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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=PL link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Certum votes YES on ballot Forum-12.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Best regards,<br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Aleksandra Kapinos</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00A1E0'>Quality Specialist</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00A1E0'>Security & Trust Services Division</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Asseco Data Systems S.A.</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'> Public <<a href="mailto:public-bounces@cabforum.org">public-bounces@cabforum.org</a>> <b>Im Auftrag von </b>Dimitris Zacharopoulos (HARICA) via Public<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Montag, 18. Mai 2020 17:30<br><b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:public@cabforum.org">public@cabforum.org</a><br><b>Betreff:</b> [cabfpub] Voting Begins for ballot Forum-12 - Update CA/B Forum Bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=line874><span lang=DE>The following motion has been proposed by Dimitris Zacharopoulos of HARICA and endorsed by Mike Reilly of Microsoft and Tim Hollebeek of Digicert. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=line867><strong><span lang=DE>Purpose of Ballot</span></strong><span lang=DE>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p><span lang=DE>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. Most of these changes are described in the “<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1EtrIy3F5cPge0_M-C8J6fe72KcVI8H5Q_2S6S31ynU0&data=02%7C01%7CAleksandra.Kapinos%40assecods.pl%7C9f497a1ccc814108512608d8008d0d8d%7C598be90934974762a128e8e82e732db1%7C0%7C0%7C637259953107152877&sdata=WfDlN50fn5F9XORCgU%2BY9yVoWGEILzqGRj%2BAlIDgm3M%3D&reserved=0" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EtrIy3F5cPge0_M-C8J6fe72KcVI8H5Q_2S6S31ynU0">Issues with Bylaws to be addressed</a>” document. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=DE>Here is a list of major changes: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Clarified the use of the term “Member” so it is clear when we discuss about all Forum Members (which includes Associate Members and Interested Parties), and when we discuss about the “Voting Members”. Adding the word “Voting” in front of the word “Member” removes this ambiguity. Also, the term “Members” or “Forum Members” is now the union of “Voting Members”, “Associate Members” and “Interested Parties”.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=2 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Added the term “Voting Representative” which is designated by each Member. Only votes submitted by Voting Representatives will be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=3 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Replaced “Forum wiki” with the properly defined term “Member Web Site”.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=4 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Removed references for Webmaster in the definition of “Public Web Site” since it is repeated in section 5.2.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=5 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Added the Photography Policy in Exhibit D.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=6 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Clarify 4.1 (2) that Forum Members nominate representatives <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=7 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>Allow Informative Changes to Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=8 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>In 5.3.1 require that a Certificate Issuer is trusted in the “latest” software produced by a Certificate Consumer<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=9 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span lang=DE>In 4.1 the Chair is eligible to be elected as Chair after having vacated the position as Chair for at least one (1) term, instead of two (2) years.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div></div><p class=line867><strong><span lang=DE>-- MOTION BEGINS --</span></strong><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p><strong><span lang=DE>Amendment to the Bylaws:</span></strong><span lang=DE> Replace the entire text of the Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum with the attached version (CA-Browser Forum Bylaws v2.3.pdf). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=DE>NOTE:</span></strong><span lang=DE> There are three redline versions: <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=DE>PDF (attached as "CA-Browser Forum Bylaws v2.3-redline.pdf")<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=2 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=DE>DOCX (attached as "CA-Browser Forum Bylaws v2.3-redline.docx")<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><div><ol start=3 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span lang=DE>GitHub redline available at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fdocuments%2Fcompare%2Ffc63be73323195abc4e462708ca0385e37b7043d..a94d136c6ddbd0024e9bdc70785aa71f1e2f6753%23diff-c2f0349076f544cc0e9f059f30f21a85&data=02%7C01%7CAleksandra.Kapinos%40assecods.pl%7C9f497a1ccc814108512608d8008d0d8d%7C598be90934974762a128e8e82e732db1%7C0%7C0%7C637259953107152877&sdata=XHa522DRN1WXKibY2e0RIM6xJ8OYzBFrjncz5jOBvlQ%3D&reserved=0" title="https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/fc63be73323195abc4e462708ca0385e37b7043d..a94d136c6ddbd0024e9bdc70785aa71f1e2f6753#diff-c2f0349076f544cc0e9f059f30f21a85">https://github.com/cabforum/documents/compare/fc63be73323195abc4e462708ca0385e37b7043d..a94d136c6ddbd0024e9bdc70785aa71f1e2f6753#diff-c2f0349076f544cc0e9f059f30f21a85</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol></div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=DE>-- MOTION ENDS --</span></strong><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=line874><span lang=DE>The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;background-color:"""'><p class=line891><strong>Forum-12 - Update CA/B Forum Bylaws</strong> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line891><strong>Start time (15:00 UTC)</strong> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line891><strong>End time (15:00 UTC)</strong> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862>Discussion (14 days) <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line862>04 May 2020 <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line862>18 May 2020<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=line862>Vote for approval (7 days) <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line862>18 May 2020<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=line862>25 May 2020<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>