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    <p>Ballot 197  D-TRUST votes: "Yes" <br>
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    Best regards<br>
    Arno<br>
    On 4/26/2017 8:45 AM, Kirk Hall via Public wrote:<br>
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            <b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballot
                197 – Effective Date of Ballot 193 Provisions (amended
                April 26)</span></b><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recent
              Ballot 193 reduced the maximum period for certificates and
              for reuse of vetting data for DV and OV certificates from
              39 months to 825 days.  The effective date for reducing
              the maximum validity period of certificates was specified
              as March 1, 2018, but no effective date was specified for
              when the reduction of the maximum period for reuse of
              vetting data becomes effective.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It
              was the intention of the authors of Ballot 193 that the
              effective date for reducing the maximum period for reuse
              of vetting data under BR 4.2.1 would also be March 1,
              2018.  This ballot is intended to clarify that intention. 
              The ballot also makes these changes retroactive to the
              effective date of Ballot 193 so there is no gap period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballot
              193 is in the Review Period (which will end on April 22,
              2017), and has not yet taken effect.  Bylaw 2.3 states
              that Ballots should include a “redline or comparison
              showing the set of changes from the Final Guideline
              section(s) intended to become a Final Maintenance
              Guideline” and that “[s]uch redline or comparison shall be
              made against the Final Guideline section(s) as they exist
              at the time a ballot is proposed”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To
              avoid confusion, this Ballot will show the proposed
              changes to BR 4.2.1 will be presented two ways: (1) a
              comparison of the changes to BR 4.2.1 as it existed before
              Ballot 193 (which is as BR 4.2.1 exists at this time this
              ballot is proposed), and also (2) a comparison of the
              changes to BR 4.2.1 as it will exist after the Review
              Period for Ballot 193 is completed (assuming no Exclusion
              Notices are filed).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
              following motion has been proposed by Chris Bailey of
              Entrust Datacard and endorsed by Ben Wilson of DigiCert,
              and Wayne Thayer of GoDaddy to introduce new Final
              Maintenance Guidelines for the "Baseline Requirements
              Certificate Policy for the Issuance and Management of
              Publicly-Trusted Certificates" (Baseline Requirements) and
              the "Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of
              Extended Validation Certificates" (EV Guidelines).<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></p>
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">--
              MOTION BEGINS -- </span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballot
                  Section 1<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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            <b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p><span
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BR
              4.2.1 is amended to read as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[Ballot
                amendments shown against BR 4.2.1 <u>as it currently
                  exists without the changes adopted in Ballot 193</u>]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BR
                4.2.1. Performing Identification and Authentication
                Functions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
              certificate request MAY include all factual information
              about the Applicant to be included in the Certificate, and
              such additional information as is necessary for the CA to
              obtain from the Applicant in order to comply with these
              Requirements and the CA’s Certificate Policy and/or
              Certification Practice Statement. In cases where the
              certificate request does not contain all the necessary
              information about the Applicant, the CA SHALL obtain the
              remaining information from the Applicant or, having
              obtained it from a reliable, independent, third</span><span
              style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‐</span><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">party
              data source, confirm it with the Applicant. The CA SHALL
              establish and follow a documented procedure for verifying
              all data requested for inclusion in the Certificate by the
              Applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicant
              information MUST include, but not be limited to, at least
              one Fully</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria
              Math",serif">‐</span><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Qualified
              Domain Name or IP address to be included in the
              Certificate’s SubjectAltName extension.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section
              6.3.2 limits the validity period of Subscriber
              Certificates. The CA MAY use the documents and data
              provided in Section 3.2 to verify certificate information,
              provided that<b><u>:</u></b> <i><s>the CA obtained the
                  data or document from a source specified under Section
                  3.2 no more than thirty</s></i></span><i><s><span
                  style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‐</span></s></i><i><s><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nine
                  (39) months prior to issuing the Certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></s></i></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(1)
                  Prior to March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or
                  document from a source specified under Section 3.2 no
                  more than 39 months prior to issuing the Certificate;
                  and<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(2)
                  On or after March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or
                  document from a source specified under Section 3.2 no
                  more than 825 days prior to issuing the Certificate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p><span
                      style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CA
              SHALL develop, maintain, and implement documented
              procedures that identify and require additional
              verification activity for High Risk Certificate Requests
              prior to the Certificate’s approval, as reasonably
              necessary to ensure that such requests are properly
              verified under these Requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If a
              Delegated Third Party fulfills any of the CA’s obligations
              under this section, the CA SHALL verify that the process
              used by the Delegated Third Party to identify and further
              verify High Risk Certificate Requests provides at least
              the same level of assurance as the CA’s own processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[Ballot
                amendments shown against BR 4.2.1 <u>as it existed
                  after Ballot 193 was approved</u>]<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><span
                style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BR
                4.2.1. Performing Identification and Authentication
                Functions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
              certificate request MAY include all factual information
              about the Applicant to be included in the Certificate, and
              such additional information as is necessary for the CA to
              obtain from the Applicant in order to comply with these
              Requirements and the CA’s Certificate Policy and/or
              Certification Practice Statement. In cases where the
              certificate request does not contain all the necessary
              information about the Applicant, the CA SHALL obtain the
              remaining information from the Applicant or, having
              obtained it from a reliable, independent, third</span><span
              style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‐</span><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">party
              data source, confirm it with the Applicant. The CA SHALL
