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    <p>SSC votes: "Yes".</p>
    Thanks,<br>
    M.D.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/15/2016 12:03 PM, Gervase Markham
      wrote:<br>
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <strong>Ballot 174 - Reform of
        Requirements Relating to Conflicts with Local Law </strong> <o:p></o:p>
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        <p class="line862">The following motion has been proposed by
          Gervase Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Kirk Hall of
          Entrust and Moudrick Dadashov of SSC: <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="line874"><font face="serif,Times New Roman,Times"><b>Statement
              of Intent:</b> The purpose of this change is to reform
            section 9.16.3 of the BRs, titled "Severability", which
            deals with what a CA must do when it encounters a conflict
            between the requirements of a jurisdiction under which it
            operates and the requirements of the BRs. At the moment,
            this clause is triggered only by a court determination
            rather than by the CA encountering a conflict, which makes
            it unlikely to ever be triggered, and it requires
            notification to the CAB Forum but not documentation of the
            outcome. The current clause is:</font></p>
        <p class="line874"><tt>9.16.3. Severability</tt><tt><br>
          </tt></p>
        <p class="line874"><tt>If a court or government body with
            jurisdiction over the activities covered by these
            Requirements determines that the performance of any
            mandatory requirement is illegal, then such requirement is
            considered reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make
            the requirement valid and legal. This applies only to
            operations or certificate issuances that are subject to the
            laws of that jurisdiction.  The parties involved SHALL
            notify the CA / Browser Forum of the facts, circumstances,
            and law(s) involved, so that the CA/Browser Forum may revise
            these Requirements accordingly.</tt><br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
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              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif">--Motion Begins-- <br>
            </span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif"><br>
            </span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">Delete section 9.16.3 from the Baseline
            Requirements in its entirety and replace it with the
            following:<br>
          </span></p>
        <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">9.16.3.
          Severability <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">In the event of
          a conflict between these Requirements and a law, regulation or
          government order (hereinafter 'Law') of any jurisdiction in
          which a CA operates or issues certificates, a CA MAY modify
          any conflicting requirement to the minimum extent necessary to
          make the requirement valid and legal in the jurisdiction. This
          applies only to operations or certificate issuances that are
          subject to that Law. In such event, the CA SHALL immediately
          (and prior to issuing a certificate under the modified
          requirement) include in Section 9.16.3 of the CA’s CPS a
          detailed reference to the Law requiring a modification of
          these Requirements under this section, and the specific
          modification to these Requirements implemented by the CA.</p>
        <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">The CA MUST
          also (prior to issuing a certificate under the modified
          requirements) notify the CA/Browser Forum of the relevant
          information newly added to its CPS by sending a message to <a
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
            href="mailto:questions@cabforum.org">questions@cabforum.org</a>
          and receiving confirmation that it has been posted to the
          Public Mailing List and is indexed in the Public Mail Archives
          available at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
            href="https://cabforum.org/pipermail/public/">https://cabforum.org/pipermail/public/</a>
          (or such other email addresses and links as the Forum may
          designate), so that the CA/Browser Forum may consider possible
          revisions to these Requirements accordingly.</p>
        <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in">Any
          modification to CA practice enabled under this section MUST be
          discontinued if and when the Law no longer applies, or these
          Requirements are modified to make it possible to comply with
          both them and the Law simultaneously. An appropriate change in
          practice, modification to the CA’s CPS and a notice to the
          CA/Browser Forum, as outlined above, MUST be made within 90
          days.<o:p></o:p><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">CAs are required to make this change to
            their processes by a date 90 days from the date this ballot
            passes.<o:p><br>
            </o:p></span></p>
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          <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
              style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif">--Motion Ends--<br>
            </span></b></p>
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          <b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">The review period for this ballot shall
            commence immediately and close at 2200 UTC on Monday 22nd
            August. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review
            period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter
            and will close at 2200 UTC on Monday 29th August. Votes must
            be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",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: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
              href="https://cabforum.org/members/">https://cabforum.org/members/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
            Roman",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. Quorum is
            currently ten (10) members – at least ten members must
            participate in the ballot, either by voting in favor, voting
            against, or abstaining.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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