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<div><span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">GDCA votes YES on Ballot Forum-18.<br><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Thanks.</span></div><div><span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ballot FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and endorsed by Ben Wilson of Mozilla and Wayne Thayer of Fastly.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Overview<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Section 4.1 of the Bylaws describes elections for Forum Chair and Vice Chair, and says:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">"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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">as Chair for at least one (1) term."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">currently hold), but the situation is less clear for Chairs and Vice Chairs of Chartered Working Groups (CWGs).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">as closely as possible” is merely referring to election procedures, or also candidate qualifications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">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" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This is important because the pool of qualified and willing candidates is not particularly large.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This ballot retains the existing prohibition on re-election for Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">— MOTION BEGINS —<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum are amended as described in the following redline:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">— MOTION ENDS —<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Discussion (7+ days)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Start Time: 2022-07-20 2:45 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">End Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Vote for approval (7 days)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Start Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">End Time: 2022-08-03 3:15 PM Eastern (US)<o:p></o:p></p>
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