              establish and follow a documented procedure for verifying
              all data requested for inclusion in the Certificate by the
              Applicant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicant
              information MUST include, but not be limited to, at least
              one Fully</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria
              Math",serif">‐</span><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Qualified
              Domain Name or IP address to be included in the
              Certificate’s SubjectAltName extension.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Section
              6.3.2 limits the validity period of Subscriber
              Certificates. The CA MAY use the documents and data
              provided in Section 3.2 to verify certificate information,
              provided that<b><u>:</u></b> <i><s>the CA obtained the
                  data or document from a source specified under Section
                  3.2 no more than 825 days<b> </b>prior to issuing the
                  Certificate.<o:p></o:p></s></i></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(1)
                  Prior to March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or
                  document from a source specified under Section 3.2 no
                  more than 39 months prior to issuing the Certificate;
                  and<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(2)
                  On or after March 1, 2018, the CA obtained the data or
                  document from a source specified under Section 3.2 no
                  more than 825 days prior to issuing the Certificate. <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CA
              SHALL develop, maintain, and implement documented
              procedures that identify and require additional
              verification activity for High Risk Certificate Requests
              prior to the Certificate’s approval, as reasonably
              necessary to ensure that such requests are properly
              verified under these Requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If a
              Delegated Third Party fulfills any of the CA’s obligations
              under this section, the CA SHALL verify that the process
              used by the Delegated Third Party to identify and further
              verify High Risk Certificate Requests provides at least
              the same level of assurance as the CA’s own processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ballot
                  Section 2<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
              provisions of Ballot Section 1 will be effective
              retroactive to the effective date of Ballot 193.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">Ballot
                  Section 3 <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><u><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">The vote
                on Ballot 194 and the Review Period notice issued for
                Ballot 194 are hereby declared null and void and of no
                effect, and are rescinded</span></u><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN">--Motion
                Ends--</span></b><span
              style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
              lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
            border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
            <tbody>
              <tr>
                <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="459">
                  <p class="line874"
                    style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BALLOT
                      197<o:p></o:p></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:"Arial",sans-serif">Status:
                      Final Maintenance Guideline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td style="width:82.4pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                  valign="top" width="165">
                  <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:"Arial",sans-serif">Start
                      time (22:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td style="width:79.35pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                  valign="top" width="159">
                  <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:"Arial",sans-serif">End
                      time (22:00 UTC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                  valign="top" width="459">
                  <p class="line874"
                    style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discussion
                      (7 to 14 days)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
                  style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="165">
                  <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:"Arial",sans-serif">April
                      19, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="159">
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
                    align="center"> <span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April
                      26, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                  valign="top" width="459">
                  <p class="line874"
                    style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vote
                      for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
                  style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="165">
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
                    align="center"> <span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April
                      26, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="159">
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
                    align="center"> <span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May
                      3, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td style="width:229.25pt;border:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"
                  valign="top" width="459">
                  <p class="line874"
                    style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If
                      vote approves ballot: Review Period (Chair to send
                      Review Notice) (30 days).  <o:p></o:p></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:"Arial",sans-serif">If
                      Exclusion Notice(s) filed, ballot approval is
                      rescinded and PAG to be created.<o:p></o:p></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:"Arial",sans-serif">If
                      no Exclusion Notices filed, ballot becomes
                      effective at end of Review Period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
                  style="width:82.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="165">
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
                    align="center"> <span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upon
                      filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
                <td
style="width:79.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid
                  windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext
                  1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top"
                  width="159">
                  <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"
                    align="center"> <span
                      style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">30
                      days after filing of Review Notice by Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </tbody>
          </table>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <span
                style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line874" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line862" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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><a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="https://cabforum.org/members/"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">https://cabforum.org/members/</span></a><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="line862" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-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.  <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></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">
            <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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Arno Fiedler
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E-Mail:     <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:arno.fiedler@nimbus-berlin.com">arno.fiedler@nimbus-berlin.com</a>
Web:        <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nimbus-berlin.com">www.nimbus-berlin.com</a>
Geschäftsführer:  Arno Fiedler
USt-IdNr. :       DE 203 269 920
D-U-N-S® Nr.      50-730-8117
HandelsregisterNr:HRB 109409 B</pre>
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