Mozilla votes "Yes" on Ballot Forum-18. On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 1:10 PM Tim Hollebeek via Public < public@cabforum.org> wrote:
> > > 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 > > > > — 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) > > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > Public@cabforum.org > https://lists.cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public >
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