consensus on the call), renumbering sections, etc. A Consent Ballot would be posted to the Public list, and any single Member could object
in [7? 10?] days. If there is an objection, the matter would have to start again via a regular Ballot method – two endorsers, one week review, one week for voting, etc. If there is no objection during the time limit, the change would be made. (Or after
clarification, maybe a new Consent Ballot could be started if justified.) Consent Ballots would be clearly marked as such in the Subject line – and maybe we send two deadline reminders before the period to object expires.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A Member could object to use of the Consent Ballot for any reason (no reason need be given), including feeling that discussion or clarification was needed – it would not necessarily mean opposition to the proposal,
and a Member who objects to a Consent Ballot might very well end up voting in support in a regular Ballot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The main reason for adding a Consent Ballot process is so we don’t waste time (two weeks) and clutter up our Ballot record with minor stuff which doesn’t really need a full Ballot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> public-bounces@cabforum.org [mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ben Wilson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 11, 2016 7:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dean Coclin <Dean_Coclin@symantec.com>; public@cabforum.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabfpub] Bylaw correction pre-ballot<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would anyone have an objection if we just changed the “6” to an “f” since it’s an obvious erratum / minor transcription error?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a> [<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 10, 2016 3:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Bylaw correction pre-ballot<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I noticed an error when I was reviewing the bylaws after a recent vote. The current bylaws (section 2.2) read as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2.2 Ballots Among Forum Members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ballots will be conducted in accordance with the following rules.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(a) Only votes by Members shall be accepted.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(b) Only one vote per Member company shall be accepted; representatives of corporate affiliates shall not vote.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(c) A representative of any Member can call for a proposed ballot to be published for review and comment by the membership. Any proposed ballot needs two endorsements by other
Members in order to proceed. The review period then shall take place for at least seven calendar-days before votes are cast.
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(d) The CA/Browser Forum shall provide seven calendar-days for voting, with the deadline clearly communicated via the members’ electronic mailing list. All voting will take
place online via the members’ electronic mailing list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(e) Only votes that indicate a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to the ballot question shall be considered (i.e. votes to abstain and votes that do not indicate a clear ‘yes’ or
‘no’ response will not figure in the calculation of <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
item 6, below</span>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">f) Members fall into two categories</span>: CAs (comprising issuing CAs and root CAs, as defined in the membership criteria)
and product suppliers (as defined in the membership criteria). In order for the motion to be adopted by the Forum, two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the Members in the CA category must be in favor of the motion, and at least 50% plus one of the votes
cast by the members in the browser category must be in favor of the motion. At least one CA Member and one browser Member must vote in favor of a ballot for the ballot to be adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(g) A ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active members has participated. The number of currently active members is
the average number of member organizations that have participated in the previous three meetings (both teleconferences and face-to-face meetings).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(h) The CA/Browser Forum will tabulate and announce the results within one calendar-day of the close of the voting period.
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is no “item 6, below” in (e) but in talking to Kirk who wrote this, he took it from the old website and forgot to change “6” to “f”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have any other bylaw corrections that we could put into 1 ballot?<br>
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Thanks<br>
Dean<o:p></o:p></p>
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