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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>REMINDER:<br>Voting end Wednesday on Ballot Forum-18.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>Dean Coclin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>CA/B Forum Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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 <o:p></o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><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 <o:p></o:p></p><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 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>update the Bylaws to clarify that re-election is allowed, and the election process itself is sufficient to determine <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>whether members want to retain the existing Chair and/or Vice Chair, or whether they want to vote for someone else. <o:p></o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>