<div dir="ltr">I think "Audit periods are required to be continuous in coverage from audit to audit, and of maximum length 1 year." ends up getting into normatively specifying, rather than simply defining, and thus may be appropriate to remove from the definition, and let Section 8.1 define what an _acceptable_ audit period is<div><br></div><div>Does that work for you?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Gervase Markham via Public <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org" target="_blank">public@cabforum.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><u></u> Add the following definition to section 1.6.1 of the
Baseline Requirements:<br>
<pre><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>
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for approval of this Final Maintenance Guideline ballot is
as follows (exact start and end times may be adjusted to
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approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send Review
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Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is
rescinded and PAG to be created.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-2120427706719984201line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">If no
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<p class="m_-2120427706719984201line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span 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><u></u><u></u></p>
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and greater than 50% of the votes cast by members in the
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wiki. Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least the required quorum
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