Apple votes YES. > On Jan 25, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Peter Bowen via Public <public@cabforum.org> > wrote: > > Amazon votes YES. > >> On Jan 25, 2017, at 7:27 AM, Kirk Hall via Public <public@cabforum.org >> <mailto:public@cabforum.org>> wrote: >> >> Voting has started on Ballo3 183, and continues through Tuesday, January 31, >> 2017 at 22:00 UTC. Please vote via the Public list. >> >> >> >> Ballot 183 – Amending the Bylaws to Clarify the Ballot Approval Process >> >> The following motion has been proposed by Kirk Hall of Entrust, Inc. and >> endorsed by Virginia Fournier of Apple, Inc. and Chris Nalevanko of >> Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>, Inc. to amend the CA/Browser Forum Bylaws >> (the “Bylaws”): >> >> -- MOTION BEGINS – >> >> In accordance with Section 6.1 of the Bylaws of the CA/Browser Forum (the >> “Forum”), the Bylaws are hereby amended as follows: >> 1. Ballots Among Forum Members. Section 2.2 of the Bylaws is hereby >> amended to read in its entirety as follows: >> >> “2.2 General Provisions Applicable to all Ballots >> >> The following rules will apply to all ballots, including Draft Guideline >> Ballots (defined in Section 2.3). >> >> (a) Only votes by Members shall be accepted. >> >> (b) Only one vote per Member company shall be accepted; representatives of >> corporate affiliates shall not vote. >> >> (c) A representative of any Member can call for a proposed ballot to be >> published for discussion and comment by the membership. Any proposed ballot >> needs two endorsements by other Members in order to proceed. The discussion >> period then shall take place for at least seven but no more than 14 calendar >> days before votes are cast. The proposer of the ballot will designate the >> length of the discussion period, and each ballot shall clearly state the >> start and end dates and times (including time zone) for both the discussion >> period and the voting period. >> >> (d) Upon completion of the discussion period, Members shall have exactly >> seven calendar days for voting, with the deadline clearly communicated in >> the ballot and sent via the Public Mail List. All voting will take place via >> the Public Mail List. Votes not submitted to the Public Mail List will not >> be considered valid, and will not be counted for any purpose. >> >> (e) Members may vote yes, no, or abstain on a ballot. Only votes that >> indicate a clear ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response to the ballot question shall be >> considered (i.e. votes to abstain and votes that do not indicate a clear >> ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response will not figure in the calculation of item (f), >> below). >> >> (f) Members fall into two categories: CAs (comprising issuing CAs and root >> CAs, as defined in the membership criteria) and browsers (as defined in the >> membership criteria). In order for the ballot to be adopted by the Forum, >> two-thirds or more of the votes cast by the Members in the CA category must >> be in favor of the ballot, and at least 50% plus one of the votes cast by >> the members in the browser category must be in favor of the ballot. At least >> one CA Member and one browser Member must vote in favor of a ballot for the >> ballot to be adopted. >> >> (g) A ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the >> number of currently active Members has participated. The number of currently >> active Members is the average number of Member organizations that have >> participated in the previous three Forum-wide meetings (both teleconferences >> and face-to-face meetings). Working Group, subgroup, committee, PAG, and >> other similar meetings do not count for purposes of calculating the “number >> of currently active members.” >> >> (h) The Chair will tabulate and announce the results within 3 business days >> of the close of the voting period. >> >> (i) The Chair may delegate any of his/her duties under this Section 2.2 and >> Section 2.3 to the Vice Chair as necessary, or the Vice Chair may otherwise >> execute the duties and obligations of the Chair as provided in Section >> 4.1(a) of these Bylaws.” >> >> 2. Draft Guideline Ballots. A new Section 2.3 shall be added to the >> Bylaws, and will read in its entirety as follows: >> >> “2.3 Requirements for Draft Guideline Ballots >> >> This section applies to any ballot that