[cabfpub] Voting Begins: FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs

[Chris Kemmerer]

SSL.com votes YES on ballot FORUM-18.

On 7/29/2022 9:57 AM, Wayne Thayer via Public wrote:
> Fastly votes Yes to ballot FORUM-18.
>
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>     From: *Tim Hollebeek via Public* <public at cabforum.org>
>     Date: Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 12:10 PM
>     Subject: [cabfpub] Voting Begins: FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of
>     CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs
>     To: CABforum1 <public at cabforum.org>
>
>
>     Ballot FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs
>
>     Proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and endorsed by Ben Wilson
>     of Mozilla and Wayne Thayer of Fastly.
>
>     Overview
>
>     Section 4.1 of the Bylaws describes elections for Forum Chair and
>     Vice Chair, and says:
>
>     "No person may serve as Chair for more than a two-year period or
>     be elected to Vice Chair upon expiration or termination
>
>     of the person’s service as Chair, but a person is eligible to be
>     elected as Chair again after having vacated the position
>
>     as Chair for at least one (1) term."
>
>     This makes it clear Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs cannot be
>     re-elected (be elected to a new term for the same office they
>
>     currently hold), but the situation is less clear for Chairs and
>     Vice Chairs of Chartered Working Groups (CWGs).
>
>     The current Bylaws have been read by some to allow re-election of
>     CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs, and by others to prohibit it.
>
>     It has happened once in the past, and whether it is allowed
>     depends on whether “follow the procedures of Bylaws Section 4.1
>
>     as closely as possible” is merely referring to election
>     procedures, or also candidate qualifications.
>
>     This ambiguity was discussed during the spring CA/Browser Forum
>     Face-to-face meeting, and the consensus was that we should
>
>     update the Bylaws to clarify that re-election is allowed, and the
>     election process itself is sufficient to determine
>
>     whether members want to retain the existing Chair and/or Vice
>     Chair, or whether they want to vote for someone else.
>
>     This is important because the pool of qualified and willing
>     candidates is not particularly large.
>
>     This ballot retains the existing prohibition on re-election for
>     Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs.
>
>     — MOTION BEGINS —
>
>     The Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum are amended as described in the
>     following redline:
>
>     https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca
>     <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcabforum%2Fforum%2Fcompare%2Ffa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca&data=05%7C01%7Cchris%40ssl.com%7C3e18819d73ad4c727b8108da71729935%7C7741372af1ae4cc7b93ce6c2c138b2bb%7C0%7C0%7C637947034268860092%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Xn2mi4FhYYlofKjh8YHu9ivz%2FGwRlTBNM5BRH9vZnFk%3D&reserved=0>
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>     — MOTION ENDS —
>
>     The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
>
>     Discussion (7+ days)
>
>     Start Time: 2022-07-20 2:45 PM Eastern (US)
>
>     End Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
>
>     Vote for approval (7 days)
>
>     Start Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
>
>     End Time: 2022-08-03 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
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