<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Ryan,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There’s nothing in the Bylaws that says that ballots can’t be modified during the discussion period. In fact, I remember that happening on several previous occasions. However, at this point, I would expect such changes to be minimal, as we’ve already had a few weeks of discussion, and many rounds of edits.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">From a practical standpoint, in the several weeks that we’ve been talking about this ballot, I’ve only received requests for changes from you, Gerv, Chris, and Kirk. All of that feedback has been incorporated into the draft. The feedback I’ve received from other members has been that we’re doing a great job moving this forward, they like the ballot, and let’s try to get this over the finish line quickly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is time to proceed with the ballot, and move on with the CAB Forum’s work.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Virginia<br class=""><div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ryan Sleevi [<a href="mailto:sleevi@google.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:sleevi@google.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, January 17, 2017 2:55 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">public@cabforum.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Kirk Hall <<a href="mailto:Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Kirk.Hall@entrustdatacard.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [cabfpub] Ballot 183 – Amending the Bylaws to Clarify the Ballot Approval Process<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Kirk, Virginia, Chris,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">From a process standpoint, is it a correct understanding that no further modifications to this ballot can be made, now that Kirk has (unfortunately) formally submitted it as a ballot? That is, at best, members can ask questions, but that there is no further ability to respond to any concerns members may have through modification of a ballot?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">This is a viewpoint that had been expressed on at least one call prior, and I wanted to confirm this understanding.</div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></body></html>