proposes a Final Guideline or a >> Final Maintenance Guideline (a “Draft Guideline Ballot”), all as defined >> under the Forum’s IPR Policy. Draft Guideline Ballots must comply with the >> following rules in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 2.2 >> above. >> >> (a) A Draft Guideline Ballot will clearly indicate whether it is proposing >> a Final Guideline or a Final Maintenance Guideline. If the Draft Guideline >> Ballot is proposing a Final Guideline, such ballot will include the full >> text of the Draft Guideline intended to become a Final Guideline. If the >> Draft Guideline Ballot is proposing a Final Maintenance Guideline, such >> ballot will include a redline or comparison showing the set of changes from >> the Final Guideline section(s) intended to become a Final Maintenance >> Guideline, and need not include a copy of the full set of guidelines. Such >> redline or comparison shall be made against the Final Guideline section(s) >> as they exist at the time a ballot is proposed, and need not take into >> consideration other ballots that may be proposed subsequently, except as >> provided in Section 2.3(j) below. >> >> (b) As described in Section 2.2(c), there will be a discussion period of at >> least seven but no more than 14 calendar days before votes are cast on a >> Draft Guideline Ballot, with the start and end dates of such discussion >> period clearly specified in the ballot. >> >> (c) As described in Section 2.2(d), upon completion of such discussion >> period, Members shall have exactly seven calendar days to vote on a Draft >> Guideline Ballot, with the deadline clearly communicated in the ballot sent >> via the Public Mail List. All voting will take place via the Public Mail >> List. Votes not submitted to the Public Mail List will not be considered >> valid, and will not be counted for any purpose. The Chair may send an email >> to the Public Mail List reminding Members of when the voting period opens >> and closes. >> >> (d) The Forum (via the Chair) will tabulate and announce the results within >> 3 business days of the close of the initial voting period (the “Initial >> Vote”). If the Draft Guidelines Ballot does not pass the Initial Vote, the >> ballot will stop. >> >> (e) If a Draft Guideline Ballot passes the Initial Vote, the Chair shall >> initiate, no later than the 3rd business day after the announcement of the >> Initial Vote results, the Review Period of 30 or 60 days, as applicable and >> as described in Section 4.1 of the IPR Policy. The Chair will initiate the >> Review Period by sending the Review Notice to both the Member Mail List and >> the Public Mail List. The Review Notice will clearly specify the open and >> close dates and times (with time zone) of the Review Period. If the Chair >> does not initiate the Review Period within 5 business days after the >> announcement of the Initial Vote results, the Vice Chair may initiate the >> Review Period, using the same process as the Chair would have been required >> to use. >> >> (f) The Review Period will continue to the end of the 30- or 60-day period, >> as applicable, regardless of the number of Exclusion Notices filed pursuant >> to the IPR Policy during such period, if any. No later than 3 business days >> after the conclusion of the applicable Review Period, the Chair will >> distribute any Exclusion Notices submitted in accordance with Section 4.2 of >> the IPR Policy via the Public Mail List; provided, however, that the Chair >> may distribute such Exclusion Notices earlier. >> >> (g) In addition to following the process for submitting Exclusion Notices >> set forth in Section 4 of the IPR Policy, Members will also send Exclusion >> Notices to the Public Mail List as a safeguard. >> >> (h) If no Exclusion Notices are filed during the Review Period with respect >> to a Draft Guideline Ballot, then the results of the Initial Vote are >> automatically deemed to be final and approved, and Draft Guidelines then >> become either Final Guidelines or Final Maintenance Guidelines, as >> designated in the Draft Guidelines Ballot. The Chair will notify both the >> Member Mail List and the Public Mail List of the final approval within 3 >> business days, as well as update the Public Website of Final Guidelines and >> Final Maintenance Guidelines within 10 business days of the close of the >> Review Period. >> >> (i) If Exclusion