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      <div class="WordSection1"><o:p></o:p>Hi everyone,<br>
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        Here's a draft of the ballot to define Audit Period, using the
        definition agreed with Jeff. Does it look OK? Can I get two
        endorsers?<br>
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        Gerv<br>
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        <b>Ballot XXX - Define "Audit Period"<br>
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          <b>Purpose of Ballot: </b>It appears that CAs are sometimes
          confused by the phrase Audit Period. This ballot adds a
          definition of that phrase to the BRs, in the hope of heading
          off any further misunderstandings. <o:p></o:p></p>
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          -- MOTION BEGINS -- <o:p></o:p></p>
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        <o:p></o:p> Add the following definition to section 1.6.1 of the
        Baseline Requirements:<br>
        <pre wrap=""><b>Audit Period:</b> In a period-of-time audit, the period between the first day (start) and the last day of operations (end) covered by the auditors in their engagement. (This is not the same as the period of time when the auditors are on-site at the CA.) Audit periods are required to be continuous in coverage from audit to audit, and of maximum length 1 year.</pre>
        -- MOTION ENDS --<o:p></o:p>
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            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The procedure
            for approval of this Final Maintenance Guideline ballot is
            as follows (exact start and end times may be adjusted to
            comply with applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">BALLOT XXX</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Status:
                    Final Maintenance Guideline</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Discussion
                    (7 to 14 days)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Vote for
                    approval (7 days)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">If vote
                    approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send Review
                    Notice) (30 days).  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">If
                    Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is
                    rescinded and PAG to be created.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">If no
                    Exclusion Notices filed, ballot becomes effective at
                    end of Review Period.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                  align="center">Upon filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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                  by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">From Bylaw 2.3:
            If the Draft Guideline Ballot is proposing a Final
            Maintenance Guideline, such ballot will include a redline or
            comparison showing the set of changes from the Final
            Guideline section(s) intended to become a Final Maintenance
            Guideline, and need not include a copy of the full set of
            guidelines.  Such redline or comparison shall be made
            against the Final Guideline section(s) as they exist at the
            time a ballot is proposed, and need not take into
            consideration other ballots that may be proposed
            subsequently, except as provided in Bylaw Section 2.3(j).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">Votes must be
            cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on the
            Public list.  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><font color="#000000"><a
              href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span
                style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;">https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a></font><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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          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.  <span
            style="background:white">Quorum is shown on CA/Browser Forum
            wiki.  Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least the required quorum
            number must participate in the ballot for the ballot to be
            valid, either by voting in favor, voting against, or
            abstaining.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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