<div dir="ltr">Google votes YES</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:51 PM, 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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<i>[Updated endorsers, 2nd attempt. Timeline unchanged.]</i><span class=""><strong><br>
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Ballot 216: Update Discussion Period Process<br>
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<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">Purpose of Ballot: The current voting procedures
specify a "period of discussion", the duration of which is fixed
before the ballot process begins. This ballot updates that to
instead have the period of discussion be more flexible, to avoid
it expiring while discussion is ongoing and thereby voting on a
sub-optimal ballot.<br>
</p>
</span><p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">The following motion has been proposed by Gervase
Markham of Mozilla and endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and
Ryan Sleevi of Google: <span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-6"></span><span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-7"></span></p><div><div class="h5">
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line867"><strong>-- MOTION BEGINS --</strong> <span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-8"></span><span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-9"></span></p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874"> This ballot modifies the CAB Forum Bylaws.<br>
</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">In Section 2.3(c), replace the text:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"The discussion period then shall take place for
at least seven but no more than 14 calendar days before votes are
cast. The proposer of the ballot will designate the length of the
discussion period, and each ballot shall clearly state the start
and end dates and times (including time zone) for both the
discussion period and the voting period."</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">with:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"The discussion period then shall take place for
at least seven calendar days before votes are cast. At any time, a
new version of the ballot (marked with a distinguishing version
number) may be posted by the proposer in the same manner as the
original. Once no new version of the ballot has been posted for
seven calendar days, the proposer may end the discussion period
and start the voting period by reposting the final version of the
ballot and clearly indicating that voting is to begin, along with
the start and end dates and times (including time zone) for the
voting period. The ballot automatically fails if 21 calendar days
elapse since the proposer last posted a version of the ballot and
the voting period has not been started."</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">Similarly, in Section 2.4(b), replace the text:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"As described in Section 2.3(c), there will be a
discussion period of at least seven but no more than 14 calendar
days before votes are cast on a Draft Guideline Ballot, with the
start and end dates of such discussion period clearly specified in
the ballot."</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">with:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"As described in Section 2.3(c), there will be a
discussion period of at least seven days before votes are cast on
a Draft Guideline Ballot, with the start date of such discussion
period clearly specified in the ballot. The discussion period
shall end and the voting period shall commence also according to
the procedure specified in Section 2.3(c)."<br>
</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">In Section 2.3(d) of the CAB Forum Bylaws,
replace the text:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"Upon completion of the discussion period,
Members shall have"</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">with:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"Upon commencement of the voting period, Members
shall have"</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">Similarly, in Section 2.4(c), replace the text:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"As described in Section 2.3(d), upon completion
of such discussion period, Members shall have"</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">with:</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">"As described in Section 2.3(d), upon
commencement of the voting period, Members shall have"</p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line867"><strong>-- MOTION ENDS --</strong> <span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-12"></span><span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-13"></span></p>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line874">The procedure for approval of this ballot is as
follows: <span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-14"></span></p>
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<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862"> </p>
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</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">Start time (22:00 UTC) </p>
</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">End time (22:00 UTC) </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-15"></span>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">Discussion (7 to 14 days) </p>
</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">7 Dec<br>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">14 Dec<br>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="m_-1189768983315090912anchor" id="m_-1189768983315090912line-16"></span>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">Vote for approval (7 days) </p>
</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">14 Dec<br>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">21 Dec<br>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
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<p class="m_-1189768983315090912line862">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 class="m_-1189768983315090912backtick"><a class="m_-1189768983315090912moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://cabforum.org/members/" target="_blank">https://cabforum.org/members/</a></tt>
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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.
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