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<p class="MsoNormal">DigiCert votes YES on FORUM-18.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Tim<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>Tim Hollebeek via Public<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2022 3:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CABforum1 <public@cabforum.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cabfpub] Voting Begins: FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ballot FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and endorsed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and Wayne Thayer of Fastly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Overview<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Section 4.1 of the Bylaws describes elections for Forum Chair and Vice Chair, and says:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"No person may serve as Chair for more than a two-year period or be elected to Vice Chair upon expiration or termination
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<p class="MsoNormal">of the person’s service as Chair, but a person is eligible to be elected as Chair again after having vacated the position<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">as Chair for at least one (1) term."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This makes it clear Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs cannot be re-elected (be elected to a new term for the same office they<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">currently hold), but the situation is less clear for Chairs and Vice Chairs of Chartered Working Groups (CWGs).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The current Bylaws have been read by some to allow re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs, and by others to prohibit it.
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<p class="MsoNormal">It has happened once in the past, and whether it is allowed depends on whether “follow the procedures of Bylaws Section 4.1
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<p class="MsoNormal">as closely as possible” is merely referring to election procedures, or also candidate qualifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This ambiguity was discussed during the spring CA/Browser Forum Face-to-face meeting, and the consensus was that we should
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<p class="MsoNormal">update the Bylaws to clarify that re-election is allowed, and the election process itself is sufficient to determine
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<p class="MsoNormal">whether members want to retain the existing Chair and/or Vice Chair, or whether they want to vote for someone else.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is important because the pool of qualified and willing candidates is not particularly large.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This ballot retains the existing prohibition on re-election for Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">— MOTION BEGINS —<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum are amended as described in the following redline:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca">https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">— MOTION ENDS —<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Discussion (7+ days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Start Time: 2022-07-20 2:45 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">End Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Start Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">End Time: 2022-08-03 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
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