Notice(s) are filed during the Review Period (as described >> in Section 4.3 of the IPR Policy), then the results of the Initial Vote are >> automatically rescinded and deemed null and void, and; >> >> (i) A Patent Advisory Group (PAG) will be formed, in accordance with Section >> 7 of the IPR Policy, to address the conflict. The PAG will make a >> conclusion as described in Section 7.3.2 of the IPR Policy, and communicate >> such conclusion to the rest of the Forum, using the Member Mail List and the >> Public Mail List.; and >> >> (ii) After the PAG provides its conclusion, if the proposer and endorsers >> decide to proceed with the Draft Guidelines Ballot, and: >> >> (A) The proposer and endorsers do not make any changes to the Draft >> Guidelines Ballot, such ballot must go through the steps described in >> Sections 2.3(b) through (d) above, replacing the “Initial Vote” with a >> “Second Vote.” If a Draft Guidelines Ballot passes the Second Vote, then >> the results of the Second Vote are deemed to be final and approved. Draft >> Guidelines then become either Final Guidelines or Final Maintenance >> Guidelines, as designated in the Draft Guidelines Ballot. The Chair will >> notify both the Member Mail List and the Public Mail List of the approval, >> as well as update the public website of Final Guidelines and Final >> Maintenance Guidelines; or >> >> (B) The proposer and endorsers make changes to the Draft Guidelines Ballot, >> a new Draft Guidelines Ballot must be proposed, and must go through the >> steps described in Sections 2.3(a) through (i) above. >> >> (j) If a ballot is proposed to amend the same section of the Final >> Guidelines or the Final Maintenance Guidelines as one or more previous >> ballot(s) that has/have not yet been finally approved, the newly proposed >> ballot must include information about, and a link to, any such previous >> ballot(s), and may include provisions to avoid any conflicts relating to >> such previous ballots.” >> >> 3. Interpretation of Bylaws. A new Section 6.3 shall be added to the >> Bylaws and will read in its entirety as follows: >> >> “6.3 Interpretation of Bylaws >> >> Nothing in these Bylaws is intended to supersede or replace anything in the >> IPR Policy. In the event of a conflict between these Bylaws and the IPR >> Policy, the IPR Policy shall govern.” >> >> 3. Effect of Ballot. Nothing in this ballot is intended to supersede or >> replace anything in the IPR Policy. In the event of a conflict between this >> ballot and the IPR Policy, the IPR Policy shall govern. Except as >> specifically provided in this ballot, all other provisions of the Bylaws >> shall remain in full force and effect. >> >> -- MOTION ENDS – >> >> The procedure for this ballot is as follows (exact start and end times may >> be adjusted to comply with applicable Bylaws and IPR Agreement): >> >> BALLOT 183 >> Status: Amendment to Bylaws >> Start time (22:00 UTC) >> End time (22:00 UTC) >> Discussion (7 days) >> 17 Jan. 2017 >> 24 Jan. 2017 >> Vote for approval (7 days) >> 24 Jan. 2017 >> 31 Jan. 2017 >> >> Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on the Public >> Mail List. >> >> A vote in favor of the ballot must indicate a clear 'yes' in the response. A >> vote against must indicate a clear 'no' in the response. A vote to abstain >> must indicate a clear 'abstain' in the response. Unclear responses will not >> be counted. The latest vote received from any representative of a voting >> Member before the close of the voting period will be counted. Voting Members >> are listed here: https://cabforum.org/members/ >> <https://cabforum.org/members/> >> >> In order for the ballot to be adopted, two thirds or more of the votes cast >> by Members in the CA category and greater than 50% of the votes cast by >> members in the browser category must be in favor. Quorum is currently ten >> (10) Members – at least ten Members must participate in the ballot, either >> by voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Public mailing list >> Public@cabforum.org <mailto:Public@cabforum.org> >> https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >> <https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public> > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > Public@cabforum.org > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public
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