Google votes YES On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Gervase Markham via Public < [email protected]> wrote:
> *[Updated endorsers, 2nd attempt. Timeline unchanged.]* > > > * Ballot 216: Update Discussion Period Process * > > Purpose of Ballot: The current voting procedures specify a "period of > discussion", the duration of which is fixed before the ballot process > begins. This ballot updates that to instead have the period of discussion > be more flexible, to avoid it expiring while discussion is ongoing and > thereby voting on a sub-optimal ballot. > > The following motion has been proposed by Gervase Markham of Mozilla and > endorsed by Tim Hollebeek of DigiCert and Ryan Sleevi of Google: > > *-- MOTION BEGINS --* > > This ballot modifies the CAB Forum Bylaws. > > In Section 2.3(c), replace the text: > > "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." > > with: > > "The discussion period then shall take place for at least seven calendar > days before votes are cast. At any time, a new version of the ballot > (marked with a distinguishing version number) may be posted by the proposer > in the same manner as the original. Once no new version of the ballot has > been posted for seven calendar days, the proposer may end the discussion > period and start the voting period by reposting the final version of the > ballot and clearly indicating that voting is to begin, along with the start > and end dates and times (including time zone) for the voting period. The > ballot automatically fails if 21 calendar days elapse since the proposer > last posted a version of the ballot and the voting period has not been > started." > > Similarly, in Section 2.4(b), replace the text: > > "As described in Section 2.3(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." > > with: > > "As described in Section 2.3(c), there will be a discussion period of at > least seven days before votes are cast on a Draft Guideline Ballot, with > the start date of such discussion period clearly specified in the ballot. > The discussion period shall end and the voting period shall commence also > according to the procedure specified in Section 2.3(c)." > > In Section 2.3(d) of the CAB Forum Bylaws, replace the text: > > "Upon completion of the discussion period, Members shall have" > > with: > > "Upon commencement of the voting period, Members shall have" > > Similarly, in Section 2.4(c), replace the text: > > "As described in Section 2.3(d), upon completion of such discussion > period, Members shall have" > > with: > > "As described in Section 2.3(d), upon commencement of the voting period, > Members shall have" > > *-- MOTION ENDS --* > > The procedure for approval of this ballot is as follows: > > > Start time (22:00 UTC) > > End time (22:00 UTC) > > Discussion (7 to 14 days) > > 7 Dec > > 14 Dec > > Vote for approval (7 days) > > 14 Dec > > 21 Dec > > Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to this thread on the > Public list. A vote in favor of the motion 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/ > In order for the motion 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 shown on > CA/Browser Forum wiki. Under Bylaw 2.2(g), at least the required quorum > number must participate in the ballot for the ballot to be valid, either by > voting in favor, voting against, or abstaining. > > _______________________________________________ > Public mailing list > [email protected] > https://cabforum.org/mailman/listinfo/public > >
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