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    HARICA votes "yes" to ballot 192.<br>
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    Dimitris.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/6/2017 8:01 μμ, Jeremy Rowley via
      Public wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">From the validation WG:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New
              Roman",serif">Ballot 192 – Notary Revisions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="line874"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following
            motion has been proposed by Jeremy Rowley of DigiCert and
            endorsed by Kirk Hall of Entrust and Rich Smith of Comodo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">Currently, section 11.11.1(A)(ii) states,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">11.11.1.               Verified Legal
            Opinion  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(1)          Verification Requirements: 
            Before relying on a legal opinion submitted to the CA, the
            CA MUST verify that such legal opinion meets the following
            requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(A)          Status of Author:  The CA
            MUST verify that the legal opinion is authored by an
            independent legal practitioner retained by and representing
            the Applicant (or an in-house legal practitioner employed by
            the Applicant) (Legal Practitioner) who is either:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span
            style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(ii) 
            A notary that is a member of the International Union of
            Latin Notaries, and is licensed to practice in the country
            of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
            Registration or any jurisdiction where the Applicant
            maintains an office or physical facility (and that such
            jurisdiction recognizes the role of the Latin Notary);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"
          style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in"><span
            style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">The EV Guidelines already define “Latin
            Notary” appropriately and sufficiently as “A person with
            legal training whose commission under applicable law not
            only includes authority to authenticate the execution of a
            signature on a document but also responsibility for the
            correctness and content of the document. A Latin Notary is
            sometimes referred to as a Civil Law Notary.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">Whether a Latin Notary (or Civil Law
            Notary) is a member of the IULN should not be dispositive as
            to whether the person is competent and qualified to provide
            a legal opinion.  The current wording of section
            11.11.1(A)(ii) means we cannot accept letters from proper
            Latin Notaries (individuals) who aren’t members of the IULN.
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">By deleting the requirement that a Latin
            Notary be a member of the International Union of Latin
            Notaries, this ballot permits a more extensive view on who
            can provide the type of legal opinion required by the EV
            Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">--MOTION BEGINS--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">  A. Effective immediately, modify
            11.11.1(A) as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">'''11.11.1. Verified Legal Opinion'''<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(1) '''Verification Requirements''':
            Before relying on a legal opinion submitted to the CA, the
            CA MUST verify that such legal opinion meets the following
            requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(A) '''Status of Author''': The CA MUST
            verify that the legal opinion is authored by an independent
            legal practitioner retained by and representing the
            Applicant (or an in-house legal practitioner employed by the
            Applicant) (Legal Practitioner) who is either: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(i) A lawyer (or solicitor, barrister,
            advocate, or equivalent) licensed to practice law in the
            country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
            Registration or any jurisdiction where the Applicant
            maintains an office or physical facility, or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">(ii) A <s>notary that is a member of the
              International Union of Latin Notaries, and is</s> <u>Latin
              Notary who is currently commissioned or</u> licensed to
            practice in the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of
            Incorporation or Registration or any jurisdiction where the
            Applicant maintains an office or physical facility (and that
            jurisdiction recognizes the role of the Latin Notary);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">--MOTION ENDS—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="line874">The procedure for approval of this ballot is
          as follows: <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">BALLOT 192 <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">Start time (22:00 UTC) <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">End time (22:00 UTC) <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">Discussion (7 to 14 days) <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">15th June<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">21st June<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">Vote for approval (7 days) <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">21<sup>st</sup> June    <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="line862">28th June<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="line862">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: <tt><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a
                href="https://cabforum.org/members/"
                moz-do-not-send="true">https://cabforum.org/members/</a></span></tt>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">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. 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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
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