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<p>Here's an updated draft with some changes prompted by Kirk's
suggestions. We now make it clear that proper recognition of
currently-issued certificates by at least one browser member is a
membership requirement. I've therefore also expanded the ways one
can lose membership to match. Also, for the avoidance of doubt,
I've added the definition of "Affiliate" from the IPR policy. </p>
<p>Gerv<br>
</p>
<p><b>Ballot XXX - Membership-related clarifications<br>
</b> </p>
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<b>Purpose of Ballot: </b>The CAB Forum Bylaws define membership
criteria, but don't say what should happen when an existing member
ceases to meet those criteria. This ballot is intended to fix
this, for the avoidance of doubt and uncertainty. It also makes it
clearer that proper recognition of currently-issued certificates
by at least one browser member is a membership requirement, and
adds the definition of "Affiliate" from the IPR policy.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham of Mozilla
and endorsed by XXX of XXX and XXX of XXX:<br>
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MOTION BEGINS --</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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motion changes the CAB Forum Bylaws.<br>
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<u> </u><u><b>Section 1</b></u><u><b><br>
</b></u><br>
Add a new section between 2.1 ("Qualifying for Forum Membership")
and the following section, numbering the new section 2.2, and
renumbering following sections appropriately. The new section shall
read:<br>
<br>
<b>2.2 Ending Forum Membership</b><br>
<br>
Forum members may resign from the Forum at any time. Resignation
does not prevent a member potentially having continuing obligations,
under the Forum's IPR Policy or any other document.<br>
<br>
(a) <u>Browser</u>: A Browser member's membership will
automatically cease if any of the following become true:<br>
<ul>
<li>it stops providing updates for its membership-qualifying
software product; or <br>
</li>
<li>six months have elapsed since the last such published update.</li>
</ul>
(b) <u>Issuing CA</u> or <u>Root CA</u>: An CA member's membership
will be suspended if any of the following become true:<br>
<ul>
<li>it fails to pass its membership-qualifying audit;</li>
<li>its membership-qualifying audit is rescinded;</li>
<li>fifteen months have elapsed since the end of the Audit Period
of its last successful membership-qualifying audit;</li>
<li>it stops issuing certificates to Web servers that are openly
accessible from the Internet; or<br>
</li>
<li>it is no longer the case that its currently-issued
certificates are treated as valid by at least one Browser
member. <br>
</li>
</ul>
A CA member's membership will automatically cease after a further
six months if it has not re-met the membership qualifications by
that time. While suspended, CAs may participate in meetings and on
the Forum's discussion lists, but not take part in any form of
voting.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Section 2</b></u><u><b><br>
</b></u><br>
Update both sections 2.1 (a) and (b) to insert words as follows:<br>
<br>
"actively issues certificates to Web servers that are openly
accessible from the Internet<u>, </u><u>such certificates being
treated as valid when</u> using a browser created by a Browser
member."<br>
<br>
<u><b>Section 3</b></u><u><b><br>
<br>
</b></u>Update section 2.2 b) as follows:<br>
<br>
Only one vote per Member company shall be accepted; representatives
of <strike>corporate affiliates</strike><u>Affiliates</u> shall not
vote. <br>
<br>
Add to the Definitions section:<br>
<br>
<b>Affiliate:</b> an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with, a Member. Control for
the purposes of this Agreement shall mean direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent of the voting stock,
or decision-making authority in the event that there is no voting
stock, in an entity. <br>
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<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The procedure for
approval of this Final Maintenance Guideline ballot is as
follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="line874"
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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">BALLOT XXX</span></p>
<p class="line874"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
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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align="center"> <span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">Start
time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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align="center"> <span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">End
time (23:00 UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="line874"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
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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<p class="line874"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:105%"
align="center"> <span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:Calibri">XXX</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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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">Vote for
approval (7 days)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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<p class="line874"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
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>
<p class="line874"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
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>
<p class="line874"
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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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center">Upon
filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center;line-height:105%" align="center">30
days after filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874" 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><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="line862" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
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>
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. <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>
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