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

[Wayne Thayer]

Fastly votes Yes to ballot FORUM-18.


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> 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>
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> Ballot FORUM-18, Allow Re-election of CWG Chairs and Vice Chairs
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> Proposed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and endorsed by Ben Wilson of
> Mozilla and Wayne Thayer of Fastly.
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> Overview
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> Section 4.1 of the Bylaws describes elections for Forum Chair and Vice
> Chair, and says:
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> "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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> of the person’s service as Chair, but a person is eligible to be elected
> as Chair again after having vacated the position
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> as Chair for at least one (1) term."
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> This makes it clear Forum Chairs and Vice Chairs cannot be re-elected (be
> elected to a new term for the same office they
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> currently hold), but the situation is less clear for Chairs and Vice
> Chairs of Chartered Working Groups (CWGs).
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> 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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> 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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> as closely as possible” is merely referring to election procedures, or
> also candidate qualifications.
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> 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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> update the Bylaws to clarify that re-election is allowed, and the election
> process itself is sufficient to determine
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> 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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> This is important because the pool of qualified and willing candidates is
> not particularly large.
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> This ballot retains the existing prohibition on re-election for Forum
> Chairs and Vice Chairs.
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> — MOTION BEGINS —
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> The Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum are amended as described in the
> following redline:
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> https://github.com/cabforum/forum/compare/fa1a5cb37a452e53d769ed759c06f05d21b1cb4b..f197d28fac92c807896d55b6ef43b776b6264aca
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> — MOTION ENDS —
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> The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows:
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> Discussion (7+ days)
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> Start Time: 2022-07-20 2:45 PM Eastern (US)
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> End Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
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> Vote for approval (7 days)
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> Start Time: 2022-07-27 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
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> End Time: 2022-08-03 3:15 PM Eastern (US)
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