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<p class="MsoNormal">Microsoft votes YES on ballot Forum-9. Thanks, Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Public <public-bounces@cabforum.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Wayne Thayer via Public<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 13, 2019 11:59 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> CA/Browser Forum Public Discussion List <public@cabforum.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Voting Begins: Ballot Forum-9 - Bylaws and Server Certificate Working Group Charter Updates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Purpose of Ballot: The Forum has identified and discussed a number of improvements to be made to the current version of the Bylaws to improve clarity and allow the Forum to function more effectively. Major changes include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Formalize <span class="gmail-m-4700327055783288798gmail-il">
Subcommittees</span> at the Forum level<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Automatically grant Forum membership to CWG members<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Move Forum membership requirements to the SCWG Charter and clarify them<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Clarify CWG voting rules<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Clarify process for CWG officer elections<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>The following motion has been proposed by Wayne Thayer of Mozilla and endorsed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert to amend the Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum and the Server Certificate Working Group Charter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>— MOTION BEGINS –<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>1. Amendment to the Bylaws: replace the entire text of the Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum with the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fdocuments%2Fblob%2Ff749189752994b378fae2ca9b8f22f51fcc2e204%2Fdocs%2FBylaws.md&data=01%7C01%7CMike.Reilly%40microsoft.com%7C2511ece74cdd4db6420508d6d7d51ace%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1&sdata=XJZIE8y2%2FU8lXTuGbjWmCtqhptHV2NmC9R9Tc%2FThNSE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://github.com/cabforum/documents/blob/f749189752994b378fae2ca9b8f22f51fcc2e204/docs/Bylaws.md</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>2. Amendment to the SCWG Charter: replace the entire text of the Server Certificate Working Group Charter with the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fdocuments%2Fblob%2Ff749189752994b378fae2ca9b8f22f51fcc2e204%2Fdocs%2FSCWG-charter.md&data=01%7C01%7CMike.Reilly%40microsoft.com%7C2511ece74cdd4db6420508d6d7d51ace%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1&sdata=lc8LnMJL8TsB%2FvxRi3voKC6EvOjvUCcLcgi%2B3pG9nLQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://github.com/cabforum/documents/blob/f749189752994b378fae2ca9b8f22f51fcc2e204/docs/SCWG-charter.md</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>— MOTION ENDS –<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>*** WARNING ***: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE REDLINE BELOW IS NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE CHANGES (CABF Bylaws, Section 2.4(a)):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A comparison of the changes can be found at: <a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fdocuments%2Fcompare%2F0616216..f749189%3Fdiff%3Dsplit&data=01%7C01%7CMike.Reilly%40microsoft.com%7C2511ece74cdd4db6420508d6d7d51ace%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1&sdata=%2FQlkSEB0LXVeUFq0qo2XnTz4cV0H1sMCtp6i2VEvNtA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/0616216..f749189?diff=split</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Formal discussion period: (14+ days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Start time: April 26, 2019 19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>End Time: May 13, 2019 19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Start time: May 13, 2019 19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>End time: May 20, 2019 19:00 UTC<o:p></o:p></p>
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